Division 2 Member States may establish a national advisory code of good agricultural practices for the proper management of harvest residue, on the basis of the following approaches:

improvement of soil structure through incorporation of harvest residue;

improved techniques for incorporation of harvest residue;

alternative use of harvest residue;

improvement of the nutrient status and soil structure through incorporation of manure as required for optimal plant growth, thereby avoiding burning of manure (farmyard manure, deep-straw bedding).