WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/LIC/N/3/EEC/13/Corr.1* 
19 October 2010 
 
 (10-5429) 
Committee on Import Licensing Original:   English 
  
 
REPLIES TO QUESTIONNAIRE ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES
1 
 
Notification under Arti cle 7.3 of the Agreement on Impo rt Licensing Procedures for 2010  
 
EUROPEAN UNION 
 
Corrigendum   
 
 Please note that these changes should be incorporated:  
On page 9
 
  Paragraph 5.4.2 (Cereals and rice) should read as follows:   - Commission Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003 of 28 July 2003 laying down special detailed 
rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice as 
amended. 
 On page 10
  
  Paragraph 5.4.5 (Milk and milk products) should read as follows: 
 
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 of 14 December 2001 laying down detailed rules 
for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/ 99 as regards the import arrangements for 
milk and milk products and opening tariff quotas as amended (this Council Regulation has 
been repealed and incorporated into Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007). 
 
 Paragraph 5.4.6 (Sugar) should read as follows: 
 
- Commission Regulation (EC) 951/2006 of 30  June 2006 laying down implementation of 
Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trad e with third countries in the sugar sector 
(this Council Regulation has been repealed a nd incorporated into Council Regulation (EC) 
No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007).  
  Paragraph 5.4.7  (Fruit and vegeta bles, fresh): should read as follows: 
 
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down 
implementing rules of Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector as amended (these C ouncil Regulations have 
been repealed and incorporated into Counc il Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 
2007). 
                                                     
 
* In English only. 
1 See document G/LIC/3, Annex, for the Questionnaire. G/LIC/N/3/EEC/13/Corr.1 
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   Paragraph 5.4.8  (Fruit and vegetables, processed) should read as follows: 
 
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down 
implementing rules of Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector as amended (these C ouncil Regulations have 
been repealed and incorporated into Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 
22 October 2007). 
 
 Paragraph 5.4.10 (Olive oil and table olives) should read as follows: 
 
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1345/2005 of  16 August 2005 laying down detailed rules 
for the application of the system of import licences for olive oil as amended.  
 
 Paragraph 5.4.11 (Ethyl alcohol of agri cultural origin) should read as follows: 
 
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 2336/2003 of 30 December 2003 introducing certain 
detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 670/2003 laying down specific measures concerning the market in ethyl al cohol of agricultural origin (this Council 
Regulation has been repealed and incorporat ed into Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 
of 22 October 2007). 
 
On pages 11-12
 
  Paragraph 7.1.(a)-(b) should read as follows:  
 - It is up to the applicant to decide when to apply for a licence, knowing that the document will 
be issued within a maximum of five working days  of receipt of the application.  Normally an 
import licence is presented at the moment of th e import declaration and agricultural licences 
are issued immediately (except in certain cases due to the management of certain 
mechanisms, e. g. management of tariff quotas). 
  Paragraph 7.3.(a)-(b) should read as follows: 
 
- Import licences must be presented to the custom s authorities at the moment of acceptance of 
the import declaration.  Import licences are issued  immediately, except in certain cases due to 
the management of certain mechanis ms (management of tariff quotas). 
 
On page 13
 
  Footnote 3 should read as follows:    For ease of reference, the following is an indicative résumé of the various durations:  Cereals 
and rice : until the end of the second month following the month of the actual day of issue of the 
licence; beef and veal :  until the end of the third month following the month of the day of issue of the 
licence; milk and milk products :  until the end of the third month following the month of the day of 
issue of the licence;  bananas :  until the end of month following the month of the day of issue of the 
licence;  olive oil :  60 days from the actual date of issue. 
 
  G/LIC/N/3/EEC/13/Corr.1 
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  On page 15  
  Paragraph on fresh fruit and vegetables – apples should read as follows:  - Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down 
implementing rules of Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) 
No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (t hese Council Regulations have been repealed 
and incorporated into Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007). 
 
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