G/LIC/N/2/EU/24  
 
26 September  2023 
(23-6390) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Import Licensing  Original: English  
 
 
AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES  
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 5.1 TO 5.4 OF THE AGREEMENT1 
EUROPEAN UNION 
The following communication,  dated 21 September  2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the European Union.  
 
 Category  Notification details  
1 Notifying Member  European Union  
2 Title of new 
legislation/procedure  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No. 2023/735 of 
30 January  2023 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 
No. 2020/760 with regard to the requirement to submit invoices to 
establish the reference quantity and clarifying some issues 
concerning the Licence Operator Registration and Identification 
(LORI) electronic system  
3 Date of Publication  5 April 2023 
4 Date of entry into force  8 April 2023 
5 Website link/Official 
publication of the new 
regulation/procedure  EUR-Lex - Official Journal of the European Union (europa.eu)  
6 Have you attached a copy of 
the regulation (PDF) to the 
Secretariat  [ ] Yes. ( Please attach a copy of the regulation to the notification. ) 
 
[X] No.  
7 Type of notification  [ ] (a) New licensing regulation/procedure2; (please answer question 
8 to 14)  
 
[X] (b) Changes to a regulation/procedure which has been 
previously notified in document: G/LIC/N/2/EU/13  (please answer 
question 15 and 16 ) 
8 List of products subject to 
licensing   
 
9 Nature of licensing  Automatic: [ ]  
 
Non-Automatic: [ ]  
10 Administrative 
purpose/measure being 
implemented  (a)  Protect public morals;  
(b)  Protect human, animal or plant life and health; protect 
environment;  
(c)  Collect trade statistics or market surveillance;  
(d)  Protection of patents, trademarks and copyrights, and 
the prevention of deceptive practices;  
(e)  Pursue obligations under the UN Charter and other 
international treaties ( i.e. CITES, Basel Convention, 
Rotterdam Convention, UNSC Resolutions etc.)  
 
1 It is understood that the notifying Member has also completed its notification obligations under 
Article  1.4(a) and Article 8.2(b) regarding the relevant law/regulation/procedure notified for by filling this form 
in a full and complete manner.  
2 "New licensing regulation/procedure" is understood to refer to any newly introduced law, regulation or 
procedure, and those which are in force but being notified for the first time to the Committee.  G/LIC/N/2/EU/24  
 
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   Category  Notification details  
(f)  Quota (including TRQ) administration;  
(g)  Regulate imports of arms, ammunition or fissionable 
materials and safeguard national security;  
(h)  Other: ______________ (please specify)  
11 Administrative body(ies) for  
submission of applications   
 Ministry/authority and Department: [ ]  
Address: [ ]  
Website: [ ]  
Telephone: [ ]  
E-Mail: [ ]  
12 Contact point for 
information on eligibility  Ministry/authority and Department: [ ]  
Address: [ ]  
Website: [ ]  
Telephone:  [ ]  
E-Mail: [ ]  
13 Expected duration of 
licensing procedure   
14 A summary of the 
notification in one of the 
WTO official languages    
15 In the case of 7(b), please 
indicate the type of new 
change(s)  (a)  Termination  
(b)  Suspension  
(c)  Modification of specific details in existing  
procedures:  
 Product coverage;  
 Administrative purpose;  
 Automatic or Non -automatic;  
 Duration of licensing;  
 Change the nature of quantity/value restriction;  
 Eligibility of applicants;  
 Contact information on eligibility;  
 Administrative body(ies) for submission of application;  
 Documentation requirements (including application form);  
 Period for Application;  
 Administrative body(ies) to issue licence;  
 Processing time for issuing licence;  
 Licence fee/administrative charge;  
 Deposit/advance payment and relevant conditions;  
 Appeal regulations/procedures;  
 Validity of licence;  
 Other conditions of licence (extension, transferability, 
penalty of non -use etc.);  
 Foreign exchange requirements;  
 Other: __________ (please specify).  
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   Category  Notification details  
16 Please elaborate the 
changes in detail (in one of 
the WTO official languages)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No. 2020/760 supplements 
Regulation (EU) No . 1308/2013 as regards the rules for the 
administration of import and export tariff quotas for agricultural 
products subject to licences.  
 
In accordance with Article 10(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 
No. 2020/760, operators are to submit an invoice to the licence 
issuing authority for establishing the reference quantity. So far the 
reference quantity was established based on the transitional 
provision laid down in Article 26, first paragraph, of that Delegated 
Regulation, thus the provision in question was unused. As other 
features concerning the management of tariff rate quotas introduced 
by that Delegated Regulation have proven to be efficient and in 
order to reduce an administrative burden for the operators and for 
the licence issuing authorities, the obl igation of the operators to 
submit an invoice to the licence issuing authority for establishing the 
reference quantity is abolished.  
 
Pursuant to Article 13(12) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 
No. 2020/760, operators notify the competent licence issuing 
autho rity of any changes affecting their Licence Operator 
Registration and Identification (LORI) record within 10 calendar 
days from the date of effectiveness of such changes. That deadline 
is prolonged due to the length of the implementation of such 
changes an d the difficulties for the operators to notify them on time.  
 
Furthermore, the discrepancy existing in Articles 3(5) and 13(13) of 
Delegated Regulation (EU) No. 2020/760 between the obligation 
and the option as regards the prior registration of operators in case 
of suspension of reference quantity requirement in accordance with 
Article 9(9) of that Delegated Regulation is clarified.  
 
Article 14 of Delegated Regulation (EU) No. 2020/760 lays down 
rules as regards complaints for undue registration of an operator. 
The roles of the licence issuing authorities of the Member State 
where the controlled operator is established and registered for VAT 
purposes, and of the Member State that received a complaint are 
clarified so that the control is to be cond ucted by the Member State 
where the controlled operator is established.  
 
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