| Case name - EFA assigned to an isolated tree at viscinity of the parcel | |
| ISSUE - The tree is in the viscinity/adjacent to the arable crop parcel. It is located on a parcel (for example a grassland or an external bank ...) not admissible for SIE declaration. 1/ How many EFA m² do we have to count in this situation ? 2/ Is it OK if the adjacent landscape feature belongs to a permanent grassland? | REPLY - Under the assumption that the parcel at the right hand side is arable land, this tree is considered to be adjacent to arable land. Although the trunk is not touching the arable land the crown clearly covers the arable land. This is seen as touching the arable land. The fact that this (adjacent) tree is located on permanent grassland is not relevant. Therefore this tree should be included in the EFA-layer (unless national/regional rules prevent it to be at the disposal of a farmer) and may be declared by the beneficiary declaring the arable land provided that the tree is fully at his disposal. |
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