G/LIC/N/2/EU/4  
 
13 August 2013  
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Committee on Import Licensing  Original: English  
 
 AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES 
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 5.1-5.4 OF THE AGREEMENTi 
EUROPEAN UNION 
The following notification, dated 29 July 2013, is be ing circulated at the request of the delegation 
of the European Union*. 
 
 
1.  (a) Title / number / date of the law or regulation establishing / changing 
the import licensing procedure: 
 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 418/2012 of 16 May 2012  
amending Regulation (EC) No 376/2008  
(b) If the notified measure refers to a change in an already notified import 
licensing procedure, please indica te the document symbol of the 
notification to which change(s) has(ve) been introduced. (In this case 
please also indicate in Section 3, below, the nature of the changes (i.e. inclusion 
or exclusion of some goods and a list thereof; contact point for information and/or administrative body(ies) for submission of applications, etc.)): 
G/LIC/N/2/EU/1 
2. Information concerning the institution / change of import licensing procedure: 
(a) List of products subject to the licensing procedure  (Exact name of the 
products and/or whenever possible HS code and indication of the exact HS Nomenclature (i.e. 1996; 2002 or 2007).  Abbreviations should be avoided.  In 
the case of a long list of products, please attach the list as an Annex in Microsoft 
Word or compatible software.  Plea se do not use PDF, or photocopies .) 
Certain agricultural products 
 
(b) Contact point for information on eligibility  
European Commission, Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural  
Development, Unit C1 
Address: 130, Rue de la Loi 
B – 1049 Brussels  Belgium 
   
 Email Address  : Agri-C1@ec.europa.eu  
 Website  : http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/agriculture/index_en.htm  
 
                                               
* Further information on notified changes can be found in document G/LIC/N/1/EU/2. G/LIC/N/2/EU/4 
 
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  (c) Administrative body(ies) fo r submission of applications  (If more than one 
please include the same information for each body.)  
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(d) Date and name of publication wher e licensing procedures are published  
Date of publication:  17.05.2012 Source of publication: Official Journa l of the European Union, L 130, 17.05.2012,
 
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(e) Indication of whether the licensing procedure is  
 [X] automatic.   If so please indicate:  (f) the administrative purpose:   
   Statistical reason or TRQ management 
 [ ] non-automatic.  If so please  indicate:  (g) the measure being  
implemented through the import licensing procedure:  In the case of  
non-automatic licensing procedures , their administrative purpose :   
 N/A  
(h) Expected duration of the licensing procedure if this can be estimated 
with some probability, and if not, reason why this information cannot be provided 
 Not limited. 
 
3. Other relevant data or information:  (i.e. complete title and data concerning the 
legislation, inclusion or exclusion of certain products from the import licensing regime and list thereof; changes related to the ad ministrative body(ies) for submission of 
applications, etc.) 
 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 418/2012 of 16 May 2012 amending 
Regulation (EC) No 376/2008 as regards license obligations for certain agricultural products abolishes among other things the import licence obligation for seeds of durum 
wheat, including products imported under tariff quotas as referred to in Article 
1(2)(a)(iii) of Regulation (EC) No 376/2008, for barl ey and of grain sorghum other than 
hybrids for sowing, the requirement of import licences for manioc, arrowroot, salep, 
Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or 
inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or drie d, whether or not sliced or in the form of 
pellets, for sago pith and for sweet potatoes for human consumption).  
 
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 i "Members which institute licensing procedures or changes in these procedures shall notify the 
Committee of such within 60 days of publication [...]" (Art. 5.1).