Article 5U.K.
1.Notwithstanding Article 4, the competent authority may issue an import licence in the following cases:
(a)the original of the certificate of authenticity has been submitted but the Commission information on it has not yet been received;
(b)the original of the certificate of authentic city has not been submitted and the Commission information on it has not yet been received;
(c)the original of the certificate of authenticity has been submitted and the Commission information on it has been received, but some information does not tally.
2.In the cases referred to in paragraph 1, the amount of the security to be lodged in respect of the import licences shall be an amount equivalent to the full rate of customs duty for the products in question under the common customs tariff that is applicable on the day the import licence is applied for.
Once they have received the original of the certificate of authenticity and the Commission information on it, and have checked that the data are in order, the Member States shall release the security referred to in the first subparagraph.
The submission to the competent authority of the original of the certificate of authenticity required by the legislation before the period of validity of the import licence in question expires constitutes a primary requirement within the meaning of Article 20 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85(1) as regards the security referred to in the first subparagraph.
Any amounts of the security referred to in the first subparagraph that are not released shall be forfeited and kept as customs duty.