The person named was paid a total of £2,491.67 on 25 September 2001 under the 2001 area-based compensatory allowance scheme. At time of payment the area on the area aid system was 31.71 hectares, com prised of 30.06 hectares of more severely handicapped lowland paid at £70 per hectare and 1.65 hectares of less severely handicapped lowland paid at £60 per hectare. Included in the payment was an additional amount of £288.52 under a compensation package agreed with the European Commission for farmers experiencing losses under the 2001 area-based compensatory allowance scheme. The additional sum is equal to 90% of the difference between the average sum of the headage payments under the 1998, 1999 and 2000 headage schemes and the amount arising under the 2001 area-based compensatory allowance scheme.
The overall area has now increased to 44.10 hectares on the area aid system, made up of 30.06 hectares of more severely handicapped lowland and 14.10 hectares of less severely handicapped lowland. With the increased area of 12.45 hectares of less severely handicapped land, the person named is now due an extra basic payment of £747, bringing his total basic payment to £2,950.20. Since this is more than his average payment of £2,523.73 over the years 1998, 1999 and 2000, no compensation is payable. As he has already been paid compensation of £288.52, he will be paid a balance of £458.48 – £747 less £288.52 – within the next three weeks.