ANNEX IV U.K. Good agricultural and environmental condition referred to in Article 5

Issue	Standards
Soil erosion: Protect soil through appropriate measures	Minimum soil cover Minimum land management reflecting site-specific conditions Retain terraces
Soil organic matter: Maintain soil organic matter levels through appropriate practices	Standards for crop rotations where applicable Arable stubble management
Soil structure: Maintain soil structure through appropriate measures	Appropriate machinery use
Minimum level of maintenance: Ensure a minimum level of maintenance and avoid the deterioration of habitats	Minimum livestock stocking rates or/and appropriate regimes Protection of permanent pasture [F1 Retention of landscape features, including, where appropriate, the prohibition of the grubbing up of olive trees Avoiding the encroachment of unwanted vegetation on agricultural land Maintenance of olive groves in good vegetative condition]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Council Regulation (EC) No 864/2004 of 29 April 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, and adapting it by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union.