# Commission Regulation (EC) No 1737/2006 of 7 November 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 2152/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning monitoring of forests and environmental interactions in the Community, Division IV: General information on each plot

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

The following general information on each permanent observation plot for the intensive and continuous monitoring shall be collected during the installation of a new plot and the first surveys:
Installation
First surveys
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Descriptive code
Country
Observation plot number
Actual latitude and longitude
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Site data
Altitude
Orientation
Total plot size
Number of trees in plot
Subplot (if any)
Availability of water to the principal species
Humus type
Soil unit (estimate)
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Stand data
Mean age of dominant storey
Main tree species
Yield (estimate)
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Other observations
History of the plot
Other monitoring stations situated nearby
Where additional plots are installed in order to complete the national intensive monitoring programme, the Member States shall forward to the European Commission for each installed plot the information collected during the installation using a data file and reports (by the end of the same year in which the installation took place).
All changes during the years concerning the monitoring set-up and other important information (e.g. forest operations, storms and pests incidents) shall be submitted yearly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/1737/annex/I/chapter/1/division/IV (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1737/annex-I/chapter-1/division-IV
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