SoiLEX - Soil related legal instruments and soil governance

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Country

Soil organic carbon loss

Australia

Climate Change and Greenhouse Emissions Reduction Act 2007 Date of text: 28-06-2007
(South Australia)
Climate Change Act 2017 Date of text: 28-02-2017
(Victoria)

Austria

Compost Ordinance. Date of text: 14-08-2001
(National)
Austrian Strategy for Sustainable Development – Initiative of the Federal Government Date of text: 30-04-2002
(National)
Fertiliser Act and Regulation Date of text: 12-07-1994
(National)

Benin

Plan de gestion de la sécheresse 2019-2024. Date of text: 01-01-2019
(National)
Plan d’Actions National sur la Gestion Durable des Terres (PAN-GDT) 2018-2027) Date of text: 01-02-2019
(National)
Programme d'Action National de Lutte Contre la Desertification Date of text: 01-01-2000
(National)

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Ley Nş 1333 - Ley del Medio Ambiente. Date of text: 27-04-1992
(National)
Ley Nş 300 - Ley Marco de la Madre Tierra y Desarrollo Integral para Vivir Bien. Date of text: 15-10-2012
(National)
Ley Nş 777 – Ley del Sistema de Planificación Integral del Estado (SPIE). Date of text: 21-01-2016
(National)
Ley Nş 1.122 - Ley de protección, rehabilitación y posterior conservación de tierras erosionadas. Date of text: 16-11-1989
(National)

Brazil

Law No. 12.805 creating the National Policy for Livestock, Agro-forestry and Sylvo-pastoralism (ILPF). Date of text: 29-04-2013
(National)
Sectorial Plan of Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change for the Consolidation of a Low Carbon Emission in Agriculture (Plan ABC). Date of text: 13-01-2012
(National)

Cameroon

Loi nş 96-12 portant loi-cadre relative ŕ la gestion de l'environnement. Date of text: 05-08-1996
(National)

Chile

Decreto Nş 82 - Reglamento de suelos, aguas y humedales. Date of text: 20/07/2010
(National)

Congo

Loi n° 26 - 2012 du 24 septembre 2012 portant création de l’Institut National de Recherche en Sciences Exactes et Naturelles. Date of text: 24/09/2012
(National)
Arręté n° 9190 du 22 novembre 2010 portant création, attributions et organisation du centre national d’études des sols. Date of text: 22/11/2010
(National)
Arręté n° 3311 du 26 avril 2017 portant création, attributions et organisation du laboratoire de science du sol. Date of text: 26-04-2017
(National)

Costa Rica

Ley Nş 7788 - Ley de biodiversidad. Date of text: 23-04-1998
(National)

Croatia

Sustainable Development Strategy Date of text: 20-02-2009
(National)

Cyprus

Côte d'Ivoire

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Strategie et Plan D'Action Nationaux de la Biodiversité (2016-2020) Date of text: 01-01-2016
(National)

Ecuador

Resolución Nş 43 - Procedimiento Maestro para la Evaluación de Insumos para Producción Orgánica y Administración de la Lista Informativa de Marcas. Date of text: 19-04-2017
(National)

Estonia

Land Improvement Act Date of text: 16-05-2018
(National)
Estonian Environmental Strategy 2030 Date of text: 14-02-2007
(National)

European Union

CCS Directive Date of text: 23-04-2009
(National)
LULUCF Decision Date of text: 21-05-2013
(National)
Regulation (EU) No. 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No. 352/78, (EC) No. 165/94, (EC) No. 2799/98, (EC) No. 814/2000, (EC) No. 1290/2005 and (EC) No. 485/2008. Date of text: 17-12-2013
(National)
Regulation (EU) No. 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No. 1698/2005. Date of text: 17-12-2013
(National)

Finland

Forest Act Date of text: 12-12-1996
(National)
Government Development Programme for the Organic Product Sector and Objectives to 2020 Date of text: 01-03-2014
(National)

Germany

Fertiliser Act. Date of text: 09-01-2009
(National)
Fertiliser Ordinance. Date of text: 05-12-2012
(National)
Ordinance on the use of fertilizers, soil nutrients, soil substrates and plant protection substances according the principles of good professional practice in fertilizing (Fertilizers Ordinance-DüV). Date of text: 26-05-2017
(National)
Federal Mining Act. Date of text: 13-08-1980
(National)

Ghana

Forestry Development Master Plan 2016 – 2036. Date of text: 01-09-2016
(National)

Greece

National Action Plan for Combating Desertification Date of text: 01-01-2001
(National)

Guatemala

Decreto Nş 7-2013: Ley marco para regular la reducción de la vulnerabilidad, la adaptación obligatoria ante los efectos del cambio climático y la mitigación de gases de efecto invernadero. Date of text: 05-09-2013
(National)
Decreto Nş 2-2015: Ley de fomento al establecimiento, recuperación, restauración, manejo, producción y protección de bosques en Guatemala – PROBOSQUE. Date of text: 24-09-2015
(National)

Hungary

National Action Plan for the Development of Organic Farming (2014-2020). Date of text: 01-01-2014
(National)
National Framework Strategy on Sustainable Development 2012-2024. Date of text: 01-03-2012
(National)
Fourth National Environmental Remediation Programme. Date of text: 01-01-2015
(National)
Second National Climate Change Strategy (2014-2025). Date of text: 01-09-2013
(National)

Ireland

National Peatlands Strategy. Date of text: 01-01-2014
(National)

Italy

National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change Date of text: 16-06-2015
(National)
Legislative Decree No. 150 implementing Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides. Date of text: 14-08-2012
(National)

Kazakhstan

Order No. 185 of the Ministry of Agriculture validating the Methodology of performance of measures to combat degradation and desertification of pastures, including arid ones. Date of text: 27/04/2017
(National)

Latvia

Order of Cabinet of Ministers No. 611 of 2015 on Forest and Related Sectors Development Guidelines 2015-2020. Date of text: 05-10-2015
(National)

Lithuania

Law on Underground Resources Date of text: 05-07-1995
(National)
Governmental Resolution No. 1116 on “Rehabilitation of damaged land and conservation of fertile layer of soil.". Date of text: 17-08-1995
(National)
Law on Land Date of text: 26-04-1994
(National)
Order No. 166 of the Ministry of Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on methodology of rehabilitation of land after excavation of mineral resources. Date of text: 15-11-1996
(National)

Mexico

Ley General de Cambio Climático. Date of text: 04-06-2012
(National)
Programa Institucional 2007-2012 de la Comisión Nacional Forestal. Date of text: 01-01-2007
(National)

Mongolia

Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Act containing rules relative to the trade in and the disposal of fertilizing substances (Fertilizing Substances Act). Date of text: 27-11-1986
(National)
Sixth Dutch Action Program concerning the Nitrates Directive (2018 - 2021). Date of text: 01-12-2017
(National)

North Macedonia

Law on fertilizers. Date of text: 01-01-2007
(National)

Panama

Resolución Nş 30-2018 ? Norma Técnica para la Gestión Ambiental en la Actividad Agropecuaria y Agroindustrial, para Beneficiarios de la Ley Nş 25 de 2001. Date of text: 07-03-2018
(National)

Poland

Law on Forests Date of text: 28-09-1991
(National)

Portugal

Law on the Protection of Water from Pollution Caused by the Use of Nitrates in Agriculture Date of text: 03-09-1997
(National)
National Forest Strategy Date of text: 11-12-2014
(National)

Republic of Korea

Act On The Promotion Of Environment-Friendly Agriculture And Fisheries And The Management Of And Support For Organic Foods, Etc. Date of text: 01-06-2012
(National)

Romania

Decision no. 445 of April 8, 2009 on assessing the impact of certain public and private projects on the environment. Date of text: 08-04-2009
(National)

Russian Federation

Ministerial Decree No. 612 validating the Regulation on criteria of agricultural soil fertility reduction. Date of text: 22-07-2011
(National)
Regional Law No. 113-Z “On ensuring fertility of agricultural land”. Date of text: 29-12-2010
(Bryansk)

Serbia

Environmental Protection Law Date of text: 21/12/2004
(National)

Slovakia

Decree on agrochemical testing of soil and assessment of soil properties of forest lands. Date of text: 15-12-2000
(National)

Slovenia

Agricultural Land Act Date of text: 15-10-1996
(National)

Spain

Decree Regulating the Use of Sewage Sludge in the Agricultural Sector Date of text: 29-10-1990
(National)
State Framework Plan for Waste Management 2016 - 2022. Date of text: 06-11-2015
(National)

Sudan

National Action Plan for the implementation of the Great Green Wall for the Sahel and Sahara Initiative (GGWSSI). Date of text: 01-09-2015
(National)
National Adaptation Plan 2016 Date of text: 01-06-2016
(National)

Trinidad and Tobago

National Climate Change Policy. Date of text: 01-07-2011
(National)

Türkiye

Turkish National Forestry Programme 2004-2023. Date of text: 21-10-2004
(National)

Ukraine

Ukraine 2050 Low Emission Development Strategy. Date of text: 01-11-2017
(National)
Decree No. 970 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Procedure (detailed rules) for organic production and circulation of organic products. Date of text: 23-10-2019
(National)
Order No. 283 of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food validating the Regulation on the procedure of land conservation. Date of text: 26-04-2013
(National)
Law No.2496-VIII, 10.07.2018, on the basic principles and requirements for organic production, circulation and labeling of organic products Date of text: 10-07-2018
(National)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations Date of text: 09/12/1999
(National)
UK Forestry Standard. Date of text: 01-01-2017
(National)
Safeguarding our Soils – A Strategy for England Date of text: 01-09-2009
(England)

United States of America

United States Mid-Century Strategy for Deep Decarbonization. Date of text: 01-11-2016
(National)

Uzbekistan

Strategy for preserving biological diversity in the Republic of Uzbekistan for 2019 -2028. Date of text: 11-06-2019
(National)
Strategy for the transition of the Republic of Uzbekistan to a Green economy in the period of 2019-2030. Date of text: 04-01-00
(National)
Presidential Decree No. UP-5853 validating Agriculture Development Strategy of Uzbekistan for 2020-2030. Date of text: 23-10-2019
(National)
Government Resolution No. 737 of September 2019 on Improvement of the environmental monitoring system in Uzbekistan. Date of text: 05-09-2019
(National)
Law No. 171-11 on state cadastres. Date of text: 15-12-2000
(National)
Law No. 538 on Pastures. Date of text: 20-05-2019
(National)
Presidential Decree No 5199 on Measures to radically improve the system for the protection of the rights and legitimate interests of farmers, dekhkan farms and owners of farmland and the effective use of agricultural areas under cultivation (amended No 5304 of January 18, 2018 ) Date of text: 09-10-2017
(National)

Vanuatu

Forest Policy 2013 – 2023. Date of text: 01-01-2013
(National)

Zambia

Zambia National Strategy to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+). Date of text: 01-01-2015
(National)

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