Mr. Bernard Harris:

On an annual basis we submit to the Commission a derogation report. It is a requirement under one of the articles of the regulation. The scientific basis of that is the work conducted by the agricultural catchments programme and the scientific monitoring and water-quality monitoring coming from that is very powerful in assessing the measures in the current regulation on farm and at a catchment scale. That programme has been in place for many years. We work collectively to demonstrate that. We also work in collaboration with the EPA to ensure we can scale up the potential impact of agricultural activity at a national level. There is collaboration in developing and finalising that report.