# Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 639/2014 of 11 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and amending Annex X to that Regulation, Article 41: Framework for the designation of further environmentally sensitive permanent grassland areas outside of Natura 2000 areas

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

Environmentally sensitive permanent grassland areas outside the areas covered by Directive 92/43/EEC or Directive 2009/147/EC as referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 45(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 shall be designated on the basis of one or more of the following criteria:
(a)covering organic soils with a high percentage of organic carbon, such as peat land or wetlands;
(b)hosting habitats listed in Annex I to Directive 92/43/EEC or protected under national legislation;
(c)hosting plant species listed in Annex II to Directive 92/43/EEC or protected under national legislation;
(d)being of significant importance for wild bird species listed in Annex I to Directive 2009/147/EC;
(e)being of significant importance for wild animal species protected under Directive 92/43/EEC or protected under national legislation;
(f)...
(g)covering soils with a high risk of erosion;
(h)being located in a sensitive area designated within the river basin management plans pursuant to Directive 2000/60/EC.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/639/article/41 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-639/article-41
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