Article 9
Compatible applications 1. A farmer who has applied for aids listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1259/1999 for which the time-limit for applications is fixed at a date falling before the time-limit fixed by the Member State concerned for applications under the simplified scheme may participate in the simplified scheme on condition that he withdraws his applications for those aids and forgoes the relevant payments. 2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to farmers who have been controlled pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2419/2001 and have been informed that irregularities in relation to the aid application have been found.