36Moreover, the objective of maintaining permanent pasture laid down in recital 7 in the preamble to Regulation No 73/2009 also indicates that changing from a certain type of pasture to another on the same area cannot be regarded as ‘crop rotation’ within the meaning of Article 2(c) of Regulation No 1120/2009, which excludes the classification of ‘permanent pasture’ in that article. It follows from that recital that, having regard to the positive effect on the environment of permanent pasture, measures aimed at encouraging the maintenance of existing permanent pasture to ensure against mass conversion to arable land should be adopted.
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