Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the farmer was entitled to direct payments for 2000 despite disputed eligibility of leased land and lack of proof of year-round availability.
Decisione estratta
No entitlement was shown; the applicant failed to prove that the leased parcels were available to him year-round or to establish the relevant eligible area.
Motivazione estratta
The court upheld the lower findings that grazing by the lessor's sheep amounted to non-transitory use by a third party. The applicant bore the objective burden of proof and a duty to cooperate, but did not provide the specific evidence requested to allocate the surfaces.