7.—(1) Where any eligible producer is entitled to receive a payment under any contract of insurance which becomes payable to him as a result of the damage to an area of eligible crops referred to in Article 4(1)(a), the amount of any such payments—
(a)shall be deducted from the amount that would otherwise be payable to him under this Scheme; or
(b)where the amount has been paid without the deduction referred to in sub-paragraph (a), shall be recoverable by the Department.
(2) Any payments made to an eligible producer as de minimis aid, for any purpose, in the last 3 years under the conditions of Commission Regulation EC 1535/2007 shall be deducted from any amount that would otherwise be payable to him under this Scheme.