Entitlements under the Single Payment Scheme are calculated using the average number of animals (hectares in the case of Arable Aid Schemes) on which payment was made in the 2000 to 2002 reference years, multiplied by the 2002 payment rate.
The person named submitted an application on 29 October 2004 for consideration of his circumstances under the 2nd tranche of the Force Majeure/Exceptional Circumstances measure of the Single Payment Scheme. The person named was subsequently advised that his application was deemed unsuccessful on the grounds that the circumstances outlined did not fulfil the force majeure criteria laid down in Article 40 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003.
The person named has recently submitted an application to appeal this decision to the Single Payment Appeals Committee. A formal letter detailing the outcome of the Committee's deliberation will issue to the person named within the coming weeks.