Mr. Paud Evans:

People are meant to declare all of their eligible land. An accurate LPIS is an issue for the Commission. In the same way member states under-managed the process, underclaims are nearly being treated with the same disdain as overclaims.

It is possible for a farmer to practice what I call consolidation by stealth under the new regime. Let me give an example. If a farmer does not want to continue to rent land from 2015 onwards, based on the fact that he or she may not be able to get it every year, they can make that decision, but they must pay the consequence. The number of entitlements that will establish the new unit value will depends on whether one is above or below average.