By way of derogation from Article 53(6) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, Member States may decide to modify, with effect from 2016, the conditions for granting the support where those conditions are affected by the application of the third subparagraph of Article 53(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 639/2014 as amended by this Regulation regardless whether the measure to which the modulated per unit amounts are applied results from a single measure or from several measures being merged. Without prejudice to Article 53a of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 639/2014, the targeted populations and, in particular, the amount fixed for the financing of those populations shall not be subject to modifications. Such a decision shall be taken before the date of opening of the application period in 2016.

Member States shall notify the Commission of such decisions to modify the conditions for granting the support not later than one month after the date of publication of this Regulation.

Member States shall inform farmers of any decision pursuant to paragraph 1 before the date of opening of the application period.