The unitary support to farmers with smaller holdings should be sufficient in order to achieve the objective of income support effectively. As no modulation or adjustment mechanism, including in particular the exemption of direct payments up to EUR 5000 from such mechanism, is applicable in 2014, Member States should be allowed already in 2014 to redistribute direct support between farmers by granting them an extra payment for the first hectares.
Ba cheart go mbeadh an tacaíocht aonadach d'fheirmeoirí a bhfuil gabháltais bheaga acu leordhóthanach chun an chuspóir de thacaíocht ioncaim a bhaint amach ar bhealach éifeachtúil, agus nach mbeidh aon mhodhnú ná sásra coigeartaithe lena n-áirítear íocaíochtaí díreacha suas le EUR 5000 a dhíolmhú ón sásra sin infheidhme in 2014, ba cheart go mbeadh na Ballstáit in ann tacaíocht dhíreach a athdháileadh cheana in 2014 i measc na bhfeirmeoirí trí íocaíocht bhreise a thabhairt dóibh as na céad heicteár.