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Less Favoured Area Support Scheme LFASS 2007 - 2009: Explanatory Notes

Contents

Introduction
Important Points
1. About LFASS - what is the legal basis and who will benefit?
2. When and how do I apply?
3 I farm or submit my IACS form outwith Scotland - can I claim for LFASS?
4. Am I eligible for LFASS?
5 What is eligible land?
6. What if I took over a farm which was declared in someone else's SAF?
7. What do you mean by actively farming?
8 What is Cross-compliance?
9. How will you calculate my LFASS payment?
10 How will you work out my payable area?
11 What do you mean by historic values?
11.1 If you were paid LFASS 2006
11.2 If you have not claimed LFASS before 2007, or were not paid LFASS 2005 and LFASS 2006
11.3 If you were paid LFASS 2005 but forgot to claim or weren't paid LFASS 2006
11.4 If your historic values are unrepresentative of your usual business practice.
11.5 How will you apply the historic values to my eligible hectares?
11.6 How will you use my historic milk quota and what is ineligible dairy land?
11.7 How will you apply the minimum stocking density restriction?
11.8 How will you apply the maximum stocking density restriction?
11.9 What are grazing categories?
11.10 What is the enterprise mix hectare multiplier?
12 What are the payment rates from 2007 - 2009?
13 Minimum Payment.
14 Timing and method of payment
15 Inspections
16 What happens if I break the scheme rules or my level of farming activity is too low?
17 LFASS penalties
18 Cross-compliance penalties
19 IACS penalties that affect LFASS
20 What if I submitted my SAF or LFASS application after the deadline?
21 Appeals against decisions
22 Complaints about standard of service
23 Other ways to complain
Annex A Example Calculations
Annex B Parish List
Annex C List of RPID area offices

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