In case of application of Article 71, Member States shall, on a yearly basis, make additional payments totalling the global amounts set out in paragraph 3 of this Article.

Member States may decide to supplement the global amounts set out in paragraph 3 of this Article by reducing the amounts of the payments referred to in Article 113. The reduction in the amounts, which may be applied on a regional basis, shall not exceed one euro.

The payments shall be made, on a yearly basis, according to objective criteria including, in particular, the relevant production structures and conditions, and in such a way as to ensure equal treatment between producers and to avoid market and competition distortions. Moreover, such payments shall not be linked to fluctuations of market prices. They may be made on a regional basis.

Payments may include, in particular, the following:

• payments to farmers engaged in specific types of production, in particular related to quality, which are important for the local economy or the protection of the environment;

• an increase in the premium set out in Article 113. The additional amounts may be subject to the application of stocking density requirements, to be determined by the Member State according to local conditions;

• support for restructuring of farmers' holdings or the development of producers' organisations;

• area payments to farmers, to be granted per hectare of forage area, which is available to a farmer during the calendar year concerned and in respect of which no payments are claimed for the same year under the support system for farmers producing certain arable crops, under the aid system for dried fodder and under Community aid schemes for other permanent or horticultural crops;

• payments to farmers who surrender their rights on a voluntary basis pursuant to Article 117(2);

• support for the improvement and rationalisation of processing and marketing of sheep and goatmeat.

The following global amounts shall apply:

In the new Member States, the global amounts shall be applied in accordance with the schedule of increments as set out in Article 143a.