Article 13
Base areas and ceilings 1. The proportional reduction in area aid referred to in Article 2(4) and Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999, Article 3(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1577/96(25) and Article 6(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95(26) shall not apply to the areas referred to in Article 4(1) of this Regulation. For the calculation of the overshoot of areas referred to in Article 2(4) and Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999, Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1577/96 and Article 6(5) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, these areas shall be reduced by the corresponding number of hectares of the areas referred to in Article 4(1) of this Regulation. 2. For the purposes of Article 3(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999, the yield of the areas referred to in Article 11(1) of this Regulation shall be the yield of the production regions to which the areas belong. The proportional reduction in the area aid for the following marketing year provided for by Article 3(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 shall not apply. 3. The proportional reduction in the number of eligible animals referred to in Article 4(4) and Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 shall not apply. For the calculation of the overshoot of ceilings referred to in Article 4(4), Article 7(2) and Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999, these ceilings shall be reduced by the corresponding number of animals per premium for which the farmer received livestock premiums in respect of the reference periods concerned.