Article 7 Land management

Farmers benefitting from an 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)

   on derogated parcels crop rotation shall not include leguminous or other plants fixing atmospheric nitrogen. This shall, however, not apply to clover in grassland with less than 50 % clover;

4. (d)

   a crop with high nitrogen demand shall be seeded within 2 weeks after grass has been ploughed 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 the harvest of winter wheat 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.