# Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC (Text with EEA relevance), Division 9

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

The categories referred to 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 has 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 18(4).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/28/annex/V/division/C/division/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-28/annex-V/division-C/division-9
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