Article 7 Land management

Farmers benefiting from individual derogation shall carry out the following measures:

1. (a)

   grassland shall be ploughed in spring for all soil types except clay soils;

2. (b)

   grassland on clay soils shall be ploughed before 15 September;

3. (c)

   grassland on derogated parcels shall not include sown leguminous or other plants fixing atmospheric nitrogen;

4. (d)

   a crop with high nitrogen demand shall be seeded within 2 weeks after ploughed grass and fertilisers shall not be applied in the year of ploughing of permanent grassland;

5. (e)

   catch crops shall be seeded within 2 weeks after harvest of winter wheat or triticale and no later than 10 September;

6. (f)

   catch crops shall not be ploughed before 15 February in order to ensure permanent vegetal cover of the arable area for recovering subsoil autumn losses of nitrates and limit winter losses.