Ved anvendelsen af planen for stigninger i artikel 121 på samtlige direkte betalinger i de nye medlemsstater gælder stk. 1 først for de nye medlemsstater fra begyndelsen af det kalenderår, for hvilket niveauet for de direkte betalinger i de nye medlemsstater mindst svarer til det daværende niveau for sådanne betalinger i de medlemsstater, der ikke er nye medlemsstater.
In the framework of the application of the schedule of increments provided for in Article 121 to all direct payments granted in the new Member States, paragraph 1 of this Article shall not apply to the new Member States until the beginning of the calendar year in respect of which the level of direct payments applicable in the new Member States is at least equal to the then applicable level of such payments in the Member States other than the new Member States.