1. Article 38 - different needs
Heavy pressure (N and/or P) and need for high degree of action
Light pressure (N and/or P) and need for some degree of action

2. Article 38 – different solutions
Good status can be achieved with voluntary measures alone
Good status can be achieved if only mandatory measures are used
Good status can be achieved with a combination of voluntary and mandatory measures
Some areas it will not be possible to achieve good status - use of exemptions

3. Article 38 – different solutions
Other instruments in the RDR
Article 38 – different solutions
Article 39
Agri-environmental payments
voluntary
Can it be used if it is mandatory to a farmer to take action but you want the farmer to be able to choice between different measures?

4. Article 38 – suggestions from COPA-COGECA
High degree of flexibility in the choice of measures
Payments to both voluntary and mandatory measures
No maximum amounts of payments to farmers
Combination of payments under article 38 and article 39
Flexible time periods