Nitrates Derogation Decision for Ireland

Eoin Brady made this access to documents request to Environment

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Dear Environment,

On 22 December 2025, the EU Commission issued an Implementing Decision (C(2025) 9263 final) amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/696 granting a derogation requested by
Ireland pursuant to Council Directive 91/676/EEC concerning the protection of waters
against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources ("the Decision").

Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting documents which contain the following information:

All documents, reports, environmental assessments, information, representations and data of whatever nature considered by the Commission, including the 'Nitrates Committee' established under Article 9 of Council Directive 91/676/EEC, which should include but not be limited to the following:

The data Ireland provided in the context of the reporting obligation set out in Article
10 of Directive 91/676/EEC referred to at recital 11 to the Decision.

Data published in August 2025 by the Irish Environmental Protection Agency for the
2022-2024 referred to at recital 12 to the Decision.

The report sent by Ireland on 8 August 2025 to the Commission in accordance with Article 17 of Directive 92/43/EEC.

The study published by Teagasc in September 2025 referred to at Recital 22 to the Decision.

The opinion of the Nitrates Committee established by Article 9 of Directive 91/676/EEC referred to at recital 30 to the Decision

Regards,

Eoin Brady
Solicitor
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Rear 25 Strand Street
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Ireland

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