# Commission Decision of 22 December 2006 granting a derogation requested by Germany pursuant to Council Directive 91/676/EEC concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (notified under document number C(2006) 7075) (Only the German version is authentic) (2006/1013/EC), Article 6: Land management

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Farmers benefiting from an individual derogation for intensive grassland fields shall carry out the following measures:
(a) Temporary grassland shall be ploughed in spring.
(b) Intensive grassland shall not include leguminous or other plants fixing atmospheric nitrogen. This will however not apply to clover in grassland with less than 50 % clover.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2006/1013/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-1013/article-6
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