SPS: Rooker welcomes abolition of 10 month rule

Lord Rooker has today (28th January) welcomed the abolition of the 10 month rule with regard to the Single Payment Scheme (SPS) following agreement at the EU Agriculture Council held earlier this week. He also confirmed that, for 2008 SPS claims onwards, 15th May will be the single day that an SPS applicant will need to have land which forms part of an SPS claim "at his disposal" in order to claim. This applies to the UK. For further information, please refer to Defra's website. Further guidance and information is awaited from the RPA.