Article 24 Selection of aid applicants to be subjected to on-the-spot checks
United Kingdom
Aid applicants shall be selected to undergo on-the-spot checks by the competent authority on the basis of a risk analysis and the representativeness of the aid applications submitted. The risk analysis shall take account of:
the amount of aid;
the number of agricultural parcels, the surface area and the number of animals covered by the aid application, or the quantity produced, transported, processed or marketed;
changes in comparison with the previous year;
the findings of checks performed in the preceding years;
other parameters to be defined by the Member States.
To provide the element of representativeness, Member States shall randomly select between 20 and 25 % of the minimum number of aid applicants to be subjected to on-the-spot checks. F1When the minimum number of aid applicants to be subjected to on-the-spot checks is lower than 12, Member States shall randomly select at least one applicant.
The competent authority shall keep records of the reasons why specific aid applicants were selected for on-the-spot checks. The inspector performing the on-the-spot check shall be informed of those reasons before beginning the check.