TITLE IIISINGLE PAYMENT SCHEME
CHAPTER 4LAND USE UNDER THE SINGLE PAYMENT SCHEME
Section 1Use of the land
F1Article 51Agricultural use of the land
Farmers may use the parcels declared in accordance with Article 44(3) for any agricultural activity except for permanent crops. However, farmers may use the parcels for the following:
- (a)
hops;
- (b)
olive trees;
- (c)
bananas;
- (d)
permanent fruit and vegetable crops;
- (e)
nurseries.
By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, a Member State may decide, by 1 November 2007 , that until a date to be fixed by the Member State but no later than 31 December 2010 , the parcels in one or more regions of the Member State may continue not to be used for:
- (a)
the production of one or more of the products referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 and in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96. However in this case, Member States may decide to allow secondary crops to be cultivated on the eligible hectares during a maximum period of three months starting each year on 15 August; however, at the request of a Member State, this date may be modified in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 144(2) for regions where cereals are normally harvested earlier for climatic reasons; and/or
- (b)
the production of ware potatoes; and/or
- (c)
nurseries.