# Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Council Directive 93/12/EEC, Division 9

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

The categories mentioned in point 8(b) are defined as follows:
(a) ‘ severely degraded land ’ means land that, for a significant period of time, has either been significantly salinated or presented significantly low organic matter content and been severely eroded;
(b) ‘ heavily contaminated land ’ means land that is unfit for the cultivation of food and feed due to soil contamination.
Such land shall include land that has been the subject of a Commission decision in accordance with the fourth subparagraph of Article 7c(3).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1998/70/annex/IV/division/C/division/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1998-70/annex-IV/division-C/division-9
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