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1. In order to finance the redistributive payment, Member States may decide, by 1 March 2014, to use up to 30 % of the annual national ceiling set in accordance with Article 40 for claim year 2014. They shall notify the Commission of any such decision by that date.

2. On the basis of the percentage of the national ceiling to be used by Member States pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article, the Commission shall adopt implementing acts fixing the corresponding ceiling for the redistributive payment. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 141b(2).".

(8) In Article 90, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "3. The amount of the aid per eligible hectare shall be established by multiplying the yields established in paragraph 2 by the following reference amounts: Bulgaria : EUR 520,20 Greece : EUR 234,18 Spain : EUR 362,15 Portugal : EUR 228,00.".

(9) In Article 122, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "3. The single area payment scheme shall be available until 31 December 2014.".

(10) In Article 124, paragraphs 1 and 2 are replaced by the following:

"1. The agricultural area of a new Member State under the single area payment scheme shall be that part of its utilised agricultural area which is maintained in good agricultural condition, whether or not in production, and, where appropriate, adjusted in accordance with the objective and non-discriminatory criteria to be set by that new Member State after approval by the Commission. For the purposes of this Title, 'utilised agricultural area' shall mean the total area taken up by arable land, permanent grassland, permanent crops and kitchen gardens, as established by the Commission for its statistical purposes.

2. For the purpose of granting payments under the single area payment scheme, all agricultural parcels corresponding to the criteria provided for in paragraph 1, as well as agricultural parcels planted with short rotation coppice (CN code ex 0602 90 41 ), shall be eligible. Except in the case of force majeure or exceptional circumstances, the parcels referred to in the first subparagraph shall be at the farmer's disposal on the date fixed by the Member State, which shall be no later than the date fixed in that Member State for amendment of the aid application.

The minimum size of eligible area per holding for which payments may be requested shall be 0,3 ha. However, any new Member State may decide, on the basis of objective criteria and after approval by the Commission, to set the minimum size at a higher level provided that it does not exceed 1 ha.".

(11) In Title V, the following Chapter is inserted: "Chapter 2a REDISTRIBUTIVE PAYMENT IN 2014