Article 2

Under the conditions laid down in paragraphs 2 and 4, each Member State concerned shall decide on the amount of the aid per eligible hectare.

The Union expenditure incurred in accordance with Article 1 shall not exceed a total amount of:

Member States concerned may grant additional support for the eligible hectares as referred to in Article 1(2) of up to a maximum of 100 % of the amount decided in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article.

Member States concerned shall pay the additional support by 30 September 2018 at the latest.

The sum of aid referred to in Article 1 and, if applicable, additional support referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article shall not exceed, for each Member State, the amount of direct payment as calculated by dividing the national envelope set for calendar year 2017 for that Member State in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council^f1 by the total number of eligible hectares declared in calendar year 2017 in the Member State concerned in accordance with point (a) of Article 72(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council^f2.