An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 13th of May 2010. This application was selected for a Ground Eligibility and Cross Compliance inspection.
During the course of the Ground Eligibility inspection discrepancies were found which resulted in the claimed area for the Single Payment Scheme of 75.46ha being reduced to a payable area of 37.7ha. As the total entitlements held are 93.29 and the difference between the area claimed and the area found is greater than 50% no payment was to issue for 2010. In addition an administrative fine equivalent to the difference between the number of hectares determined (found) and the number of hectares declared for the crop group concerned will be offset against any EU payment due to the applicant made during the course of the three calendar years following the year in which the determination was made.
The person named was informed of this decision on the 26th of November 2010. He was also advised of his right to seek a review of this decision and to have the outcome of any such review appealed to the Agriculture Appeals Office.