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Article 4U.K.Requirements for import licence applications

1.Import licence applications shall be accompanied by:

(a)the originals of the export licences issued by the competent authorities of the exporting third country in accordance with the model set out in Annex I, for a quantity equal to that mentioned in the licence applications. Those originals have to be presented by the applicant to the competent authorities of the Member States prior to customs clearance of the goods covered by the import licence. The export licences may be replaced by certified copies, issued by the competent authorities of the exporting third country, of the proof of origin provided for in Article 14 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 for countries listed in Annex I to that Regulation or in Articles 67 to 97j of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93(1) for countries not listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 but listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012;

(b)electronic or facsimile copies of the export licences or of the certified copies of the proof of origin referred to in point (a) may be presented in place of the originals in support of import licence applications provided that the originals are presented by the applicant to the competent authorities of the Member States prior to customs clearance of the goods covered by the import licence issued on the strength of the electronic or facsimile copies;

(c)in the case of sugar refining, the undertaking by the applicant to refine the quantities of sugar in question before the end of the third month following that in which the import licence concerned expires.

2.The originals of the export licences or the certified copies of the proof of origin referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1 shall be kept by the competent authority of the Member State where the import licence was issued.