F2The relevant authority shall organise on-the-spot checks on approved operations using an appropriate sampling basis. Those checks shall, to the extent possible, be carried out before the final payment is made for an operation.

F3By way of derogation from the first sub-paragraph, no physical inspection is required for the on-the-spot checks related to claim year 2021. The competent authority will draw a definitive conclusion from the use of photo-interpretation of satellite or aerial ortho-images or other relevant evidence including such evidence provided by the beneficiary at the request of the competent authority.

The inspectors undertaking the on-the-spot check shall not have been involved in administrative checks of the same operation.