Article 1 
1. The amounts of direct payments within the meaning of Article 2(d) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 to be granted to a farmer in excess of EUR 2 000 for an aid application submitted in respect of calendar year 2013 shall be reduced by 2,453658 %. 2. The reduction provided for in paragraph 1 shall not apply in Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . It shall apply from 1 December 2013.