(8)in Title IV, the following Article is added:‘Article 103aDirect payment allocations for calendar year 2027By 31 August 2026, Member States may decide to increase or decrease their allocations for direct payments set out in Annexes V and IX for calendar year 2027 by an amount not exceeding the maximum increase or decrease set out in Annex XVI per Member State, as part of a request for a strategic amendment of their respective CAP Strategic Plans referred to in Article 119.’;