Key Points |
Key Dates |
Key Changes from 2005 |
IACS | Paragraph |
Introduction | 1 |
Release of Subsidy and Recipient Information | 2 |
Who is Eligible to Apply? | 3-8 |
Who needs to Apply? | 9 |
Who need not Apply? | 10 |
SUBMISSION OF A SINGLE APPLICATION FORM ( SAF) |
What you must Do | 11-13 |
Deadline for Applications | 14 |
Acknowledging the SAF | 15 |
Signing of SAFs | 16 |
Appointment of Agents | 17 |
Payments by BACS | 18-20 |
REDUCTIONS, EXCLUSIONS AND CORRECTION OF ERRORS |
Introduction | 21-22 |
Force majeure and exceptional circumstances | 23-24 |
Obvious error | 25 |
Amendments and Additions | 26-27 |
Notified error | 28 |
Withdrawal | 29 |
Transfer of Land | 30 |
Late Applications | 31-34 |
Failure to declare all agricultural land | 35-36 |
Discrepancies of areas of land | 37-45 |
Non-food and energy crops | 46 |
Intentional over-declaration | 47-50 |
Cross-Compliance reductions | 51 |
Accumulation of reductions | 52 |
ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS |
Specific Guidance on Claiming under the SFPS | 53 |
Specific Guidance on Claiming under the SBCS | 54-55 |
Specific Guidance on Claiming the PCP | 56-58 |
Specific Guidance on Claiming the ECS | 59-61 |
Specific Guidance for Hemp Growers | 62-63 |
Future Arrangements for Less Favoured Areas Support | 64-67 |
Information which you must Retain | 68 |
Who can help? | 69 |
Appeals against Decisions | 70 |
Complaints about the Standard of Service | 71-72 |
Other ways to Complain | 73-75 |
THE 2006 SINGLE APPLICATION FORM ( SAF) |
Introduction | 76-77 |
What you will receive | 78-79 |
COMPLETING THE FIELD DATA SHEETS - IACS(3) and IACS(4) |
Introduction | 80 |
Parcels/Fields | 81-82 |
Field Margins | 83 |
Internal Features | 84 |
Pre-printed IACS(3)s and IACS(4)s | 85-90 |
Completing the form |
Boxes at the top of the IACS(3) and IACS(4) | 91 |
Basic Information Columns | 92-99 |
Land Eligibility | 100-101 |
2006 Claim Details | 102-105 |
Other Land on the Holding | 106-107 |
Land Management Contract Menu Scheme ( IACS(3) only) | 108 |
Area Total Boxes at the foot of the IACS(3) and IACS(4) | 109 |
Signature | 110 |
COMPLETING THE SINGLE APPLICATION FORM - IACS(2) |
Introduction | 111 |
Page 1 | 112-113 |
Section 1 - SFPS Entitlement Details | 114 |
Section 2 - Land Eligibility | 115-116 |
Section 3 - Cross-Compliance | 117 |
Section 4 - Area Summary | 118 |
Section 5 - Other EU Schemes | 119 |
Section 6 - Payment in Euros | 120 |
Section 7 - Checklist | 121 |
Section 8 - Declarations and Undertakings | 122 |
Subsequent Action | 123-124 |
ECS | Energy Crops Scheme |
FIS | Field Identification System |
GAEC | Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition |
IACS | Integrated Administration and Control System |
LBCF | Land and Business Change Form (previously BCF and FMR) |
LFA | Less-Favoured Area |
LFASS | Less-Favoured Areas Support Scheme |
LMCMS | Land Management Contract Menu Scheme |
NAS | Nuts Aid Scheme |
OS | Ordnance Survey |
PCP | Protein Crop Premium |
RPA | Rural Payments Agency |
SAF | Single Application Form |
SBCS | Scottish Beef Calf Scheme |
SEERAD | Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department |
SFPS | Single Farm Payment Scheme |
SRDP | Scottish Rural Development Programme |