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Hectares of grass plants for grazing, hay or silage included as a part of a normal crop rotation, lasting at least one crop year and normally less than 5 years...

Any harvesting activity consisting of recovering timber that can still be used, at least in part, from lands affected by natural disturbances EU, 2013, Decision No...

Saw logs, veneer logs, round or split pulpwood, as well as all other roundwood that is suitable for industrial purposes, excluding roundwood the characteristics of which, such as species...

Land used permanently (for five years or more) to grow herbaceous forage crops, through cultivation (sown) or naturally (self-seeded), and that is not included in the crop rotation...

[Where during one harvest year several crops are grown in succession on an area] the main crop is the one with the highest economic value. When it is not...

Waste products excreted by livestock: or a mixture of litter and waste products excreted by livestock, even in processed form. EEC, 1991, Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December...

Indirect land use change (‘ILUC’) can occur when land previously devoted to food or feed production is converted to produce biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels...

The energy commodities delivered for energy purposes to industry, transport, households, services including public services, agriculture, forestry and fisheries, the consumption of electricity and heat by the energy branch...

It is the part of the cropped area that is harvested. It can, therefore, be equal to or less than the cropped area. EU, 2009a, Regulation (EC) No 543/2009 of the European...

Area of land defined by the minimum values for area size, tree crown cover or an equivalent stocking level, and potential tree height at maturity at the place of growth of the trees...