In order to promote the sustainable development of agriculture in areas with specific natural constraints, Member States should be able to use part of their direct payments ceilings to grant an annual area-based payment, on top of the basic payment, to all farmers operating in those areas or in some of those areas, where decided by the Member State.
Chun forbairt inbhuanaithe na talmhaíochta a chur chun cinn i limistéir a bhfuil srianta sonracha nádúrtha iontu, ba cheart do na Ballstáit a bheith in ann cuid dá n-uasteorainneacha le haghaidh íocaíochtaí díreacha chun íocaíocht bhliantúil limistéarbhunaithe a dheonú, sa bhreis ar an íocaíocht bhunúsach, do gach feirmeoir atá ag obair sna limistéir sin nó i roinnt de na limistéir sin, i gcás ina gcinnfidh an Ballstát amhlaidh.