Glede regij, v katerih so nekatere značilnosti, zlasti žive meje, jarki in zidovi, tradicionalno del dobre kmetijske prakse pri posevkih ali glede rabe, se lahko države članice odločijo, da se taka površina šteje za del površine, ki je polno v rabi, pod pogojem, da ne preseže skupne širine, ki jo določijo države članice.
In respect of the regions where certain features, in particular hedges, ditches and walls, are traditionally part of good agriculture cropping or utilisation practices, the Member States may decide that the corresponding area is to be considered part of the fully utilised area on condition that it does not exceed a total width to be determined by the Member States.