Article 1 
1. For the purpose of fixing the adjustment rate in accordance with Articles 25 and 26 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, and in accordance with Article 8(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, the amounts of direct payments under the support schemes listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 to be granted to farmers in excess of EUR 2 000 for an aid application submitted in respect of the calendar year 2015 shall be reduced by an adjustment rate of 1,393041 %. 2. The reduction provided for in paragraph 1 shall not apply in Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .