Applications for space payments have begun.

The Rural Support Service (RSS) informs that from April 11 to May 23 of this year, farmers can apply for area payments, by submitting the Single Application. Last day to apply for support payments with a penalty for delay, it is June 15th.

For those farmers whose farm has 10 hectares or more of agricultural land, this year it is mandatory to apply for support only through the Electronic Application System (EPS). The RSS also calls on all other farmers to submit the Single Application EPS, because by applying for area payments electronically, farmers have more benefits than if the application is submitted in paper format. One of the benefits is the opportunity to receive payments faster. It is important that EPS errors can be eliminated already at the time of application submission, which in turn allows you to avoid sanctions. Only those clients who who have applied for support through EPS, the RSS will be able to send warnings about errors, and the farmer will have time to submit corrections by June 27 without receiving sanctions for it.

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To provide support to customers, the RSS has digitized all previous year's applications, so customers who will be using EPS for the first time also have the opportunity to copy previous year's applications.

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Since many farmers do not have access to a computer with an Internet connection, nor do they have the necessary computer skills, In order to submit an application to the EPS, the Latvian Social Security Administration is organizing more than 300 face-to-face consultations in many parish centers from April 11, to help customers complete applications electronically. Farmers will have the opportunity to submit applications free of charge both during the aforementioned consultations and by visiting the RSS customer service centers.

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Farmers who wish to submit a single application in paper format in 2016 must submit a request to the Latvian State Revenue Service no later than May 10. for the preparation of the single application form and card in paper format, indicating the RSS client registration number. RSS forms and cards in paper format will be issued to applicants from April 25.

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In case of questions and uncertainties, farmers can receive consultations in person at any LAD customer service center, by writing an e-mail: clients@lad.gov.lv or by calling the information hotline 67095000.