Article 3 Definitions

For the purpose of this Decision, the following definitions shall apply:

1. (1)

   ‘grassland farm’ means any holding where at least 80 % of the acreage available for manure application is grass;

2. (2)

   ‘grazing livestock’ means cattle (with the exclusion of veal calves), sheep, goats, horses, donkeys, deer, and water buffalo;

3. (3)

   ‘farm land’ means the acreage owned, rented or managed by the farmer under a written individual contract and on which the farmer has a direct management responsibility;

4. (4)

   ‘grass’ means permanent grassland or temporary grassland which lies less than five years;

5. (5)

   ‘fertilisation plan’ means a calculation of the planned use and availability of nutrients;

6. (6)

   ‘fertilisation account’ means the nutrient balance based on the real use and uptake of nutrients.

7. (7)

   ‘southern and central sandy soils’ means soils indicated as southern and central sandy soils under the Dutch legislation implementing the Nitrates Directive

8. (8)

   ‘loess soils’ means soils indicated as loess soils under the Dutch legislation implementing the Nitrates Directive