If you grow protein crops you can claim payment of the PCP. Eligible protein crops are:
- Peas (but not those intended for human consumption).
- Beans (but not those intended for human consumption).
- Sweet lupins.
If you farm in a region where traditionally you sow protein crops in to a mixture of cereals, we will pay the PCP if you can satisfy us that the protein crops predominate in the mix.
We can pay you the SFPS payment and the PCP on eligible land. To claim the PCP you must declare the relevant crop code and area in columns H and I on the Data Sheets of your Single Application Form (SAF).
The aid is €55.57 per hectare on areas which you sow and cultivate according to local standards. The payment is subject to a ceiling of 1.6 million hectares throughout the EU. We will reduce the payment of €55.57 per hectare if this ceiling is exceeded. We will modulate payments under the PCP. The modulation rates for 2009 are 5% (EU) and 8.5% (National). We aim to pay this premium between 1 December 2009 and 30 June 2010.