Council Directive 86/278/EEC on the protection of the environment, and in particular of the soil, when sewage sludge is used in agriculture.

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The purpose of this Directive is to regulate the use of sewage sludge in agriculture in such a way as to prevent harmful effects on soil, vegetation, animals and man, thereby encouraging the correct use of such sewage sludge. Member States shall prohibit the use of sludge where the concentration of one or more heavy metals in the soil exceeds the limit values which they lay down in accordance with Annex I A and shall take the necessary steps to ensure that those limit values are not exceeded as a result of the use of sludge. Sludge and soil on which it is used shall be analyzed as outlined in Annexes II A and II B. (18 articles and 2 Annexes)

Implemented by: Sewage Sludge Ordinance. (1992-04-15)
Implemented by: European Communities (Use of Sewage Sludge in Agriculture) Regulations, 1991. (1991-07-08)
Implemented by: Waste Management (Use of Sewage Sludge in Agriculture) Regulations, 1998 (S.I. No. 148/1998). (1998-05-12)
Implemented by: Water Pollution Control (Use of Sewage Sludge in Agriculture) Regulations, 2002 (P.I. 517/2002). (2002-11-01)
Implemented by: Sewage Ordinance. (2006-10-20)
Implemented by: Waste Management (Amendment of Waste Management Act, 1996) Regulations, 1998. (1996-05-20)
Implemented by: Legislative Decree No. 99 implementing Council Directive No. 86/278/EEC on the protection of the environment, and in particular of the soil, when sewage sludge is used in agriculture. (1992-01-27)
Implemented by: Regulation on the use of sewage sludge in agriculture. (2008-06-05)
Implemented by: Regulation on urban sewage sediments. (2010-07-13)
Implemented by: Regulation on urban sewage sludge. (2015-02-06)
Implemented by: Styria Sewage Sludge Ordinance 2007. (2007-10-08)
Implemented by: Decree on conditions for the use of treated sludge on agricultural land. (2016-12-23)
Implemented by: Decree relative to waste sludge. (1996-09-27)
Implemented by: Regulation on the limitation of hazardous substances and fertilizers in soil. (2005-09-08)
Implemented by: Wastes Act. (2010-09-14)
Implemented by: Wastes Act. (2007-02-01)
Implemented by: Wastes Act. (2012-12-14)