The Integrated Administration and Control System: Explanatory Booklet IACS(1) 2006

DescriptionThis is a booklet providing guidance on completing your IACS claim for 2006.
ISBN
Official Print Publication DateMarch 2006
Website Publication DateMarch 15, 2006

Listen

This document is also available in pdf format (776k)

CONTENTS

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

ANNEXES

1. SEERAD Area Offices and Additional Contacts

2. Code Lists

3. The Field Identification System

4. Aid for Energy Crops

5. Extract from EC Directive 2003/30/ EC Article 2 Point 2

6. CN Codes

7. Eligible Hemp Varieties

ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS BOOKLET

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

Completing your form using SEERAD Online will:

  • calculate your totals automatically
  • transfer your field information into your IACS(2)
  • reduce the chance of making mistakes
  • provide 24 hour access
  • give you an instant receipt

For further information visit www.seeradonline.gov.uk
or phone 0845 601 7597

Page updated: Tuesday, February 28, 2006