Where a Member State makes use of the option provided for in Article 59(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, the authorisations established according to Article 60 of that Regulation shall be linked to each individual payment entitlement to be allocated to the farmer concerned.

In case the number of authorisation is lower that the number of payment entitlements, the authorisation shall be linked to the payment entitlements starting from those with the highest unit value. In case of transfer of the payment entitlements, the authorisation shall follow the payment entitlement to which it is linked.

A Member State may authorize, on farmer’s request, the transfer of an authorization linked to a set-aside entitlement to a payment entitlement.