Member States shall ensure that the ratio of areas of permanent grassland to the total agricultural area declared by the farmers in accordance with point (a) of the first subparagraph of Article 72(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 does not decrease by more than 5 % compared to a reference ratio to be established by Member States in 2015 by dividing areas of permanent grassland referred to in point (a) of the second subparagraph of this paragraph by the total agricultural area referred to in point (b) of that subparagraph.
Áiritheoidh na Ballstáit nach laghdóidh cóimheas limistéir na bhféarthailte buana le hais an limistéir talmhaíochta ina iomláine a dhearbhaigh na feirmeoirí i gcomhréir le pointe (a) den chéad fhomhír d'Airteagal 72(1) de Rialachán (AE) Uimh. 1306/2013 níos mó ná 5 % i gcomparáid le cóimheas tagartha a bhunóidh na Ballstáit in 2015 trí limistéir na bhféarthailte buana dá dtagraítear i bpointe (a) den dara fhomhír den mhír seo a roinnt ar an limistéar talmhaíochta iomlán dá dtagraítear i bpointe (b) den fhomhír sin.