CHAPTER 4COUPLED SUPPORT

SECTION 2 Crop-specific payment for cotton

Article 13Procedure for the authorisation of land and varieties

The procedure for the authorisation of land and varieties for the purposes of the crop-specific payment for cotton provided for in Article 57 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 shall be completed by 31 January of each year for the sowing season of that year.

Article 14Notifications to the producers

1.

Before 1 March of each year, Member States shall notify cotton growers of the following information for the sowing season of that year:

  1. (a)

    the authorised varieties for sowing;

  2. (b)

    the criteria for authorising land for cotton production as established by them in accordance with Article 56 of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 639/2014;

  3. (c)

    the minimum cotton plant density referred to in Article 58 of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 639/2014;

  4. (d)

    the required agronomic practices.

2.

Where the authorisation for a variety is withdrawn, Member States shall notify the growers of the withdrawal before 1 March for the sowing season of the following year.