These Regulations amend Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 (“the Direct Payments Regulation”) to insert a new Article 11A into the Direct Payments Regulation to introduce percentage reductions that must be applied to payments to be granted to a farmer under the direct payment schemes for the 2021 claim year (regulation 3(3)). Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 809/2014 and the Common Agricultural Policy Basic Payment and Support Schemes (England) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3259) are amended as a consequence of this amendment.