Each eligible Member State's a priori allocation of this theoretical financial envelope corresponds to a percentage based on its population, surface area and national prosperity, and shall be obtained by applying the following steps:
Comhfhreagraíonn leithdháileadh a priori gach Ballstáit den imchlúdach airgeadais teoiriciúil seo do chéatadán atá bunaithe ar an daonra atá ann, ar an achar dromchla agus ar an rathúnas náisiúnta, agus a gheofar trí na céimeanna seo a leanas a chur i bhfeidhm: