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Nitrates Report 2008

Joint report by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection

In accordance with Article 10 of Council Directive 91/676/EEC (Nitrates Directive) Member States submit a report to the Commission at the end of each four-year action programme. This report must provide information on the implementation of the Nitrates Directive in Germany and in particular on the water monitoring results, codes of good agricultural practice and measures adopted in the context of the action programmes.

The 2008 Nitrates Report presented here summarises the information and data provided by the Länder. Three thematic areas are addressed in particular:

• the development of nitrate pollution of surface waters (including coastal waters) and groundwater,
• the expected development of nitrate pollution of waters over the coming years,
• the implementation of the measures of the Nitrates Directive in the Länder including special water protection measures going beyond good agricultural practice.