The Commission considers, as it did for the ten acceding countries which will join on 1 May, that granting Bulgaria and Romania the full scope of direct payments will not give the right incentives to restructure their agriculture. It therefore proposes to gradually introduce direct payments for farmers in these two countries over a period of 10 years starting at 25 % of the level applicable to the 15 current members of the EU in 2007.
Elle propose, en conséquence, d'introduire progressivement, sur une période de dix ans, les paiements directs en faveur des agriculteurs de ces deux pays, en partant de 25 % du niveau applicable, en 2007, aux 15 pays de l'Union actuelle.