1.From 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2021 Finland is authorised to implement the long-term aid scheme for agriculture in its northern regions comprising the municipal units (kunta) listed in Annex I.
2.The total amount of aid granted shall not exceed EUR 563,9 million per calendar year, of which a maximum of EUR 216,9 million shall be intended for the production of cow's milk. Those amounts shall be considered as annual averages of the aid granted in the period of five calendar years covered by this Decision.
3.Aid categories and the production sectors for each category, the maximum average annual amounts allowed per aid category, calculated as specified in paragraph 2, as well as the maximum annual number of eligible production factors per aid category, are set out in Annex II.
4.Aid shall be granted on the basis of eligible production factors as follows:
(a)per livestock unit for animal husbandry;
(b)per hectare for crop production;
(c)per m2 for glasshouse production;
(d)per m3 for storage of horticultural products; and
(e)as a compensation for actual costs for the transport of milk and meat and indispensable services for livestock production, deducting any other public support for the same costs.
Aid for the production of cow's milk and storage aid for wild berries and wild mushrooms may be granted per kilogram of actual production.
Aid for reindeer husbandry shall not lead to overcompensation in conjunction with the aid granted under Article 213 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.
The conversion rates into livestock units (LU) for the various types of livestock are set out in Annex III.
5.In accordance with paragraph 3 and within the limits set in Annex II, Finland shall differentiate the aid in its northern regions and set the aid amounts annually per production factor, cost or unit of production on the basis of objective criteria relating to the severity of the natural handicap and other factors contributing to attaining the objectives set out in the third subparagraph of Article 142(3) of the Act of Accession.