Message 002
Communication from the Commission - TRIS/(2020) 04099
Directive (EU) 2015/1535
Translation of the message 001
Notification: 2020/0715/B
No abre el plazo - Nezahajuje odklady - Fristerne indledes ikke - Kein Fristbeginn - Viivituste perioodi ei avata - Καμμία έναρξη προθεσμίας - Does not open the delays - N'ouvre pas de délais - Non fa decorrere la mora - Neietekmē atlikšanu - Atidėjimai nepradedami - Nem nyitja meg a késéseket - Ma’ jiftaħx il-perijodi ta’ dawmien - Geen termijnbegin - Nie otwiera opóźnień - Não inicia o prazo - Neotvorí oneskorenia - Ne uvaja zamud - Määräaika ei ala tästä - Inleder ingen frist - Не се предвижда период на прекъсване - Nu deschide perioadele de stagnare - Nu deschide perioadele de stagnare.
(MSG: 202004099.EN)
1. MSG 002 IND 2020 0715 B EN 19-11-2020 B NOTIF
2. B
3A. FOD Economie, KMO, Middenstand en Energie
Algemene Directie Kwaliteit en Veiligheid - Dienst Normalisatie en Competitiviteit - BELNotif
NG III – 2de verdieping
Koning Albert II-laan, 16
B - 1000 Brussel
Tel: 02/277.53.36
belspoc@economie.fgov.be
3B. VLAAMSE LANDMAATSCHAPPIJ
Gedelegeerd bestuurder Toon Denys
Koning Albert II-laan 15
B - 1210 Brussel
02/543.73.78
juridischedienst@vlm.be
4. 2020/0715/B - C40C
5. Draft Decree of the Flemish Government amending the Flemish Environmental Permits Regulation (VLAREME) of 28 October 2016 on the declaration and the register for fertilisers and fertilisation
6. Registration of fertiliser traded or used in Flanders.
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8. Flemish legislation on manure (Manure Decree of 22 December 2006 and the Flemish Environmental Permits Regulation (VLAREME) of 28 October 2016) has for more than ten years included an obligation for traders who place fertiliser on the Flemish market to keep a register of the fertiliser they produce in Flanders, distribute in Flanders, import into Flanders or export from Flanders. The introduction of the sixth Manure Action Plan under the Nitrates Directive (hereafter MAP 6), also introduced a registration obligation for the monitoring of fertiliser use by farmers. In addition, it was stipulated that both the register of fertiliser traders and that of farmers must be kept in digital form. The present Decree contains further elaboration thereof.
On the one hand, the present draft Decree contains the data that farmers must record concerning the amount of fertiliser they receive or use.
On the other hand, for both the (new) register of farmers and the (existing) register of fertiliser traders, it is clarified how the register is to be completed. For this purpose, the draft Decree states that the keeping of the register must be done via the Internet counter made available by the administration concerned (i.e. the Manure Bank, department of the Flemish Land Agency). This Internet counter, the ‘Mestbankloket’ [Manure Bank Counter], already exists and will be expanded to include a module in which those involved can enter the register data. The present draft Decree also contains the period within which the register must be completed.
9. The draft Decree being notified implements the Manure Decree of 22 December 2006. The Manure Decree of 22 December 2006 is the most important legislative instrument for Flanders in the implementation of the European Nitrates Directive. In order to achieve the objectives of the Nitrates Directive, action plans must be drawn up, which must be evaluated at least every four years and adjusted if necessary.
As the water quality in Flanders did not improve, or did not sufficiently improve, additional measures had to be taken in each action plan. In that context, the current sixth Manure Action Plan, applicable from 2019 to 2022, includes, amongst other aspects, a number of additional provisions on fertilisers. The analyses that preceded MAP 6 showed namely that indicators associated with pressure from fertiliser application increased. It is also known that there is a strong under declaration of fertiliser use in Flanders. For example, one of the most common types of data adjustment in farm audits carried out by the Manure Bank relates to fertiliser use. In general, it also appears that the overall fertiliser use in Flanders, based on the data reported by the sector, is much higher than the overall fertiliser use as shown by the declarations to the Manure Bank. MAP 6 therefore includes a number of measures to achieve a more correct monitoring of fertiliser flows and fertiliser use. The digitalisation of the existing register for fertiliser traders and the introduction of a fertiliser register for farmers, also digital, is one of the most important measures to achieve this objective.
10. Numbers or titles of the basic texts: The Manure Decree of 22 December 2006, in particular Article 23 and Article 24 thereof
The Flemish Environmental Permits Regulation (VLAREME) of 28 October 2016
The basic texts were forwarded with an earlier notification: 2020/0168/B
11. No
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13. No
14. No
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16. TBT aspect
No - the draft does not have any major impact on international trade.
SPS aspect
No - the draft does not have any major impact on international trade.
No - the draft is neither a sanitary nor phytosanitary measure.
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European Commission
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