Exemptions for organic holdingsE+W
20. An occupier of a holding who has submitted his or her undertaking to the control system referred to in Article 27 of Council Regulation (EC) 834/2007(1) may spread organic manure with high readily available nitrogen at any time on—
(a)crops listed in the table in Schedule 4 (permitted crops for the closed period), or
(b)other crops in accordance with written advice from a person who is a member of the Fertiliser Advisers Certification and Training Scheme(2),
provided that each hectare on which organic manure is spread does not receive more than 150 kg total nitrogen between the start of the closed period and the end of February.
EUR 834/2007, as amended by S.I. 2019/693 and 831.
The scheme is administered by Basis Registration Ltd, and a list of qualified persons is available from them on request or at their website, www.basis-reg.com.