Article 1U.K.
By way of derogation from Section 2 of Chapter I of Title 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001, operators established in Bulgaria and Romania (hereinafter referred to as the ‘new Member States’) may apply for import licences for the quotas covering the period 1 January 2007 to 30 June 2007 without prior approval by the competent authorities of the new Member State in which they are established.