Integrated Administration and Control System

HC Deb 15 June 1993 vol 226 cc479-80W

Sir Richard Body

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food which member states of the EEC completed the process of obtaining IACS information by 16 May.

Mr. Jack

The EC regulation governing the integrated administration and control system (IACS) provided for all member states to set a deadline of no later than 15 May for receipt of the completed IACS applications this year. Where applications are received after the deadline, the farmers will have their aid payments reduced under a formula set out in the relevant EC regulation. These same rules apply, of course, in all 12 member states. We do not have information on the number of applications received after 15 May in each member state.