In order to take account of the situation of smaller farmers, especially 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 which do not grant a redistributive payment and which do not opt for transferring funds to rural development support via the flexibility mechanism should be allowed not to reduce the value of all payment entitlements.
D'fhonn cás feirmeoirí beaga a chur san áireamh, go háirithe toisc nach mbeidh aon mhodhnú ná sásra coigeartaithe, lena n-áirítear go háirithe íocaíochtaí díreacha suas le EUR 5000 a dhíolmhú ó shásra den sórt sin, infheidhme in 2014, maidir leis na Ballstáit nach dtugann íocaíochta athdháilte agus nach roghnaíonn cistí a aistriú chuig an tacaíocht don fhorbairt tuaithe tríd an sásra solúbthachta, ba cheart go mbeidís in ann gan luach na dteidlíochtaí íocaíochtaí uile a laghdú.