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Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are replaced by the following: ‘Article 1 1. All imports into the Community within the framework of Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 of products covered by CN codes listed in Annex I to this Regulation shall qualify for reduced customs duties on presentation of an import licence. 2. Commission Regulations (EC) Nos 1291/2000 (5) and 1301/2006 (6) shall apply, save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation. 3. The quantity of products benefiting from the above arrangements and the rate of customs duty are fixed in Annex I hereto. Article 2 The quantity fixed in part B of Annex I shall be divided into the following subperiods in the import tariff quota period: — 25 % in the period 1 January to 31 March, — 25 % in the period 1 April to 30 June, — 25 % in the period 1 July to 30 September, — 25 % in the period 1 October to 31 December. Article 3 1. Notwithstanding Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, retail establishments or restaurants selling their products to final consumers shall be excluded from the reduction in customs duties referred to in Article 1(1) of this Regulation and may not submit import licence applications to this end. 2. Import licence applications may mention only one of the serial numbers referred to in Annex I. They may involve several products covered by different combined nomenclature (CN) codes. In such cases, all the CN codes shall be indicated in section 16 and their description in section 15 of licence applications and licences. Applications must be for a minimum of one tonne and a maximum of 100 % of the quantity available for the subperiod specified in Article 2. Article 4 1. Section 8 of the licence application and the licence shall indicate the country of origin and “yes” shall be marked with a cross. 2. Section 20 of the licence application and the licence shall contain one of the references shown in part A of Annex II. 3. Section 24 of the licence shall contain one of the references shown in part B of Annex II. Article 5 1. Licence applications shall be lodged in the first seven days of the month preceding each subperiod 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. The Member States shall notify to the Commission, no later than the third working day following the end of the period for submission of applications, the total quantities, in kilograms, applied for in respect of each quota. 3. Licences shall be issued as soon as possible after the Commission has taken a decision. 4. The Member States shall notify to the Commission, before the end of the fourth month following each annual period, the quantities (expressed in kilograms) under each quota actually put into free circulation under this Regulation in the period concerned. Article 6 1. Import licences shall be valid for 150 days from the actual day of issue under Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000. 2. Notwithstanding Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, the transfer of rights deriving from licences or certificates shall be limited to holders who meet the eligibility criteria laid down in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 and Article 3(1) of this Regulation.