PART 1Basic Payment Scheme

Short rotation coppice16

For the purposes of Article 4(1)(k) F1... of the Direct Payments Regulation—

a

the list of planted tree species is—

i

Alder (Alnus spp);

ii

Birch (Betula spp);

iii

Hazel (Corylus avellana);

iv

Ash (Fraxinus excelsior);

v

Lime (Tilia cordata);

vi

Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa);

vii

Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus);

viii

Willow (Salix spp); and

ix

Poplar (Populus spp);

b

the maximum harvest cycle is 5 years.