CHAPTER IIU.K.‘A’ LICENCES

Article 6U.K.General provisions concerning ‘A’ licence applications and licences

[F11. ‘ A ’ licences shall be valid only for the subperiod for which they have been issued. Box 24 thereof shall show one of the entries listed in Annex III.]

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[F32. The security referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 376/2008 shall amount to EUR 60 per tonne.]

3.The country of origin shall be entered in box 8 of ‘A’ licence applications and of licences and the word ‘yes’ shall be marked with a cross. The import licence shall be valid only for imports originating in the country indicated.

4.By way of derogation from Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, rights arising under ‘A’ licences shall not be transferable.

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Article 7U.K.Allocation of total quantities among traditional and new importers

The total quantity allocated to Argentina, China and other third countries pursuant to Annex I shall be distributed as follows:

(a)

70 % to traditional importers;

(b)

30 % to new importers.

[F1Article 8 U.K. Reference quantity of traditional importers

For the purposes of this Chapter, the ‘ reference quantity ’ shall be the average of the quantities of garlic actually imported by a traditional importer, within the meaning of Article 4, during the three calendar years preceding the related import tariff quota period.]

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Article 9U.K.Restrictions applicable to ‘A’ licence applications

1.The total quantity covered by ‘A’ licence applications submitted by a traditional importer in any import tariff quota period may not exceed that importer’s reference quantity. Applications not complying with this rule shall be rejected by the competent authorities.

2.The total quantity covered by ‘A’ licence applications submitted by a new importer in any subperiod may not exceed 10 % of the total quantity referred to in Annex I for that subperiod and that origin. Applications not complying with this rule shall be rejected by the competent authorities.

Article 10U.K.Lodging of ‘A’ licence applications

[F11. Importers shall lodge their applications for ‘ A ’ licences during the first seven calendar days of April for the first subperiod, during the first seven calendar days of July for the second subperiod, during the first seven calendar days of October for the third subperiod and during the first seven calendar days of January for the fourth subperiod.

[F3At the time of their first application for import licences for a given import tariff quota period under this Regulation, importers shall submit the proof of the actually imported quantities of garlic for the years referred to in Article 8.] ]

2.Box 20 of ‘A’ licence applications shall indicate ‘traditional importer’ or ‘new importer’ as appropriate.

3.No ‘A’ licence applications may be lodged for a specific subperiod and for a specific origin where no quantity is indicated in Annex I for that subperiod and for that origin.

4.Where applicants lodge more than one application, none of those applications shall be admissible and the securities lodged when the applications were submitted shall be forfeited to the Member State concerned.

5.No ‘B’ licence may be issued in response to an ‘A’ licence application.

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[F1Article 11 U.K. Issuing of ‘A’ licences

‘ A ’ licences shall be issued by the competent authorities starting from the 23rd day of the month in which the applications were submitted and not later than the end of that month.]

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Article 12U.K. [F4Notifications and communications to the Commission]

[F11. By the 14th day of each month referred to in Article 10(1), the Member States shall notify the Commission of the total quantities in kilograms, including nil returns, for which ‘ A ’ licence applications have been lodged in respect of the relevant subperiod.

By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, the Member States shall notify the Commission of the quantities referred to in point b) of the first subparagraph of Article 11(1) of that Regulation not later than 10 May for the first subperiod, 10 August for the second subperiod, 10 November for the third subperiod and 10 February for the fourth subperiod.]

Notifications shall be broken down by origin. Notifications shall also give separate figures for the quantities of garlic applied for by traditional and new importers.

2.The Member States shall communicate to the Commission the list of traditional and new importers applying for ‘A’ licences in respect of the relevant subperiod by the last day of each month referred to in Article 10(1). In the case of groups of operators set up in accordance with national law, the operators making up the group shall also be listed. [F5This notification shall be made by electronic means using the form made available to the Member States by the Commission.]

[F63. The notifications and communications shall be made in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 792/2009 (1) .]

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