These Regulations concern control of the application of nitrogen fertilizer in nitrate sensitive areas. They continue to implement in England Council Directive 91/676/EEC concerning the protection of waters against pollution by nitrates from agricultural sources by: (a) designating nitrate vulnerable zones and establishing an appeals procedure against the designation; (b) imposing annual limits on the amount of nitrogen from organic manure that may be used in a nitrate vulnerable zone; (c) requi