The Nitrates Directive is more than 25 years old.

Omissions

• No source was cited by the MEP, though the claim is trivially verifiable via EUR-Lex.
• The European Commission adopted a revised Nitrates Directive on 9 February 2026, which had not yet entered into force as of the session date; this does not affect the age of the original 1991 directive.

Sources

• PrimaryEUR-Lex (Official EU legal database)Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources.
• PrimaryEUR-Lex (Official EU legal database)Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources.