Article 10 Reporting

The competent authorities shall, every year by 30 June, submit a report to the Commission containing the following information:

1. (a)

   maps showing for each District the percentage of farms, percentage of livestock and percentage of agricultural land covered by an authorisation, as well as maps on local land use, as referred to in Article 8(1);

2. (b)

   the results of ground and surface water monitoring, as regards nitrate concentrations, including information on water quality trends, both under derogation and non derogation conditions as well as the impact of derogation on water quality, as referred to in Article 8(2);

3. (c)

   the results of soil monitoring as regards nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations in soil water and on mineral nitrogen in soil profile, both under derogation and non derogation conditions, as referred to in Article 8(2);

4. (d)

   a summary and evaluation of data obtained from the reinforced water monitoring as referred to in Article 8(3);

5. (e)

   the results of the surveys on local land use, crop rotations and agricultural practices, as referred to in Article 8(4);

6. (f)

   the results of model-based calculations of the magnitude of nitrate and phosphorus losses from farms benefitting from an authorisation, as referred to in Article 8(4);

7. (g)

   an evaluation of the implementation of the conditions for the authorisations on the basis of the results of the administrative controls and field inspections, as referred to in Article 9(1) and (2);

8. (h)

   trends in livestock numbers and manure production for each livestock category in Northern Ireland and in grassland farms benefitting from an authorisation;

9. (i)

   a comparative analysis of controls of grassland farms in Northern Ireland covered by authorisations and grassland farms in Northern Ireland not covered by authorisations.

The spatial data contained in the report shall, where applicable, comply with Directive 2007/2/EC. In collecting the necessary data, the competent authorities shall make use, where appropriate, of the information generated under the Integrated Administration and Control System set up in accordance with Article 67(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013.