Successive cropping
Defined in Article 2, Regulation (EC) No 543/2009
Definitions over time (2)
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‘Successive cropping’ refers to a parcel of arable land that is used more than once during a given crop year but which each time it is used has only one crop. That area shall be considered as area under cultivation for each crop. The concepts of main and secondary areas are not applicable in this context.
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19/07/2009 – 10/01/2014 Article 2, Regulation (EC) No 543/2009 Scope: Whole act
2. ‘Successive cropping’ refers to a parcel of arable land that is used more than once during a given crop year but which each time it is used has only one crop. That area shall be considered as area under cultivation for each crop. The concepts of main and secondary areas are not applicable in this context. ‘Combined cropping’ refers to a combination of crops that are cultivated on a parcel of agricultural land at the same time. The area under cultivation in this case is distributed between the crops in proportion to the area of the land they are cultivated on. The concepts of main and secondary areas are not applicable in this context. ‘Dual-purpose crops’, i.e. crops having more than one purpose, are by convention considered as crops for their primary use and as secondary crops for their supplementary uses.