LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. Overview of the requirements of the Nitrates Directive

2. FRAMEWORK FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF NITRATES DIRECTIVE

	2.1   Status of the aquatic Environment  2.1.1 Quality of groundwaters 2.1.2 Quality of surface waters
	2.2. Present situation and farm structure development
	2.3  Legal framework for implementation of Nitrates Directive
	2.4 Lithuanian Environmental Strategy
	2.5 Lithuanian Strategy for the Development of Agriculture

3    STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF NITRATES DIRECTIVE IN EXISTING EU MEMBER STATES

	3.1 Designation of nitrate vulnerable zones
	3.2 Action programmes
	3.3 Monitoring
	3.4 Problems faced in EU Member States when implementing the Nitrates Directive

4    STRATEGY FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF NITRATES DIRECTIVE IN LITHUANIA.

	4.1 Priorities for implementation
	4.2 Costs and benefits to Agriculture of implementation of Nitrates Directive 4.2.1   Overall costs for implementation 4.2.2    Total benefits 4.2.3    Net annualised costs 4.2.4    Investment needs at farm level
	4.3 Designation of nitrate vulnerable zones 4.3.1  The whole country is considered as non-vulnerable 4.3.2  Discrete nitrate vulnerable zones 4.3.3  Action programme is developed for the whole territory of Lithuania
	4.4  Timing and transitional periods

5   INSTRUMENTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGY.

	5.1 Institutional set up for implementation of the Strategy for Implementation of Nitrates Directive
	5.2 Financing of implementation of mandatory measures

6   SCHEME FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF NITRATES DIRECTIVE IN LITHUANIA.

7 FOLLOW UP ACTIVITIES

	7.1 Development of action programmes
	7.2 Action programme to improve quality of water in shallow dug wells