TITLE VIMPLEMENTATION OF DIRECT PAYMENTS IN THE NEW MEMBER STATES

CHAPTER 1General provisions

Article 121Introduction of direct payments

In the new Member States other than Bulgaria and Romania, direct payments shall be introduced in accordance with the following schedule of increments expressed as a percentage of the then applicable level of such payments in the Member States other than the new Member States:

  • 60 % in 2009,

  • 70 % in 2010,

  • 80 % in 2011,

  • 90 % in 2012,

  • 100 % as from 2013.

In Bulgaria and Romania, direct payments shall be introduced in accordance with the following schedule of increments expressed as a percentage of the then applicable level of such payments in the Member States other than the new Member States:

  • 35 % in 2009,

  • 40 % in 2010,

  • 50 % in 2011,

  • 60 % in 2012,

  • 70 % in 2013,

  • 80 % in 2014,

  • 90 % in 2015,

  • 100 % as from 2016.