# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/108 of 23 January 2018 on an emergency measure in the form of aid to farmers due to the floods and heavy rainfalls in certain areas of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland, Article 4

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

Member States concerned shall take all necessary measures, including exhaustive administrative and on-the-spot checks in accordance with Articles 58 and 59 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 to ensure compliance with the conditions laid down in this Regulation. In particular, prior to granting the aid Member States shall carry out:
(a) administrative checks on all aid applications, including:
(i) the eligibility of the applicant;
(ii) the number of eligible hectares in accordance with Article 1(2) on the basis of on-farm checks, historical records and the Integrated Administration and Control System in accordance with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 809/2014;
(iii) verifying that funding has not been received by any eligible applicant from any other sources as referred to in Article 1(1)(b) in respect of the same hectares;
(b) on-the-spot checks at the premises of the applicants.
The on-the-spot checks shall cover at least 5 % of the total aid claimed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/108/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-108/article-4
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