Member States may apply the payment for areas with natural constraints at regional level under the conditions laid down in this paragraph provided that they identified the regions concerned in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria and, in particular, their natural constraint characteristics, including the severity of the constraints, and their agronomic conditions.
Féadfaidh na Ballstáit an íocaíocht do limistéir atá faoi shrianta nádúrtha a chur i bhfeidhm ar an leibhéal réigiúnach faoi na coinníollacha atá leagtha síos sa mhír seo ar an gcoinníoll gur shainaithin siad na réigiúin lena mbaineann i gcomhréir le critéir oibiachtúla, neamhidirdhealaitheacha agus, go háirithe, lena srianta nádúrtha, lena n-áirítear déine na srianta sin, agus a ndálaí agranamaíochta.