# Council Directive of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (91/676/EEC), Division B

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Member States may also include in their code(s) of good agricultural practices the following items:
7.. land use management, including the use of crop rotation systems and the proportion of the land area devoted to permanent crops relative to annual tillage crops;
8.. the maintenance of a minimum quantity of vegetation cover during (rainy) periods that will take up the nitrogen from the soil that could otherwise cause nitrate pollution of water;
9.. the establishment of fertilizer plans on a farm-by-farm basis and the keeping of records on fertilizer use;
10.. the prevention of water pollution from run-off and the downward water movement beyond the reach of crop roots in irrigation systems.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1991/676/annex/II/division/B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1991-676/annex-II/division-B
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