EEB letter to Commissioner Roswall on the initiative to amend the Nitrates Directive
The European Environmental Bureau express its deep concern regarding the Commission’s proposed amendments to the Nitrates Directive that was endorsed by the Nitrates Committee in September. The proposal would allow the application of an additional 80 kg of nitrogen from processed manure per hectare per year – well above the current threshold of 170 kg of nitrogen per hectare per year set for livestock manure under the Nitrates Directive.
The EEB recommends that the Commission withdraws this proposal and ensure that any future initiative on this topic is informed by a proper Impact Assessment, public consultation and climate consistency assessment in line with the Better Regulation Guidelines and EU Law.
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