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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:
hops;
olive trees;
bananas;
permanent fruit and vegetable crops;
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:
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
the production of ware potatoes; and/or
nurseries.]
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Council Regulation (EC) No 1182/2007 of 26 September 2007 laying down specific rules as regards the fruit and vegetable sector, amending Directives 2001/112/EC and 2001/113/EC and Regulations (EEC) No 827/68, (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96, (EC) No 2826/2000, (EC) No 1782/2003 and (EC) No 318/2006 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2202/96.