# Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008, Article 74: Verification of eligibility conditions and reductions

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. In accordance with Article 59, the relevant authority, through the paying agencies or the bodies delegated by the relevant authority, shall carry out administrative checks on the aid application to verify the eligibility conditions for the aid. Those checks shall be supplemented by on-the-spot checks.
2. For the purpose of on-the-spot checks the relevant authority shall draw up a sampling plan of agricultural holdings and/or beneficiaries.
3. The relevant authority may use remote sensing and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) techniques as a means of carrying out on-the-spot checks on agricultural parcels.
4. In the case of non -compliance with the eligibility conditions Article 63 shall apply.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/1306/article/74 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1306/article-74
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