Procedure for the authorisation of land and varieties for the crop-specific payment for cotton and notifications related thereto
Article 3
1. The procedure for the authorisation of land and varieties for the purposes of the crop-specific payment for cotton pursuant to Title III, Chapter II, Section 3, Subsection 2, of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 shall be organised in such a way that it allows the farmers concerned to receive notifications related to the authorisation in due time before the sowing season. That notification shall include at least the following information: (a) the authorised varieties for sowing; (b) the criteria for authorising land for cotton production as established by the Member States in accordance with Article 6 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/126 ( 3 ) ; (c) the minimum cotton plant density referred to in Article 8 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/126. 2. Where a Member State withdraws an existing authorisation for a variety, the farmers concerned shall be notified in due time before the sowing season of the following year.