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Legal Division
DG 11
Ave. de Beaulieu, 5
1160 - Brussels

X) November 2005

  

INFO:
Re: European Court of Justice Judame
Commiission-v-Ireland

Deaı

At our meeting on 15 September 2005 the Commission sought specific
information in relation to aerial fertilisation of forest plantations and
current planting policy, guidelines etc.

The data required has been compiled by the Forest Service of the
Department of Agriculture and Food and is herewith.

The Forest Service has advised this Department that aerial fertilisation is
only done after establishment and when the site is fully vegetated. This
usually takes place at thicket stage or post thicket stage, i.e. 15 to 20
years after planting. The Forest Service has also furnished the following
statistics in relation to the aerial fertilisation approval system for the
period 2003 to 2005:

2005
60

2004
46

2008 |

126

nm 2657 -

Total
Applications
Received
Total Area
for
Applications
Received —
Hectares
Applications
Approved
Total Area
for
Applications
Approved -

1424 1554

35 32 48

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Hectares

Withdrawn
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If you require any further information or clarification, please do not
hesitate to contact me.

Yaufs sincerely
A

Assistant Principal Officer
Water Quality Section

Phone: 353 1 8882859

Fax: 353 1 8882994

E-mail: tim_morris@environ. ie

ATTACHMENTS

DB —

Form 1 Application for Forestry Scheme Approval.

European Communities (Environmental Impact Assessment)
(Amendment) Regulations, S.l. No. 538 of 2001.

Growing for the future — A Strategic Plan for the Development
of the Forestry Sector in Ireland.

Forestry Schemes Manual.

Irish National Forest Standard.

Code of Best Forest Practice - Ireland.

Forest Harvesting and the Environment guidelines.

Forestry and Water Quality Guidelines.

Forestry and Archaeology Guidelines.

Forest and Biodiversity Guidelines.

Forestry and the Landscape Guidelines.

Forestry and Aerial Fertilisation guidelines.

Forest Protection Guidelines, Forest Service.