Flemish Parliament takes the first step towards a new nitrogen framework

The Flemish Parliament has taken a first step in developing a new nitrogen framework. The proposal ends the possibility for farms to expand through production rights, the so-called nutrient emission rights (NER). The text also provides for the establishment of a Scientific Committee on Livestock. The plan to extend certain environmental and environmental permits was withdrawn from the proposal after an advice from the Council of State.

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