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Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are replaced by the following: ‘Article 1 1. This Regulation lays down detailed rules for the application of tariff quotas for importing products under the CN codes referred to in Annex I, opened by Regulation (EC) No 774/94. 2. The provisions of Regulation (EC) Nos 1291/2000 (5) and 1301/2006 (6) shall apply, except where otherwise provided for in this Regulation. 3. The quantity of products covered by the arrangements referred to in paragraph 1 and the reduction rate of the customs duty shall be as laid down in Annex I. Article 2 The quantity fixed for each group shall be divided among the following four quarters: — 25 % from 1 January to 31 March, — 25 % from 1 April to 30 June, — 25 % from 1 July to 30 September, — 25 % from 1 October to 31 December. Article 3 1. For the application of Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, applicants for import licences must prove, when submitting the first application for a given tariff quota period, that they imported or exported not less than 50 tonnes of products referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 in each of the two periods referred to in the said Article 5. 2. Licence applications must not involve more than one of the groups referred to in Annex I to this Regulation, but may involve several products covered by different CN codes. In such cases, all the CN codes shall be indicated in box 16 and their description in box 15 of licence applications and licences. The application must be for a minimum of 10 tonnes and a maximum of 10 % of the quantity available for the group concerned during the quarter in question. 3. The country of origin shall be entered in box 8 of the licence application and the licence, and the word “yes” shall be marked with a cross, except for groups 3, 5 and 6. 4. Box 20 of the licence application and the licence shall contain one of the entries given in Annex II, Part A. 5. Box 24 of the licence shall contain one of the entries given in Annex II, Part B. 6. For group 3 products, box 24 of the licence shall contain one of the entries given in Annex II, Part C. 7. For group 5 products, box 24 of the licence shall contain one of the entries given in Annex II, Part D. Article 4 1. Licence applications may be lodged only in the first seven days of the month preceding each quarter referred to in Article 2. However, for the period from 1 January to 31 March 2007, licence applications shall be lodged during the first 15 days of January 2007. 2. Licence applications must be accompanied by a supply contract specifying that the poultry supplies requested are available for delivery within the European Union during the quota period from the origin and for the quantity requested. This paragraph shall apply only to group 1, 2 and 4 products. 3. By way of derogation from Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, in the case of groups 3, 5 and 6, each applicant may lodge more than one application for import licences for products in one group where such products originate in more than one country. Separate applications for each country of origin must be submitted simultaneously to the competent authority of a Member State. They shall be considered, as regards the maximum referred to in Article 3(2), as a single application. 4. Member States shall notify the Commission, by the fifth working day following the end of the period for submitting applications, of the total quantities in kilograms requested, broken down by group and origin. 5. Licences shall be issued as soon as possible after the Commission has taken a decision. 6. Member States shall notify the Commission, by the end of the fourth month following each annual period, of the quantities in kilograms actually released for free circulation under this Regulation during the period concerned, broken down by group and origin. Article 5 Import licences shall be valid for 150 days from the actual day of issue within the meaning of Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000. Without prejudice to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, the rights deriving from the licences may be transferred only to transferees satisfying the eligibility conditions defined in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 and Article 3(1) of this Regulation. Article 6 A security of EUR 50 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged for applications for import licences for any product indicated in Article 1.