WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/LIC/N/3/EEC/9/Add.1 
23 November 2006 
 
 (06-5641) 
Committee on Import Licensing Original:   English 
  
 
REPLIES TO QUESTIONNAIRE ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES
1 
 
Notification under Article 7.3 of the Ag reement on Import Licensing Procedures for 2006  
 
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
 
Addendum  
 
  The following communication, dated 21 November  2006, has been received from the delegation 
of the European Communities. 
 
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Outline of systems
 
 1. The object of the import licensing system is to ensure a sound administration of the EC’s 
WTO tariff rate quotas listed in answer to question 2.   The relevant legislation related to the import 
licensing system for these tariff quotas is mentioned in the reply to question 5.  As regards the 
requirements for applicants for import licences see reply to question 6. 
Purpose and coverage of licensing
 
 
2. See answer to question 1.  The products covere d by the tariff quotas mentioned in answer to 
question 1 are as follows:  
Quota No. Products cove red Tariff item numbers 
Live bovine 
animals 1 (a) Heifers and cows (other than for slaughter) of 
the mountain breeds: grey, brown, yellow, spotted 
Simmental and Pinzgau  
(b) Bulls, cows and heifers (other than for 
slaughter) of the following mountain breeds: spotted Simmental, Schwyz and Fribourg ex 0102 90 05, ex 0102 90 29, 
ex 0102 90 49, ex 0102 90 59, 
ex 0102 90 69  
ex 0102 90 05, ex 0102 90 29, 
ex 0102 90 49, ex 0102 90 59, ex 0102 90 69, ex 0102 90 79 
Live young male 
bovine animals 2 Live young male bovine animals of a weight not 
exceeding 300 kg inte nded for fattening 0102 90 05, 0102 90 29,   
0102 90 49 
  
High quality beef 
and frozen 
buffalo meat 3 I. (a) Meat of bovine animals, frozen 
- Boneless 
-- Buffalo meat  
II. (a) Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled 
Meat of bovine animals, frozen  
 
ex 0202 30 90  
ex 0201 
ex 0202 
                                                      
1 See document G/LIC/3, Annex, for the Questionnaire G/LIC/N/3/EEC/9/Add.1 
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  Quota No. Products cove red Tariff item numbers 
  Edible offal 
- Of bovine animals, fresh or chilled -- Thick skirt and thin skirt 
- Of bovine animals, frozen 
--Thick skirt and thin skirt 
 
II.(b) Boneless meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled 
Edible offal of bovine animals: thick skirt and 
thin skirt, fresh or chilled  
 ex 0206 10 95 
 
ex 0206 29 91 
 
ex 0201 30 00  
ex 0206 10 95 
 
  II.(c) Boneless meat of bovine animals, fresh or 
chilled 
Boneless meat of bovine animals, frozen: 
- Other Edible offal of bovine animals: 
- Thick skirt and thin skirt, fresh or chilled 
- Thick skirt and thin skirt, frozen  
II.(d) Boneless meat of bovine animals, fresh or 
chilled Boneless meat of bovine animals, frozen: 
- Other 
Edible offal of bovine animals: - Thick skirt and thin skirt, fresh or chilled 
- Thick skirt and thin skirt, frozen ex 0201 30 00 
  
 
ex 0202 30 90  
ex 0206 10 95 
ex 0206 29 91  
ex 0201 30 00 
   
ex 0202 30 90 
 ex 0206 10 95 
ex 0206 29 91 
  II.(e) Meat of bovine animals, fresh,  chilled or 
frozen  
Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled : - Other cuts with bone in, other 
- boneless 
Meat of bovines animals, frozen: - Other cuts with bone in, other 
- boneless 
Thick  and thin bovine skirt, fres h or chilled 
Thick and thin bovine skirt, frozen 
 
II.(f) Meat of bovine animals, fresh,  chilled or frozen  
Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled : 
- Other cuts with bone in, other - boneless 
Meat of bovine animals, frozen: 
- Other cuts with bone in, other - boneless 
Thick  and thin bovine skirt, fres h or chilled 
Thick and thin bovine skirt, frozen  
 
 ex 0201 20 90 
ex 0201 30 00 
 ex 0202 20 90 
ex 0202 30 
ex 0206 10 95 ex 0206 29 91 
 
  
 
ex 0201 20 90 ex 0201 30 00 
 
ex 0202 20 90 ex 0202 30 
ex 0206 10 95 
ex 0206 29 91 
Frozen meat of bovine animals 4 Meat of bovine animals, frozen 
Edible offal - Of bovine animals, frozen 
-- Thick skirt and thin skirt 0202 
  
0206 29 91 
Frozen beef 
intended for processing 5 Meat of bovine animals, frozen 
- Unseparated or separated forequarters - Boneless 
Edible offal 
- Of bovine animals, frozen -- Thick skirt and thin skirt  
0202 20 30 0202 30 
 
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  Quota No. Products cove red Tariff item numbers 
Frozen thin skirt 
of bovine animals 6 Edible offal 
- Of bovine animals, frozen -- Thin skirt (whole)   
 ex 0206 29 91 
Dairy 
Current access 7 Butter, at least six weeks old, of a fat content by 
weight of not less than 80% but less than 82%, 
manufactured directly from milk or cream without 
the use of stored materials, in a single, self-
contained and uninterrupted process  
Butter, at least six weeks old, of a fat content by 
weight of not less than 80 % but less than 82 %, manufactured directly from milk or cream without 
the use of stored materials, in a single, self-
contained and uninterrupted process which may involve the cream passing  through a stage where 
the butterfat is concentrated and/or fractionated 
(the processes referred to as "Ammix" and "Spreadable") ex 0405 10 11  
ex 0405 10 19 
 
 
  
ex 0405 10 30  
  
 
  
 
  
 
  Cheese for processing 
 Whole Cheddar cheeses (of the conventional flat 
cylindrical shape of a net weight of not less than 
33 kg but not more than 44 kg and cheeses in cubic blocks or in parallelepiped shape, of a net 
weight of 10 kg or more) of a fat content of 50% 
or more by weight in the dry matter, matured for 
at least three months 0406 90 01 
 ex 0406 90 21 
 
  
 
 
 
  Cheddar made from  unpasteurised milk, of a fat 
content of 50% or more, by weight, in the dry 
matter, matured for at least nine months, of a free-
at-frontier value per 100 kg net, of not less than: - € 334,20 in whole cheeses 
- € 354,83 for cheeses of a net weight of not less 
than 500 g - € 368,58 for cheeses net weight less than 500 g 
The expression whole cheeses means : ex 0406 90 21 
  –  Cheeses of the conventional flat cylindrical 
shape of a net weight of not less than 33 kg 
but not more than 44 kg 
-    Cubic blocks or parallelepipeds of cheese of a   net weight of 10 kg or more  
Dairy Minimum 
access 8 Skimmed-milk powder 
 Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk 
 
 
 
  
 
 Processed Emmentaler 
 
Emmentaler  0402 10 19 
 0405 10 11  
0405 10 19  
0405 10 30  
0405 10 50  
0405 10 90  0405 90 10  
0405 90 90 
 ex 0406 30 10 
 
ex 0406 90 13 G/LIC/N/3/EEC/9/Add.1 
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  Quota No. Products cove red Tariff item numbers 
   Processed Gruyère  
Gruyère, Sbrinz  Cheddar 
 Cheese for processing 
 
 
Pizza cheese, frozen, cut into pieces each weighing not more than 1 g, in containers of a net 
content of 5 kg or more, of a water content, by 
weight, of 52% or more, and a fat content by weight in the dry matter  of 38% or more ex 0406 30 10 
ex 0406 90 15 0406 90 21 
0406 90 01 
 
 
ex 0406 10 20 ex 0406 10 80 
 
 
   
Fresh (unriped or uncured) cheese including whey 
cheese, and curd, other than pizza cheese  
Other grated or powdered cheese 
  Other processed cheese 
 
  
  
ex 0406 10 20  
ex 0406 10 80  
0406 20 90 
 0406 30 31  
0406 30 39  
0406 30 90   
  Blue-veined cheese 
 
 
 
Bergkäse and Appenzell 
Fromage fribourgeois, Vacherin Mont d'Or and Tête de Moine  
Edam 
Tilsit Butterkäse 
Kashkaval 
Feta of sheep’s milk or buffalomilk  Feta, other  
Kefalo-Tyri 
 Finlandia 
Jarlsberg  
Cheese of sheep’s milk or buffalo milk Pecorino 
Other 
Provolone Caciocavallo 
Danbo, Fontal, ,Fynbo,Havarti, Maribo, Samso
Gouda 
Esrom, Italico, Kernhem, Saint-Paulin  
Cheshire, Wensleydale, Lancashire, Double Gloucester, Blarney,  Colby, Monterey 
Camembert 
Brie Exceeding  47% but not exceeding 52% 
Exceeding  52% but not exceeding 62% 
Exceeding  62% but not exceeding 72% Exceeding 72% 
Other 
 0406 40 10  
0406 40 50  
0406 40 90 
 
0406 90 17 
0406 90 18  
0406 90 23 
0406 90 25 0406 90 27 
0406 90 29 
0406 90 31 0406 90 33 
0406 90 35 
 0406 90 37 
0406 90 39 
0406 90 50  ex0406 90 63 
0406 90 69 
0406 90 73  ex0406 90 75  
ex0406 90 76  
0406 90 78 
ex0406 90 79  
ex0406 90 81    
0406 90 82 
0406 90 84 0406 90 86 
0406 90 87 
0406 90 88 0406 90 93 
0406 90 99  G/LIC/N/3/EEC/9/Add.1 
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  Quota No. Products cove red Tariff item numbers 
Manioc 9 Manioc 0714 10 
Manioc, 
arrowroot, salep and similar roots 
and tubers 10 Manioc (casava), other than pellets of flour and 
meal Arrowroot, salep and similar roots and tubers with 
high starch content ex 0714 10 
 ex 0714 90 
Sweet potatoes and manioc 
starch 11 (a) Sweet potatoes 
- Other than for human consumption 
 
(b) Sweet potatoes - Other than for human consumption 
 
(c) Manioc starch  
 0714 20 90 
 
  0714 20 90 
 
ex 1108 14 00 
Broken rice 12 Broken rice intended for the production of 
foodstuffs of tariff heading 1901 10 1006 40 00 
Millet 13 Millet  1008 20 00 
Cane sugar 14 Raw cane sugar for refining 1701 11 10 
Cane or beet 
sugar 15 Cane or beet sugar  1701 
Garlic 16 Garlic 0703 20 00 
Preserved 
Mushrooms 17 Preserved mushrooms 2003 10 20 
2003 10 30 0711 51 00 
Bran, sharps and 
other residues 18 Bran, sharps and other residues of wheat and 
cereals other than maize and rice falling within 
tariff headings  2302 30 10 
2303 30 90 
2302 40 10 2302 40 90 
Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding 19 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding 2309 90 31 
2309 90 41 2309 90 51 
Certain pigmeat 
products 20 Carcasses and half-carcasses fresh, chilled or 
frozen  
 Cuts of domestic  swine, fresh, chilled or frozen, 
with or without bone, excluding tenderloin 
presented alone   
Loins and hams boneless, fresh, chilled or frozen 
  
Tenderloins, fresh, chilled or frozen 
  
Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked 
Other sausages  
Preserved meat of domestic swine 0203 11 10 
0203 21 10 
 ex 0203 
 
  
ex 0203 19 55 
ex 0203 29 55  
ex 0203 19 55 
ex 0203 29 55  
1601 00 91 
1601 00 99  
ex 1602 41 
ex 1602 42 
ex 1602 49 
Certain pigmeat 
products 21 Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen: 
- Fresh or chilled: --- of domestic swine 
---- loins and cuts thereof, bone-in 
- Frozen: ---of domestic swine 
----bellies, streaky and cuts thereof  
  
0203 19 13 
  
0203 29 15 G/LIC/N/3/EEC/9/Add.1 
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  Quota No. Products cove red Tariff item numbers 
Poultry and 
turkey products 22 Chicken carcass, fresh, chilled or frozen 
  
Chicken cuts, fresh, chilled or frozen  
 
 
Turkey meat, fresh, chilled or frozen 0207 11 
0207 12  
ex 0207 13  
ex 0207 14 
 
0207 24 0207 25 ex 0207 26 ex 0207 27 
Products in the 
egg sector and 
egg albumin 23 Poultry eggs, for consumption, in shell 
 
Eggs yolks   
 
 Bird eggs, not in shell 
 
 Egg albumin 0407 00 30 
 
0408 11 80 0408 19 81 
0408 19 89 
 0408 91 80 
0408 99 80 
 3502 11 90 
3502 19 90 
Common and 
durum wheat  
 
 24 
  Quality common and durum wheat 
  
Low and medium quality common wheat 
  1001 10 00  
 1001 90 99  
 1001 90 99 
Barley 25 Feed and malting barley 1003 00 90 
Maize and Grain Sorghum 26 Maize and grain sorghum 1005 90 00 
1007 00 90 
Worked oats 27 Worked oats ex 1104 22 98 
Rice 28 Husked brown rice 
 Semi-milled or wholly milled rice 1006 20 
 1006 30 
Grape juice and 
grape must 29 Grape juice (including grape must): 
 
- Of a density exceeding 1.33 g/cm3) at 20° C: --Of a value not exceeding 22 €/100 kg net weight 
-- Other 
 - Of a density not exceeding 1.33 g/cm3 at 20° C: 
-- Of a value exceeding 18 €/100 kg net weight: 
--- Concentrated -- Of a value not exceeding 18 €/100 kg net 
weight: 
--- Other  
 
 2009 69 11 
2009 69 19 
  
2009 69 51 
 2009 61 90  
2009 69 90 
 
3. The system applies in the European Community  to the above-mentioned products originating 
in third countries.  
4. See answer to question 1. As referred to in the answer to question 1, the licensing system 
covers the relevant WTO tariff quotas.  The EC considers the method adopted to be the most 
appropriate to administer these tariff rate quotas.  
5. The relevant legislation for the administration of import licences for the tariff quotas 
mentioned in the answer to question 2 is: 
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Quota No. Relevant legislation 
Live bovine 
animals 1 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1081/99 of 26 May 1999 (OJ  L 131) as amended. 
 
Live young male 
bovine animals 2 Commission Regulation (EC) No 992/2005 of 29 June 2005 (OJ L 168). 
High quality beef 
and frozen buffalo meat 3 Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 of 27 May 1997 (OJ L 137) as amended. 
 
Frozen Meat of 
bovine animals 4 Commission Regulation (EC) No715/2005 of 12 May 2005 (OJ L 121). 
Frozen beef 
intended for processing 5 Commission Regulation (EC) No 716/2005 of 12 May 2005 (OJ L 230). 
Frozen Thin skirt 
of bovine animals 6 Commission Regulation (EC) No 996/97 of 3 June 1997 (OJ L 144), as amended. 
 
Dairy current 
access 7 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 of 14 December 2001 (OJ L 341) as 
amended. 
Dairy minimum 
access 8 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 of 14 December 2001 (OJ L 341) as 
amended. 
Manioc 9 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2248/2 004 of 27 December 2 004 (OJ L 381).   
Manioc, 
arrowroot, salep and similar roots 
and tubers 10 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2449/96 of 18 December 1996 (OJ L 333) as 
amended  
Sweet potatoes and manioc starch 11 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2402/96 of 17 December 1996 (OJ L 327) as 
amended. 
Broken rice 12 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2058/96 of 28 October 1996 (OJ L 276) as 
amended. 
Millet 13 Commission Regulation (EC) No2133/2001 of 30 October 2001 (OJ L 287) as 
amended. 
Cane sugar 14 Commission Regulation (EC) No  950/2006 of  28 June 2006 (OJ L 178) 
Cane or beet sugar 15 Commission Regulations (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 (OJ L 178) and No 
950/2006 of 28 June 2006 (OJ L178). 
Garlic 16 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1870/2005 of 16 November 2005 (OJ L 300).  
Preserved 
Mushrooms 17 Commission Regulation (EC) 1864/2004 of 26 October 2004 (OJ L 325) as 
amended.   
Bran, sharps and 
other residues 18 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2133/2001 of 30 October 2001 (OJ L 287) as 
amended. 
Preparations of a 
kind used in 
animal feeding 19 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2133/2001 of 30 October 2001 (OJ L 287) as 
amended. 
 
Certain pigmeat products 20 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1458/2003 of 18 August 2003 (OJ L 208) as 
amended. 
Certain pigmeat 
products 21  Commission Regulations (EC) No 1432/94 of 22 June 1994 (OJ No L 156) as 
amended and (EC) No 2198/1995 of 18 September 1995 (OJ L 221).  
Poultry and 
turkey products 22 Commission Regulations (EC) No 1431/94 of 22 June 1994 as amended and (EC) 
No 1251/96 of 28 June 1996 (OJ L 161) as amended. 
Products in the egg sector and 
egg albumin 23 Commission Regulation (EC) No 593/2004 of 3 March 2004 (OJ L94).  
Common and 
durum wheat 24 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2133/2001 of 30 October 2001 (OJ L 287) 
[Quality common and durum wheat]. Commission Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 of  27 December 2002 (OJ L 358), as 
amended [Low and medium quality wheat). G/LIC/N/3/EEC/9/Add.1 
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  Quota No. Relevant legislation 
Barley 25 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003 of  29 December 2003 (OJ L342),  
[Feed barley]. Commission Regulation (EC) No 2377/2002 of  27 December 2002 (OJ L 358), as  
amended  [Malting barley]. 
Maize and grain 
sorghum 26 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 of 26 July 1995 (OJ L 177) as amended.  
Worked oats 27 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2094/2004 of 8 Decembe r 2004 (OJ L 362). 
Rice 28 Commission Regulation (EC) No 327/98 of 10 February 1998 (OJ L 37) as 
amended. 
Grape juice and 
grape must 29 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1472/2003 of 20 August 2003 (OJ L 211). 
 
 The licensing is statutorily required.  The legi slation does not leave designation of products to 
be subject to licensing to administrative discre tion.  The system cannot be abolished without 
legislative approval.  
 
Procedures  
 
6. Answer to questions 6.I to VIII and to 6. XI. Questions 6.IX and X are not relevant. 
 The information related to the allocation of th e quotas, the formalities for licence application, 
the amount of goods allocated to each importer is pub lished in the Official Journal of the European 
Communities (see answer to question 5).  There is no derogation from the licensing requirement. 
Relevant aspects of the licensing procedures per quota are given below:  
Quota  No. Short description of procedures 
Live bovine 
animals 1 The two quotas are each divided into tw o parts. 70% are allocated to importers 
from the Community who are able to furnish proof of having imported animals 
covered by the quotas during the 36 months preceding the year of import. 
The allocation among these importers is made in proportion to their imports of 
animals covered by the tariff quotas during the 36 months preceding the year of 
import in question. 30% of the volume is allocat ed to applicants who can fu rnish the proof of having 
imported at least 75 live bovine animals covered by CN code 0102 from third 
countries in the 12 months precedin g the year of import in question. 
The tariff quotas are opened for periods running from 1 July to 30 June of the 
following year (year of import). 
Applicants for import rights must be entered in a national VAT register. An application for an import right can only be submitted to the competent authority in 
the Member State in which the applicant is  entered in a national VAT register and 
must be submitted by 15 June prior to the relevant year of import.  The competent authorities in the Member States communicate to the Commission 
all the applications for the right to import no later than the 10th working day 
following the closing date for submission of applications. The Commission calculates to what extent applications ca n be accepted. If the quantities in respect of 
which applications are made exceed th e quantities available, the Commission 
applies a uniform reduction percentage. Afte r the notification of allocations from 
the Commission, import licences are issued on application until 15 March of the 
year of import. Quantities, for which impor t licences have not been asked till this 
date, are subject to a further allocation. 
  G/LIC/N/3/EEC/9/Add.1 
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  Quota  No. Short description of procedures 
Live young male 
bovine animals 2 The tariff quota is opened for the period 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006. 
Each quarter of the quota year, the competent authorities in the Member States communicate to the Commission all the applications for import licenses.  The 
Commission calculates as soon as possible to what extent applications can be 
accepted.  If the quantities in respect of which applica tions are made exceed the 
quantities available, the Commission applies a reduction coefficient. 
Quantities not covered by import licence applications each quarter of 2006 shall be transferred to the next allocation quarter. 
 
High quality beef 
and frozen buffalo meat 3 The tariff quotas are annual tariff quotas. 
For US/Canada the quota is administrated at Community level and opened on a monthly basis.  Applicants for import licences must be natural or legal persons, 
who at the time applications are submitted, have been engaged for at least 12 
months in trade in beef and veal between Member States or with third countries and who are registered in a VAT re gister in a Member State. 
For the other third countries concerned, the quota is administrated by those 
countries themselves.  The application for an import licence must be lodged with the competent authorities in the Member States and accompanied by a certificate of 
authenticity issued by the authorities in exporting countries. The competent 
authorities in the Member States issue import licences only after they are satisfied with all the information on the certificate of authenticity, which is proven correct 
and licences are issued immediately thereafter. 
In order to facilitate commercial opera tions, exceptional cases are specified in 
which import licences can be issued af ter having lodged a security which 
corresponds to the full customs duty. This security will be released after certain 
conditions have been fulfilled. 
Frozen Meat of 
bovine animals 4 The tariff quota is an annual tariff quota, opened on 1 Ju ly of each year. 
Applications for import rights with proof of import performance have to be 
submitted by the operators to the competent authorities in the Member States where they are entered in the VAT register.  
Member States inform the Commission of the applications submitted. The 
Commission decides as soon as possible to  what extent applications can be 
accepted. If the quantities in respect of which applications are made exceed the 
quantities available, the Commission applies a fixed reduction coe fficient. After the 
notification of allocations from the Commi ssion, import licences may be issued as 
soon as possible by the competent auth ority in the Member States. Licence 
applications can be lodged solely in the Member State where the applicant has 
applied for import rights.  Licences canno t be transferred and their utilisation is 
subject to reinforced provisions to ensure  that the licence-holder  effectively imports 
the licensed quantity. 
Frozen beef 
intended for processing 5 The tariff quota is an annual tariff quota,  opened on 1 July of each year.  The tariff 
quota is divided into two quantities. 40,000 tonnes of beef intended for manufacture 
of preserved food and 10,700 tonnes of frozen beef intended for manufacture of 
other processed products. 
An application for import rights is valid onl y if it is lodged by, or on behalf of a 
natural or legal person who, at least once during 12 months prior to the opening of 
the tariff quota, has been active in producing processed products containing beef 
and who is entered in a national VAT register.  
Furthermore, the application has to be lodged by, or on behalf of an approved 
processing establishment. For each quantity referred to above only one application 
for import rights may be accepted in re spect of each approved processing 
establishment.  
  Applications for import rights have to be submitted to the competent authority in 
the Member State where the operator is en tered in the VAT register. The competent 
authority in the Member State has to forward to the Commission a list of applicants 
and quantities applied for together with the approval numbers of the processing 
establishment concerned. G/LIC/N/3/EEC/9/Add.1 
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  Quota  No. Short description of procedures 
  The Commission calculates as soon as poss ible to what extent applications can be 
accepted. If the quantities in respect of which applications are made exceed the 
quantities available, a fixed reduction coefficient is applied. Within his allocation 
rights a processor may apply for an import licences until 20 February 2006 at the 
latest. The application has to be lodged in the Member State where the import rights 
are registered.  Quantities for which import licence applications have not been 
lodged within that date are subject to a further allocation of import rights. After the notification of allocations from the Commission, import licences may be issued 
immediately by the competen t authority in the Member States. Licence applications 
can be lodged solely in the Member St ate where the appli cant has applied for 
import rights.  Applicants have to approach only one administrative organ. Imports 
are only known to the competent authority in the Member States and to the 
Commission.  
Frozen Thin skirt 
of bovine animals 6 The tariff quota is an annual tariff  quota, opened on 1 July of each year. 
700 tonnes of the tariff quota are allo cated to Argentina and 800 tonnes are 
allocated to other third countries. The q uota of 700 tonnes is administered by 
Argentina itself. The application for an import licence must be lodged within the 
competent authorities in the Member States and must be accompanied by a 
certificate of authenticity issued by the empowered authority in Argentina. The 
competent authorities in the Member States may issue import licences only after 
they are satisfied with all the information on the certificate of authenticity which is 
proven correct.  The import licence is  issued immediately thereafter. 
 
The quota of 800 tonnes is administered at Community level. Applicants for import 
licences must be natural or legal persons who, when submitting their application, 
must prove to the satisfaction of the competent authorities in the Member State 
concerned that they have traded in beef and veal with non-member countries at least once during the previous 12 months. They must be entered in a national VAT 
register. The application for an import licen ce must be lodged w ithin the competent 
authorities in the Member State in which the applicant is registered, only during the first ten days of each year of import (1 July to 30 June). The competent authorities 
in the Member States have to notify to the Commission on the 10th working day 
following the end of the period for lodging the applications, the total of the quantity covered by the applications. The Commission calculates as soon as possible to what 
extent applications may be accepted. If the quantities in respect of which 
applications are made exceed the quantities available, the Commission fixes a single percentage reduction to be applied to such quantities. Following the 
Commission’s decision on accep tance of applications, licences are issued as rapidly 
as possible by the competent authorities in the Member States.  
Dairy current 
access 7 Chapter I of Regulation 2535/2001 “imports under quotas opened by the 
Community on the basis of an import licence alone” sets out the tariff quotas, the 
duties to be applied and the maximum qua ntities to be imported each year as well 
as procedures to request and obtain quot a allocations. The main features are as 
follows: 
  Applicants for import licences must be  approved in advance by the competent 
authority of the Member State in  which they are established. 
The authority concerned shall assign an approval number to each approved 
importer. Approval shall be granted to all importers who submit a request to the competent authorities before 1 April together with the following: 
 
(a) proof that during the prev ious calendar year they impo rted into and/or exported 
from the Community at least 25 tonnes of milk products covered by Chapter 04 of 
the Combined Nomenclature in at least four separate operations; 
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  Quota  No. Short description of procedures 
  (b) any document and information adequately substantiating their identity and 
status as traders, in particular: (i) documents relating to business accounts and/or tax arrangements drawn up in 
accordance with national law, and if provided for under national law: 
(ii) their VAT number, 
(iii) their registration in the commercial register. 
 For the purposes of the proof required under 1(a): 
(a) only customs declarations showing the name and address of the applicant shall 
be taken into account;  (b) inward- and outward-processing transactions shall not be considered as imports 
or exports. 
 Before 20 June each year, the competent authorities of the Me mber States shall 
send lists of approved importers to the Commission, which shall forward them to 
the competent authorities of the other Member States. Only importers included on a list shall be authorised to apply for licences during the period from 1 July to 30 
June following. 
 Importers may lodge only one licence appli cation each for the same quota in the 
integrated tariff of the European Communities (TARIC) (hereinafter called "quota 
number").  
Licence applications shall be admissible only when applicants attach a written 
declaration that they have not yet submitted, and undertake not to submit, any other applications for the same quota under the import arrangements covered by this 
Chapter during the current period. 
 
The Commission shall decide as quickly as  possible to what extent applications 
may be accepted and shall inform the Member States of its decision. 
Licences shall be issued to applicants whose applications  have been notified under 
Article 15 no more than five working days after the Member States have been 
informed of the decision referred to in the first subparagraph.  
Where the total quantity covered by licence applications exceeds the quantity fixed, 
the Commission shall apply an allocation factor to the quantities applied for. Where the total quantity covered by licence applications is less than the quantity 
available, the Commission shall determine the quantity remaining, which shall be 
added to that available for the following period of the same import year.  
Import licences shall be valid for 150 days from the actual day of issue under 
Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000
. 
 
Dairy minimum 
access 8 Allocation procedure included in chapter I of Regulation 2535/2001 “imports under 
quotas opened by the Community on the basis of an import licence alone”. See 
under point 8 for the main characteristics of this procedure.  
Manioc 9 The tariff quota is an annual tariff quota. The imports under the tariff quota are 
subject to the presentation of an import licence which is issued subject to the 
submission of an export certificate to the European Community issued by the 
Department of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce, and Government of 
Thailand.  Application for import licences have to be submitted to the competent 
authorities in the Member St ates accompanied by the expor t certificate.  The import 
licence has to be issued on the fifth working day following the day on which the 
application was lodged, unless the Co mmission has informed the competent 
authorities of the Member States that the conditions laid down in the relevant 
legislation have not been fulfilled.  G/LIC/N/3/EEC/9/Add.1 
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Manioc, 
arrowroot, salep and similar roots 
and tubers 10 The tariff quota is an annual tariff quota managed on calendar year basis. The 
imports under the tariff quota are subject to the presentation of an import licence that is issued subject to the submission of  a certificate of origin, except as regards 
imports from products originating in China.  Furthermore in the case of products 
originating in Indonesia and China, the licence application has to be accompanied 
by an export licence issued by the comp etent authority in these countries.  
Applications for import licences have to be submitted to the competent authorities in the Member States. The competent authorities in the Member States have to 
notify to the Commission on the day following the day on which applications are 
lodged the application that have been lodged.  The competent authorities issue the import licences unless they receive notif ication from the Commission that the 
conditions laid down in the relevant legislation have not been fulfilled.  
  
Sweet potatoes 
and manioc 
starch 11 The tariff quotas are annual tariff quota s. Licence applications may be lodged with 
the competent authority of the Member St ate on Tuesdays, or if that is not a 
working day on the following working day, by 1 p.m. (Brussels time). Licence applications and licences have to show th e country of origin and the licence carries 
with it an obligation to import from that country. Licence applications for sweet 
potatoes originating in China have to be accompanied by an export certificate 
issued by the Chinese Government. The competent authorities in the Member 
States have to notify to the Commission on the day following the day on which 
applications are lodged. The Commission de termines and notifies to the competent 
authorities in the Member States the extent to which licence applications are to be 
accepted. If the quantities applied for ex ceed those available, the Commission 
applies and notifies a uniform percenta ge reduction. The competent authorities 
issue the import licences as soon as they  receive notification from the Commission. 
  
Broken rice 12 The tariff quota is an annual tariff quota. Applications for import licences have to 
be accompanied by the proof that the appli cant is a natural or legal person who has 
carried out a commercial activity  in the rice sector for at least 12 months and who is 
registered in the Member State in which the application is submitted.  On the day 
on which licence applications are lodged, the competent authorities in the Member 
States have to inform the Commission on the applications submitted.  Import licences are issued on the 11th working da y following that on which the application 
was lodged provided that the quantities applied for do not exceed the tariff quota 
volume.  If the quantities in respect of wh ich licences have been applied for exceed 
the quantities available, the Commission shall fix a single percentage of acceptance 
for the quantities applied for and notify this to the competent authorities in the 
Member States.  Imports are only known to the competent authority in the Member States to which 
the import licence application has been submitted and to the Commission. 
The applicant for an import licence must approach only one administrative organ. 
 
 
Millet 13 The tariff quota is an annual tariff quota. The administration procedure of the tariff 
quota is on a First Come First Served basis and is provided for in Commission 
regulation 2133/2001 according to the rules laid down in Commission Regulation 
No 2454/93.   
 
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Cane sugar 14 The tariff quota is an annual tariff quota. Applications for import licences must be 
submitted by refiners to the competent authority in the Member State of import concerned and must be accompanied by a decl aration to the effect  that the applicant 
undertakes to refine the quantity of sugar in question before 1 July following the 
date of import.  The competent authorities in the Member States have to inform the 
Commission of the submitted applications according to their date of submission. 
The Commission has to inform the Member  States as soon as possible of the 
quantities, which can be allocated to importers. The competent authorities in the 
Member States issue import licences. Refine rs applying for licences must, within 
three months before the end of the time limit laid down for refining, provide the Member State which issued the licence with proof of refining which the later 
recognises. Entitlement under the tariff quot a is conditional on the presentation, at 
the time for release for free circulation, of a certificate of or igin from the third 
country concerned. The import of the ra w sugar has to take place in the Member 
State, which issued the import licence. Imports are only known to the competent 
authority in the Member States to which the import licence application has been submitted, to the exporting country and to the Commission. 
 
  
 
Cane or beet 
sugar 15 The tariff quota is an annual tariff quo ta. Applicants for import licences must be 
natural or legal person entered in a VAT register. Import licences are issued by the competent authorities in the Member States. The allocation of import licences for 
the quota volume allocated to  India is subject to the su bmission of a certificate of 
origin issued by the exporting country and the allocation of import licences for the 
quota volume reserved for the ACP countries is subject to the submission of a 
movement certificate EUR 1 issued by th e exporting countries. Imports are only 
known to the competent authority in the Member States to which the import licence 
application has been submitted, to the exporting country and to the Commission. 
  
 
 
Garlic 16 The tariff quota is annual, administered  however on a quarterly basis, (split in four 
three month quarters, starting in June of  each year). Tariff quotas are allocated 
respectively to China, to Argentina and to all other countries taken together as a 
group. Imports under the tariff quota are subject to the presentation of an import license, issued after application lodged with the competent authorities in the 
Member States. These authorities inform the Commission of all applications 
submitted, on the day following the day on which applications are lodged. Import licences are issued on the fifth working day following that on which applications 
are lodged, provided that the Commissi on takes no special measures in the 
meantime. If the quantities applied for exceed the quantity available for the specific trimester, the Commission sets a flat-rate percentage reduction for the applications 
in question and suspends the issue of licences in respect of subsequent applications 
for that particular quarter. Quantities ar e allocated as follows: 70% to traditional 
importers and 30% to newcomers. Import licences shall be valid only for the 
quarter for which they have been issued.   
 
  
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Preserved 
Mushrooms 17 The tariff quota is an annual tariff quo ta. The tariff quota, namely the quantity 
allocated to China on the one hand, and the quantity allocated to other countries on the other hand is allocated as follows: 95% to traditional importers and 5% to 
newcomers. However, this condition does not apply for quantities allocated to 
Bulgaria and Romania. Applications for import licences must be submitted to the 
competent authorities in the Member States. The competent authorities in the 
Member States have to inform the Commission of applications submitted.  Import licences are issued on the fifth working day following that on which applications 
are lodged provided that the Commission takes no special measures in the 
meantime. If the quantities applied for exceed the quantity available, the Commission allocates the excess from the re serve of the tariff quota. If after 
allocation of the reserve, the quantities applied for exceed the quantity available, 
the Commission sets a flat-rate percentage reduction for the applications in question and suspends the issue of licences in respect of subsequent applications. As regards 
imports from China, entitlement under the tariff quota is conditional on the 
presentation, at the time for release for fre e circulation, of a certificate of origin 
from China. As regards imports from Bulgaria and Romania, entitlement under the 
tariff quota is conditional on the presenta tion, at the time for release for free 
circulation, of an EUR 1 certificate. Imports are only known to the competent 
authorities in the Member States to which the import licence applications have been 
submitted, to the exporting country and to the Commission. 
Bran, sharps and 
other residues 18 The tariff quota is an annual tariff quota. The administration procedure of the tariff 
quota is on a First Come First Served basis and is provided for in Commission regulation No 2133/2001 according the rules laid down in Commission Regulation 
No 2454/93. 
Preparations of a 
kind used in 
animal feeding 19 The tariff quota is an annual tariff quota. The administration procedure of the tariff 
quota is on a First Come First Served basis and is provided for in Commission 
regulation No 2133/2001 according the rules laid down in Commission Regulation 
No 2454/93. Imports are only known to the competent authorities in the Member States and to the Commission. Importers must only approach one administrative 
organ. 
Certain pigmeat 
products 20 The tariff quotas are annual tariff quotas, opened on a quarterly basis.  
Applicants for import licences must be natural or legal persons, who at the time applications are submitted, prove to the satisfaction of the competent authorities of 
the Member States that they have been engaged in trade with third countries in 
pigmeat products for at least the prece ding 12 months. Retail and catering 
establishments selling their products to th e final consumer are excluded from the 
benefits of this system. Imports are only known to the competent authority in the 
Member States to which the import licence application has been submitted and to the Commission. 
  Licence applications may be submitted during the first 7 days of the month before 
the quarterly quota period (1 July, 1 October, 1 January and 1 April) to the 
competent authorities in the Member States. The applicant for an import licence must approach only one administrative organ. The competent authorities in the 
Member States have to notify to the Commission, on the third working day 
following the end of the application submission period, of applications submitted. 
Applications are examined simultaneo usly by the Commission. The Commission 
decides as quickly as possible to what extent quantities may be awarded in respect of the quantities requested in the import licence applications. If the quantities in 
respect of which licences have been applied for exceed the quantities available, the 
Commission fixes a single percentage of acceptance for the quantities applied for. 
Where this percentage is less than 5%, it is possible that the Commission will not 
award the quantities applied for and release the security. The Commission 
calculates the quantities remaining which are added to the quantity available in respect of the following period in the same year. 
 
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Certain pigmeat 
products 21 The tariff quota is an annual tariff quota, opened on a quarterly basis. 
Applicants for import licences must be natural or legal persons, who at the time applications are submitted, prove to the satisfaction of the competent authorities of 
the Member States that they have been engaged in trade with third countries in 
pigmeat products for at least the prece ding 12 months. Retail and catering 
establishments selling their products to th e final consumer are excluded from the 
benefits of this system.  Imports are only known to the competent authority in the Member States to which the import licence application has been submitted and to 
the Commission. 
  Licence applications may be submitted during the first 7 days of the month before 
the quarterly quota period (1 January, 1 April, 1 July and 1 October) to the competent authorities in the Member States. The applicant for an import licence 
must approach only one administrative organ. The competent authorities in the 
Member States have to notify to the Commission, on the third working day following the end of the application submission period, of applications submitted. 
Applications are examined simultaneo usly by the Commission. The Commission 
decides as quickly as possible to what extent quantities may be awarded in respect of the quantities requested in the import licence applications. If the quantities in 
respect of which licences have been applied for exceed the quantities available, the 
Commission fixes a single percentage of acceptance for the quantities applied for. 
Where this percentage is less then 5%, it is possible that the Commission will not 
award the quantities applied for and release the security. The Commission 
calculates the quantities remaining which are added to the quantity available in respect of the following period in the same year. 
 
 
Poultry and turkey products 22 
  The tariff quotas are annual tariff quo tas, opened on a quarterly basis. 
Applicants for import licences must be natural or legal persons, who at the time applications are submitted, prove to the satisfaction of the competent authorities of 
the Member States that they have impor ted not less than 50 tonnes of products 
falling within the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 in each of the two calendar years preceding the year in which the licence application is lodged.  Retail 
and catering establishments selling thei r products to the final consumer are 
excluded from the benefits of  this system. Imports are only known to the competent 
authority in the Member States to which the import licence application has been 
submitted and to the Commission. Licence applications must be submitted to the 
competent authority of the Member State in which the applicant is established or has set up his registered office. Licence applications may be submitted during the 
first 7 days of the month before the quarterly quota period (1 July, 1 October, 1 
January and 1 April) to the competent authorities in the Member States. The 
applicant for an import licence must approach only one administrative organ. The 
competent authorities in the Member States have to notify to the Commission, on 
the fifth working day following the end of the application submission period, of applications submitted. Applications are examined simultaneously by the 
Commission. The Commission decides as quickly as possible to what extent 
quantities may be awarded in respect of the quantities requested in the import 
licence applications. If the quantities in respect of which licences have been applied 
for exceed the quantities available, the Commission fixes a single percentage of acceptance for the quantities app lied for. Where this percentage is less then 5%, it 
is possible that the Commission will not award the quantities applied for and 
release the security. The Commission calculates the quantities remaining which are added to the quantity available in respect of the following period in the same year. 
 
  
 
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Products in the 
egg sector and egg albumin 23 The tariff quotas are annual tariff quotas, opened on a quarterly basis.  
Applicants for import licences must be natural or legal persons, who at the time applications are submitted, prove to the satisfaction of the competent authorities of 
the Member States that they have imported not less than 50 tonnes (shell egg 
equivalent) of products falling within th e scope of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 
(excluding hatching eggs) and (EEC) No 2783/85 in each of the two calendar years 
preceding the year in whic h the licence application is lodged or who are approved 
in accordance with Article 6 (1) of Council Directiv e 89/437/EEC (OJ L 212 of 
22.7.89) for the treatment of egg products. Retail and catering establishments 
selling their products to the final consumer are excluded from the benefits of this system. Imports are only known to the compet ent authority in the Member States to 
which the import licence application has been submitted and to the Commission.  
 Licence applications must be submitted to  the competent authority of the Member 
State in which the applicant is established or has set up its registered office. Licence 
applications may be submitted during th e first 7 days of the month before the 
quarterly quota period (1 July, 1 October, 1 January and 1 April) to the competent 
authorities in the Member States. The applicant for an import licence must 
approach only one administrative organ. The competent authorities in the Member States have to notify to the Commission, on the fifth working day following the end 
of the application submission period, of applications submitted. Applications are 
examined simultaneously by the Commission. The Commission decides as quickly as possible to what extent quantities may be awarded in respect of the quantities 
requested in the import licence applications. If the quantities in respect of which 
licences have been applied for exceed the quantities available, the Commission 
fixes a single percentage of acceptance fo r the quantities applie d for. Where this 
percentage is less then 5%, it is possible that the Commission will not award the 
quantities applied for and release the security. The Commission calculates the 
quantities remaining which are added to the quantity available in respect of the 
following period in the same year. Licenses are issued as quickly as possible after 
the Commission has taken its decision. 
 
  
Common and 
durum wheat 24 For quality common and durum wheat, the tariff quota is an annual tariff quota. The 
administration procedure of the tariff quota is on a First Come First Served basis 
and is provided for in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2133/20. For low and medium quality common wheat, the tariff quota is an annual tariff 
quota, divided in 3 sub-quotas: 572,000 tonnes for the USA, 38,000 tonnes for 
Canada and 2.371,600 tonnes for all other third countries. The sub-quota for all third countries is opened on a quarterly basis. License applications may be 
submitted every Monday to the competent au thorities in Member States (only one 
application by Member State permitted). The competent authorities in the Member States have to notify to the Commission the same day. If the quantities in respect of 
which licenses have been applied for exceed the quantities available, the 
Commission fixes a single percentage of acceptance for the quantities applied for, 
within a maximum period of 3 working days. Otherwise, the licenses can be 
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Barley 25 For feed barley, the tariff quota is an annual tariff quota opened  year round. License 
applications may be submitted every Monday to the competent authorities in Member States (only one application per Member State permitted). The competent 
authorities in the Member States have to notify to the Commission the same day. If 
the quantities in respect of which licen ces have been applied for exceed the 
quantities available, the Commission fixes a single percentage of acceptance for the 
quantities applied for, within a maximum pe riod of 3 working days. Otherwise, the 
licenses can be granted on the fourth  working day following the application. 
 
For malting barley, the tariff quota is an annual tariff quota. License applications may be submitted every second Monday of  each month to the competent authorities 
in Member States. The competent authorities in the Member States have to notify to 
the Commission the same day. If the quantities in respect of which licenses have been applied for exceed the quantities available, the Commission fixes a single 
percentage of acceptance for the quantities a pplied for, within a maximum period of 
3 working days. Otherwise, the licenses can be granted on the fourth working day following the application. 
 
 
Maize and grain sorghum 26 
  Licence applications shall be accompanie d by a written undertaking from the 
applicant to lodge, by the date of issue of the licence at the latest, a performance 
guarantee of an amount per tonne equal to the flat-rate duty reduction granted or to 
that of the reduction proposed in the tender.  Applications shall be valid only if:  - they do not exceed the maximum quantity available for each deadline for lodging 
applications, and  
- they are accompanied by evidence that th e applicant's business  activity includes 
international cereals trading in the importing Member State.  
Where a flat-rate reduction is adopted by  the Commission, licences shall be issued, 
within the quantities available, no later than the Friday following the last day for 
submission. Should the applications made in respect of a week be for quantities 
exceeding those for maize and sorghum stil l available for import into Spain, the 
quantities for which licences are issued shall be the quantities indicated in the 
applications, reduced by a uniform percentage.  
Where a duty reduction is fixed under a tendering procedure, licences shall be 
issued, on condition that the tenderer has lodged an application for an import 
licence before a specified deadline. 
The competent authorities shall notify the Commission of the quantities for which licences have been issued each week no later than the third working day of the 
following week.  
Import licences shall, for the purpose of determining their period of validity, be deemed to have been issued on the day of expiry of the deadline for lodging tenders 
or applications. 
  
Worked oats 27 The tariff quota is an annual tariff quota. 
The administration procedure of the quota is on a First Come First Served basis and 
is provided for in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2094/2004 according the rules 
laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.  
  
 
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Rice 28 The tariff quota is an annual tariff quota. 
Applicants for import licences must be natural or legal persons, who in one of the three years preceding the date of submissi on of the application were engaged in 
trade in rice or submitted import licence  applications covering rice and are 
registered in the Member State where the application is made.  
Imports are only known to the competent authority in the Member States to which 
the import licence application has been submitted and to the Commission. The applicant for an import licence must approach only one administrative organ. 
Applications for import licences have to be submitted to the competent authorities 
in the Member States in the first 10 working days of the first month corresponding to one quarterly tranche. Import licences  are issued under specific quarterly 
tranches per country of origin. Quantities not used in respect of a tranche are 
carried forward to the following tranche of the relevant quota. Quantities not covered by licences in September are made available under a supplementary 
tranche in October.  
The competent authorities of the Member State have to notify to the Commission within two working days of the closing date for the submission on the applications 
submitted.  
Within 10 days of the closing date for notification the Commission shall decide to what extent the applications may be accepte d.  Where the total applied for exceeds 
the availability per tranche and country, the Commission sets a reduction 
percentage. It also fixes the quantities available under the following tranche. Within three working days of the date of publication of this decision import licences shall 
be issued. 
Grape juice and 
grape must 29 The tariff quota is an annual tariff quota, running from 1 September to 31 August of 
the following year. 
The administration procedure of the tariff quota is on a First Come First Served 
basis and is provided for in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1472/2003 according 
the rules laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. 
 
  
7. Question 7 related to quantitative limit s is not relevant in the present case.  
8. The application for an import licence can only be re fused if either the relevant criteria are not 
fulfilled or the licence security has not been lodged.  Applicants can appeal to  courts in the Member 
States according to the legislation in force in the respective Member States. 
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence  
 
9. See reply 6.  In general there is no specific system of registration foreseen, all persons, firms 
and institutions can therefore apply. There is one  exception for dairy products; the procedure is 
explained under reply 6. 
Documentation and other requireme nts for application for licence  
 
10. A specimen of the import licence is included in the EC Regulations set out in answer to 
question 10 of the main notification for 2002. 
11. The import licence and other relevant customs documents as for any import.  A number of 
specific requirements as listed below are in place according to the product:  G/LIC/N/3/EEC/9/Add.1 
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Live bovine 
animals 1 Appropriate veterinary cer tificate; for bulls: a pedigree certificate; for female 
animals: a pedigree certificate or a certif icate of registration in a herd-book 
certifying the purity  of the breed. 
Live young male 
bovine animals 2 Appropriate veteri nary certificate. 
High quality beef 
& frozen buffalo 
meat 3 Appropriate health certifi cates plus, in case of US/Canada, the certificate of 
authenticity. 
Frozen Meat of bovine animals 4 Appropriate health certificates. 
Frozen beef for 
processing 5 Appropriate health certificate. 
Frozen thin skirt 
of bovine animals 6 Appropriate health certificate, and in  case of Argentina a certificate of 
authenticity. 
Dairy current 
access 7 IMA-1 certificate. 
Dairy minimum 
access 8 - 
Manioc 9 Export certificate. 
Manioc, 
arrowroot, salep 
& similar roots & tubers 10 The certificate of origin and the export licence in cases of imports originating in 
Indonesia and China. 
Sweet potatoes & manioc starch 11 In the case of imports of sweet potatoes originating in China and manioc starch 
originating in Thailand, the export certificate 
 
Broken rice 12 On entry into free circulation, a written undertaking that all the goods entered will 
be processed within six months of the date of acceptance of the entry for free 
circulation. 
Millet 13 - 
Cane sugar 14 Certificate of origin from the third country concerned. 
Cane or beet sugar 15 Certificate of authenticity issued by the exporting country and the allocation of 
import licences for the quota volume reserved  for the ACP countries is subject to 
the submission of a movement certificate EUR 1 issued by the exporting 
countries. 
Garlic 16 - 
Preserved Mushrooms 17 As regards imports from China, entitlement under the tariff quota is conditional 
on the presentation, at the time for release for free circulation, of a certificate of 
origin from China.  As regards imports from Bulgaria and Romania, entitlement 
under the tariff quota is conditional on the presentation, at the time for release for free circulation, of an EUR 1 certificate. 
Bran, sharps & 
other residues 18 - 
Preparations of a 
kind used in animal feeding 19 - 
Certain pigmeat 
products 20 Appropriate hea lth certificate. 
Certain pigmeat 
products 21 Appropriate hea lth certificate. 
Poultry and 
turkey products 22 - 
Products in the 
egg sector & egg albumin 23 - G/LIC/N/3/EEC/9/Add.1 
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Common and 
durum wheat 24 For high quality common and durum wheat, proof that the goods are held by the 
applicant, that the goods are ready for import and that the goods meet the quality criteria of Commission regulation No 778/99. 
 
For low and medium quality common wheat, certificate of origin from the third 
country concerned. 
Barley 25 - 
Maize & grain  
sorghum 26 Proof that applicant’s business in cludes international cereals trading. 
Worked oats 27 - 
Rice 28 In case of imports from Australia and Thailand the original of the export 
certificate. 
Grape juice & 
grape must 29 - 
 
12. No. 
13. The issuance of import licence is subject to a secu rity.  The following provisions are in place: 
Quota No. Security 
Live bovine 
animals 1 Security required ensuring compliance with the obligation not to slaughter the 
imported animals. The security is released immediately if proof is supplied that 
the animals (a) have not been slaughtered within four months of the date of 
release for free circulation or (b) have been  slaughtered within that period in cases 
of force majeure . 
Live young male 
bovine animals 2 Security required ensuring compliance with the obligation that the imported 
animals will be fattened. The security is released immediately if proof is supplied 
that the young bovine animals (a) have been fattened in the farm or farms 
reported to the competent authority (b) for a period of at least 120 days from the 
date of importation or (c) have been slaughtered before the expiry of that period for heath reasons or have died as  a result of sickness or accident. 
High quality beef 
& frozen buffalo 
meat 3 Security required guaranteeing that the undertaking to import will be fulfilled 
during the period of validity of the licence. The security is released when the 
obligation to import has been fulfilled.    
Frozen Meat of bovine animals 4 Security required guaranteeing that the undertaking to import will be fulfilled 
during the period of validity of the licence. The security shall not be released until 
proof has been produced that the titular holder of the licence has been 
commercially and logistically responsible for the purchase, transport and clearance for home use of the quantity of meat concerned. 
Frozen beef 
intended for 
processing 5 A security has to be lodged at the time of importation ensuring that the processor 
processes the entire quantity of meat imported into the required finished products 
in the designated establishment, within three months following the day of importation. The security is released when  this requirement has been fulfilled. 
Frozen Thin skirt 
of bovine animals 6 Security required guaranteeing that the undertaking to import will be fulfilled 
during the period of validity of the licence. The security is released when the 
obligation to import has been fulfilled. 
Dairy current access 7 Security required guaranteeing that the undertaking to import will be fulfilled 
during the period of validity of the licence. The security is released when the 
obligation to import has been fulfilled. 
Dairy minimum 
access 8 Security required guaranteeing that the undertaking to import will be fulfilled 
during the period of validity of the licence. The security is released when the 
obligation to import has been fulfilled. 
Manioc 9 Security required guaranteeing that the imported quantities do not exceed the 
quantities covered by the import licence.  G/LIC/N/3/EEC/9/Add.1 
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Manioc, 
arrowroot, salep & similar roots & 
tubers 10 Security in order to guaranteeing th at the imported quantities do not exceed the 
quantities covered by the import licence. 
Sweet potatoes & manioc starch 11 Security required guaranteeing that the undertaking to import will be fulfilled 
during the period of validity of the licence. The security is released when the 
obligation to import has been fulfilled and the right to import under the licence 
has been exercised, namely on the day the import declaration is accepted and the 
product concerned put into free circulation. 
Broken rice 12 Security required guaranteeing that the imported broken rice will be processed 
into the product indicated in the im port licence. Where rice entered for free 
circulation has not been processed within  the specified time limit the security 
released is reduced by 2% for each of th e day by which the time limit is exceeded. 
Millet 13 Security required guaranteeing the quality of the product 
Cane sugar 14 Security required guaranteeing that  the undertaking to import will be fulfilled 
during the period of validity of the licence. The security is released when the 
obligation to import has been fulfilled. 
Cane or beet sugar 15  Security required guaranteeing that the undertaking to import will be fulfilled 
during the period of validity of the licence. The security is released when the 
obligation to import has been fulfilled. 
Garlic 16 Security required in order to guara nteeing that the undertaking to import will be 
fulfilled during the period of validity of the licence. The security is released when the obligation to import has been fulfilled. 
Preserved 
Mushrooms 17 Security required guaranteeing that the undertaking to import will be fulfilled 
during the period of validity of the licence. The security is released when the 
obligation to import has been fulfilled. 
Bran, sharps & 
other residues 18 Security required guaranteeing the quality of the product 
Preparations of a 
kind used in animal feeding 19 Security required guaranteeing the quality of the product 
 
Certain pigmeat 
products 20 Security required guaranteeing that the undertaking to import will be fulfilled 
during the period of validity of the licence. The security is released when the 
obligation to import has been fulfilled. 
Certain pigmeat products 21 Security required guaranteeing that the undertaking to import will be fulfilled 
during the period of validity of the licence. The security is released when the 
obligation to import has been fulfilled. 
Poultry & turkey 
products 22 Security required guaranteeing that the undertaking to import will be fulfilled 
during the period of validity of the licence. The security is released when the obligation to import has been fulfilled. 
Products in the 
egg sector & egg 
albumin 23 Security required guaranteeing that the undertaking to import will be fulfilled 
during the period of validity of the licence. The security is released when the 
obligation to import has been fulfilled. 
Common and durum wheat 24 For quality common and durum wheat, se curity required guaranteeing the quality 
of the product. 
 
For low and medium quality common wheat, a 30 € security is required to avoid 
abandonment of import licences. The security  is released when the obligation to 
import has been fulfilled. G/LIC/N/3/EEC/9/Add.1 
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  Quota No. Security 
Barley 25 For feed barley, a 30 € security is required to avoid abandonment of import 
licences. The security is released when the obligation to import has been fulfilled.  
For malting barley, a 85 € security is required in order to guarantee quality of the 
product. When import license applicatio ns are accompanied by a certificate of 
conformity issued by FGIS of the United St ates of America, security is lowered to 
10€/t. The security is released upon proof of respect of the quota’s end-use provisions. 
Maize & grain 
sorghum 26 Security equal to the duty reduction is required to ensure imports meet quota’s 
destination requirements. 
Worked oats 27 Security required guaranteeing the good faith of the applicants. The security is 
released on the issue of the import licence. 
Rice 28 Security required guaranteeing the good  faith of the applicants. The security is 
released when the obligation to import has been fulfilled.  
Grape juice & 
grape must 29 In order to guarantee the end-use of the goods imported under this quota (non-
alcoholic) a lodging of security is mandatory : this security should cover the 
difference of duty between the erga omnes duty rate and the duty rate within the tariff quota (see Art.4 of Regulation 1472/2003) 
 
Conditions of licensing  
 
14. The validity of import licences is as follows: 
Quota No. Period of Validity of licences 
Live bovine 
animals 1 90 days, but not beyond the 30 June following their date of issue and the period of 
validity cannot be extended. 
Live young male 
bovine animals 2 90 days from their date of issue and no licence is valid after 30 June 2006. The 
period of validity of the import licence cannot be extended. 
High quality beef 
& frozen buffalo meat 3 Three months. However, their validity expires at the latest on 30 June following 
the date of issue and the period of validity cannot be extended. 
Frozen Meat of 
bovine animals 4 180 days from their date of issue. However, no licence is valid after 30 June 2006 
and the period of validity cannot be extended. 
Frozen beef 
intended for processing 5 120 days from their date of issue. However, no licence is valid after 30 June 2006 
and the period of validity cannot be extended. 
Frozen Thin skirt 
of bovine animals 6 The validity expires on 30 June following the date of issue.    
Dairy current 
access 7 The licence shall be valid from the day of issue until the end of the third month 
following. 
Dairy minimum access 8 Import licences shall be valid for 150 days from the actual day of issue.
 
Manioc 9 The period of validity of the import licence corresponds to the period of validity 
of the export certificate plus 30 days (i.e. 150 from the date of issue). 
Manioc, 
arrowroot, salep & similar roots & 
tubers 10 60 days from the date of issue. However, licences issued for products originating 
in Indonesia or China are valid for the duration of the period of validity of the export licence plus 30 days (i.e. 150 days from the date of issue). 
Sweet potatoes & manioc starch 11 In the case of the tariff quotas for sw eet potatoes, import licences are valid from 
the date of issue to the end of the fourth month following.  In the case of the tariff 
quota for manioc starch, import licences are valid from the date of issue to the end 
of the third month following 
Broken rice 12 Until the end of the third month following that of issue.  
Millet 13 - 
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  Quota No. Period of Validity of licences 
Cane sugar 14 Import licences are valid from their date of issue until 30 June thereafter. The 
period of validity can be extended. 
Cane or beet sugar 15 End of the third month following month of issue. 
Garlic 16 Valid only for the quarter for which they have been issued.   
Preserved 
Mushrooms 17 Valid six months from the effective date of issue but not beyond 31 December of 
the year concerned. 
Bran, sharps & other residues 18 - 
 
Preparations of a 
kind used in 
animal feeding 19 - 
 
Certain pigmeat 
products 20 150 days, but not beyond each quota period 
Certain pigmeat 
products 21 150 days, but not beyond each quota period 
Poultry & turkey 
products 22 150 days, but not beyond each quota period. 
Products in the 
egg sector & egg 
albumin 23 150 days, but not beyond each quota period. 
Common and 
durum wheat 24 For quality common and durum wheat:  -For low and medium quality common 
wheat, 45 days from the date of issue and the period of validity cannot be extended. 
 
Barley 25 For feed barley, 45 days from the date of issue and the period of validity cannot 
be extended. 
 
For malting barley, the security is valid until the end of the processing period (max. 330 days) and the period of validity cannot be extended. 
Maize & grain 
sorghum 26 The period of validity of licences shall be: 
- 45 days in cases where a flat-rate reduction has been adopted by the 
Commission, - the period specified in the Regulation opening the invitation to tender, in the 
case of licences issued under a tendering procedure for the duty reduction (usually 
50 days). 
Worked oats 27 45 days from the day of their issue. The period of validity cannot be extended. 
Rice 28 From their actual day of issue until the end of the third month thereafter but not 
beyond 31 December of the year of issue. The period of validity cannot be 
extended. 
Grape juice & 
grape must 29 - 
 
  
15.  In case of non-utilisation of an import licence, th e security is not released.  In the case of 
partial use of the import licence, the security is partially released.  See also the replies given to 
question 13. In the case of frozen beef for processing  proof has to be provided that the meat has been 
processed into the relevant products.  In the case of wheat  and malting barley, the security for the 
product that does not meet the required quality and that it is not processed within the time limit, is not 
released.  The security is only released for the volume of imported wheat that complies with the 
relevant quality criteria. 
16. Import licences for high quality beef are transfer able.  Licences for products imported in the 
context of the other quota are usually not transferable. G/LIC/N/3/EEC/9/Add.1 
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Other procedural requirements
 
 
18. No. 
19. Not relevant. 
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