# The Common Agricultural Policy (Direct Payments etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Paragraph 2

Extent: S

Areas with nitrogen-fixing crops must be surrounded by a buffer strip or field margin, which is an ecological focus area as referred to in point (d) of the first sub-paragraph of Article 46(2) of the Direct Payments Regulation as construed with Article 45(5) of the Direct Payments Delegated Regulation, with a minimum width of 3 metres and a maximum width of 20 metres.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/58/schedule/2/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/common-agricultural-policy-direct-payments-etc-scotland-regulations-2015/schedule-2/paragraph-2
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