Press Release: Single Payment Scheme ’10-month rule’ replaced

Following agreement at the EU Agriculture Council on 21 January 2008, farmers will be required, from the 2008 scheme year, to have the land used to support their SPS claims at their disposal on just one day. In the UK, that day will be 15 May each scheme year. This replaces the previous requirement for farmers to have land at their disposal for a period of 10 months.