Article 25 Value of payment entitlements and convergenceF1E1

Subject to paragraphs 2 and 3, for the purposes of this Article the unit value of payment entitlements is calculated by dividing a fixed percentage of the F3total ceiling for each relevant year by the number of payment entitlements in 2015 in the constituent nation or, where applicable, at regional level, excluding those allocated from the national reserve or regional reserves in 2015.

The fixed percentage referred to in the first subparagraph is calculated by dividing F4... the F5farm sustainability payment scheme ceiling or, where applicable, the regional ceiling for the farm sustainability payment scheme set in accordance with Article 23(2), as it had effect immediately before exit day for 2015, after applying the linear reduction provided for in paragraph 1 or, where applicable, paragraph 2 of Article 30 F6, as it had effect immediately before exit day, by the relevant authority’s share of the national ceiling for 2015.

The value of payment entitlements, other than those allocated from the national reserve or regional reserves in 2015, may be differentiated for each relevant year on the basis of their initial unit value calculated in accordance with Article 26 as it had effect immediately before exit day, provided that the decision to differentiate was taken and notified to the Commission by 1 August 2014.

All payment entitlements in a constituent nation or, where Article 23 is applied, in a region shall have a uniform unit value unless the relevant authority has applied the derogation in paragraph 4 of this Article, as it had effect immediately before exit day. Where a relevant authority has applied this derogation, the unit value will be calculated in accordance with paragraphs 4 to 7 of this Article as it had effect immediately before exit day.

When applying paragraph 2 of this Article, the transition from the initial unit value of payment entitlements as calculated in accordance with Article 26 F7as it had effect immediately before exit day to their final unit value in 2019 as established in accordance with paragraph 3 or paragraphs 4 to 7 of this Article shall be made in equal steps starting from 2015.

In order to ensure compliance with the fixed percentage referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article for each year, the value of the payment entitlements with an initial unit value that is higher than the national or regional unit value in 2019 shall be adjusted.

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In 2015, Member States shall inform farmers of the value of their payment entitlements as calculated in accordance with this Article and Articles 26 and 27 for each year of the period covered by this Regulation.