G/LIC/N/1/EU/5  
 
13 August 2013  
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Committee on Import Licensing  Original: English  
 
 AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 1.4(A)i AND/OR 8.2(B)ii OF THE AGREEMENT 
EUROPEAN UNION  
 
 The following notification, dated 29 July 2013, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of the European Union
*. 
 
1. Notification under Article 1.4(a) [X];  Article 8.2(b) [X] (If the notification is made 
under both Articles please mark both with an X)  
2. Source(s) where the Import Licensin g Procedure(s) has(ve) been published 
(Official Gazette, publication, website, etc.): 
Official Journal of the European Union, L 130, 17.05.2012, page 1  
3. Date of publication:i 17.05.2012 
Effective date of requirement:  24/05/2012  
4. Copy(ies) of publication (in case of Art. 1.4(a)) iii  and/or legislation (in case of 
Art. 8.2(b))iv is(are) available for consultation by Members: 
[X] at the WTO Secretariat (Market Access Division)  (In this case please attach 
copies of the publication and/or legislation, if possible in electronic format:  Microsoft 
Word or compat ible software) 
and/or 
[X] by request at the following addr ess and fax numbers, and/or e-mail and 
website: 
http://eur-
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:130:0001:0013:EN:PDF  
 
5. In the case that they are not in one of the three WTO official languages, 
(English, French or Spanish)  a SUMMARY of the publication (in case of Art. 
1.4(a)) and/or the legislatio n (in case of Art. 8.2(b)):iv 
N/A  
                                               
* Further information on notified changes can be found in document G/LIC/N/2/EU/2. G/LIC/N/1/EU/5 
 
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  6. Other pertinent data or information (i.e. title of the proposed or adopted 
law/regulation establishing th e Import Licensing Procedure): 
 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 
i n u l i n  c o n t e n t ,  f r e s h ,  c h i l l e d ,  f r o z e n  or  d r i e d ,  w h e t h e r  o r  n o t s l i c e d  o r  i n  th e  f o r m  o f  
pellets, for sago pith and for sweet potatoes for human consumption).  
 
 
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i "[...] Publication shall take place, whenever prac ticable, 21 days prior to the effective date of the 
requirement but in all events not later than such effective date.  Any exception, derogations or changes in or from the rules concerning licensing procedures or the list of products subject to impo rt licensing shall also be 
published in the same manner and with in the same time-periods as specified above."  See Article 1.4(a) of the 
Agreement. 
ii "Each Member shall inform the Committee of any changes in its laws and regulations relevant to this 
Agreement and in the administration  of such laws and regulations." 
iii "The rules and all information concerning procedures  for the submission of applications, including the 
eligibility of persons, firms and institutions to make such applications, the admini strative body(ies) to be 
approached, and the lists of products subject to the li censing requirement shall be published, in the sources 
notified to the Committee on Import Li censing [...] Copies of th ese publications shall also  be made available to 
the Secretariat."  See Art. 1.4(a) of the Agreement and document G/LIC/3 "Proce dures for Notification and 
Review under the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures". 
iv See document G/LIC/3 "Procedures for Notificati on and Review under th e Agreement on Import 
Licensing Procedures".