C-322/00Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of the Netherlands

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Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations - Directive 91/676/EEC - Protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources - Article 5(4) and (5), paragraphs A(1), (2), (4) and (6) of Annex II and paragraph 1(2) and (3) and paragraph 2 of Annex III - Capacity of storage vessels for livestock manure - Limitation of the land application of fertilisers based on a balance between the foreseeable nitrogen requirements of crops and the nitrogen supply to crops from the soil and from fertilisation - Ensuring that the amount of livestock manure applied to land each year does not exceed a specified amount per hectare - Provisions contained in a code of good agricultural practice and covering periods, conditions and procedures for the land application of fertilisers - Obligation to adopt any additional measures or reinforced actions necessary.

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