Alun Davies AM outlined his commitment to administering CAP's Single Payment Scheme (SPS) effectively.

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The new single payment scheme will be phased in gradually to 2012.

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Ms Jones outlined the department's key priorities which will include the delivery of the Rural Development Plan, the effective administration of the Single Payment Scheme from the European Union (EU), and the programme to eradicate bovine TB.

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They use the Single Area Payment Scheme (SAPS) - different from the direct payments used in older EU states.

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Orkney MSP said the new rules had resulted in higher levels of penalties due to unintentional errors in livestock paperwork and a new interpretation of land eligibility rules for Single Farm Payment (SFP) claims or Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (LFASS).

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