Council Directive 86/278/EEC of 12 June 1986 on the… Article 1

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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.

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