[F1Article 8 U.K. Issuance and validity of import licences
1. Import licences applied for in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 5(1) shall be issued from the 23rd day until the last day of the month during which an application was made.
2. Import licences applied for in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(1) shall be issued from the first day until the eighth day of the month following the month during which an application was made.
3. The licences shall be valid until the end of the third month following that in which they were issued but no longer than 30 September. In case of exceptional import sugar and industrial import sugar, the licences shall be valid until the end of the marketing year for which they were issued.]