# Commission Implementing Decision of 29 July 2011 on granting a derogation requested by the Kingdom of Belgium with regard to the region of Flanders pursuant to Council Directive 91/676/EEC concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (notified under document C(2011) 4503) (Only the Dutch version is authentic) (2011/489/EU), Article 7: Land management

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

Farmers benefiting from individual derogation shall carry out the following measures:
(a) grassland shall be ploughed in spring for all soil types except clay soils;
(b) grassland on clay soils shall be ploughed before 15 September;
(c) grassland on derogated parcels shall not include sown leguminous or other plants fixing atmospheric nitrogen;
(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;
(e) catch crops shall be seeded within 2 weeks after harvest of winter wheat or triticale and no later than 10 September;
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2011/489/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-489/article-7
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