Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a Community procedure for administering quantitative quotas (Codified version)
Date: 2007-10-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: codification of EU law, common commercial policy, management, quantitative restriction, tariff quota

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 10.10.2007 
COM(2007) 585 final 

2007/0203 (CNS) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

establishing a Community procedure for administering quantitative quotas 

(Codified version) 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

In  the  context  of  a  people’s  Europe,  the  Commission  attaches  great  importance  to 
simplifying  and  clarifying  Community  law  so  as  to  make  it  clearer  and  more 
accessible to the ordinary citizen, thus giving him new opportunities and the chance 
to make use of the specific rights it gives him. 

This aim cannot be achieved so long as numerous provisions that have been amended 
several times, often quite substantially, remain scattered, so that they must be sought 
partly  in  the  original  instrument  and  partly  in  later  amending  ones.  Considerable 
research work, comparing many different instruments, is thus needed to identify the 
current rules. 

For  this  reason  a  codification  of  rules  that  have  frequently  been  amended  is  also 
essential if Community law is to be clear and transparent. 

On  1  April  1987  the  Commission  therefore  decided1  to  instruct  its  staff  that  all 
legislative acts should be codified after no more than ten amendments, stressing that 
this  is  a  minimum  requirement  and  that  departments  should  endeavour  to  codify  at 
even  shorter  intervals  the  texts  for  which  they  are  responsible,  to  ensure  that  the 
Community rules are clear and readily understandable. 

The  Conclusions  of 
the  Edinburgh  European  Council 
(December 1992) confirmed this2, stressing the importance of codification as it offers 
certainty as to the law applicable to a given matter at a given time. 

the  Presidency  of 

Codification  must  be  undertaken  in  full  compliance  with  the  normal  Community 
legislative procedure. 

Given  that  no  changes  of  substance  may  be  made  to  the  instruments  affected  by 
codification, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission have agreed, 
by  an  interinstitutional  agreement  dated  20  December  1994,  that  an  accelerated 
procedure may be used for the fast-track adoption of codification instruments. 

is 

this  proposal 

to  undertake  a  codification  of  Council 
The  purpose  of 
Regulation (EC)  No  520/94  of  7  March  1994  establishing  a  Community  procedure 
for  administering  quantitative  quotas3.  The  new  Regulation  will  supersede  the 
various acts incorporated in it4; this proposal fully preserves the content of the acts 
being codified and hence does no more than bringing them together with only such 
formal amendments as are required by the codification exercise itself. 

COM(87) 868 PV. 
See Annex 3 to Part A of the Conclusions. 
Carried out pursuant to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the 
Council – Codification of the Acquis communautaire, COM(2001) 645 final. 
See Annex I to this proposal. 

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5. 

The codification proposal was drawn up on the basis of a preliminary consolidation, 
in  all  official  languages,  of  Regulation  (EC) No 520/94  and  the  instruments 
amending  it,  carried  out  by  the  Office  for  Official  Publications  of  the  European 
Communities, by means of a data-processing system. Where the Articles have been 
given new numbers, the correlation between the old and the new numbers is shown 
in a table contained in Annex II to the codified Regulation. 

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(cid:208) 520/94 

2007/0203 (CNS) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

establishing a Community procedure for administering quantitative quotas 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Community,  and  in  particular 
Article 133 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament5, 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee6, 

Whereas: 

(cid:208) 

(1) 

Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  520/94  of  7  March  1994  establishing  a  Community 
procedure  for  administering  quantitative  quota7  has  been  substantially  amended 
several times8. In the interests of clarity and rationality the said Regulation should be 
codified. 

(2) 

Under Article  14  of  the Treaty, the internal market comprises, since 1 January 1993, 
an  area  without  internal  frontiers  in  which  the  free  movement  of  goods,  persons, 
services and capital is ensured. 

(cid:208) 520/94 Recital 2 

(3) 

A system for administering quantitative quotas should therefore be established in line 
with  that  objective  and  based  on  the  principle  of  a  uniform  common  commercial 

(cid:208) 520/94 Recital 3 (adapted) 

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OJ C […], […], p. […]. 
OJ C […], […], p. […]. 
OJ  L  66,  10.3.1994,  p.  1.  Regulation  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No  806/2003  (OJ  L  122, 
16.5.2003, p. 1). 
See Annex I. 

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(5) 

policy,  in  accordance  with  the  guidelines  laid  down  by  the  Court  of  Justice  of  the 
European Communities. 

(cid:208) 520/94 Recital 4 

There  should  be  a  choice  between  several  allocation  methods,  depending  on  criteria 
such as the situation of the Community market, the type of product concerned, specific 
characteristics of the supplier countries and the Community's international obligations, 
particularly those which undertake to allow for traditional trade flows. 

(cid:208) 138/96 Recital 3 (adapted) 

Flexibility  should  be  allowed  in  the  redistribution  of  the  quantities  that  are  not 
allocated,  assigned  or  used.  However,  to  avoid  possible  excessive  accumulation  of 
imports, the question of whether such a redistribution after the end of the quota period 
is  appropriate  should  be  examined  on  a  case-by-case  basis  and  the  relevant 
arrangements  decided  on,  notably  with  regard  to  the  period  of  validity  of  licences, 
taking  into  account  the  type  of  product  in  question  and  the  purpose  for  which  the 
quotas concerned were introduced. 

(6) 

The  administration  of  import  and  export  quotas  should  be  based  on  a  system  of 
licences  issued  by  the  Member  States  in  line  with  quantitative  criteria  established  at 
Community level. 

(cid:208) 520/94 Recital 5 

(7) 

The administrative procedure ⌦ should ⌫ ensure that all applicants have fair access 
to  quotas,  and  the  documents  issued  ⌦ should ⌫  be  such  that  they  can  be  used 
throughout the Community. 

(cid:208) 520/94 Recital 6 (adapted) 

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(8) 

If unused quantities are to be redistributed as efficiently as possible, reliable and full 
information  is  needed  on  the  actual  use  made  of  import  licences  issued.  For  that 
purpose, all import licences, whether used or unused, should have to be returned to the 
competent  national  authorities  within  ten  working  days  of  their  expiry  date  at  the 
latest. 

(9) 

The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted 
in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the 
procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission9. 

(cid:208)  

(10)  The provisions of this Regulation and those governing its implementation should not 
prejudice existing national and Community rules concerning professional secrecy. 

(cid:208) 520/94 Recital 8 

(11)  The products listed in Annex I to the Treaty, together with textiles and other products 
that  are  subject  to  specific  common  import  arrangements  laying  down  specific 
provisions as regards quota administration should be excluded from the scope of this 
Regulation, 

(cid:208) 520/94 Recital 9 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

CHAPTER I 

(cid:208) 520/94 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PRINCIPLES 

Article 1 

1.  This  Regulation  establishes  the  rules  governing  the  administration  of  quantitative  import 
and  export  quotas,  hereinafter  referred  to  as  ‘quotas’,  whether  autonomous  or  conventional, 
established by the Community. 

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OJ  L  184,  17.7.1999,  p.  23.  Decision  as  amended  by  Decision  2006/512/EC  (OJ  L  200,  22.7.2006, 
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2.  This  Regulation  shall  not  apply  to  products  listed  in  Annex  I  to  the  Treaty,  nor  to  other 
products  that  are  subject  to  specific  common  import  or  export  arrangements  laying  down 
special provisions for quota administration. 

(cid:208) 520/94 (adapted) 

Article 2 

1.  Quotas  shall  be  allocated  among  applicants  as  soon  as  possible  after  they  have  been 
opened.  It  may  be  decided,  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  ⌦ referred  to ⌫  in  Article 
22(2), to allocate them in several tranches. 

(cid:208) 520/94 

2.  Quotas  may,  inter  alia,  be  administered  using  one  of  the  following  methods,  or  a 
combination of those methods: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

a method based on traditional trade flows, in accordance with Articles 6 to 11; 

a method based on the order in which applications are submitted (on a ‘first come, 
first served’ basis), in accordance with Article 12; 

a  method  allocating  quotas  in  proportion  to  the  quantities  requested  when  the 
applications  are  submitted  (using  the  ‘simultaneous  examination’  procedure),  in 
accordance with Article 13. 

(cid:208) 520/94 (adapted) 

3.  The  allocation  method  to  be  used  shall  be  determined  ⌦ in  accordance  with ⌫  the 
procedure ⌦ referred to ⌫ in Article 22(2). 

4.  If  it  is  apparent  that  none  of  the  methods  indicated  in  paragraph  2  is  appropriate  to  the 
specific requirements of a quota which has been opened, ⌦ any other ⌫ appropriate method 
shall  ⌦ be  determined  in  accordance  with ⌫  the  procedure  ⌦ referred  to ⌫  in  Article 
22(2). 

5. Quantities that are not allocated, assigned or used shall be redistributed in accordance with 
Article 14 in time to allow them to be used before the end of the period covered by the quota. 

(cid:208) 138/96 Art. 1 pt. 1 

If it is found that it has not been possible to redistribute such quantities in time, their possible 
redistribution  during  the  following  quota  period  shall  ⌦ be  decided ⌫  on  a  case-by-case 
basis, in accordance with the procedure ⌦ referred to ⌫ in Article 22(2). 

(cid:208) 138/96 Art. 1 pt. 1 (adapted) 

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6.  Save  where  other  provisions  are  adopted  when  the  quota  is  set,  the  release  for  free 
circulation or export of products subject to quotas shall be conditional on the presentation of 
an import or export licence issued by the Member States in accordance with this Regulation. 

7.  Member  States  shall  designate  the  administrative  authorities  competent  to  carry  out 
implementing  measures  for  which  they  are  responsible  under  this  Regulation.  They  shall 
notify the Commission of the authority thus designated. 

Article 3 

The  Commission  shall  publish  a  notice  announcing  the  opening  of  quotas  in  the  Official 
Journal of the European Union, setting out the allocation method chosen, the conditions to be 
met  by  licence  applications,  time  limits  for  submitting  them  and  a  list  of  the  competent 
national authorities to which they must be sent. 

Article 4 

1.  All  Community  importers  and  exporters,  no  matter  where  they  are  established  in  the 
Community, may submit a single licence application for each quota or tranche of a quota to 
the competent authority of the Member State of their choice, drawn up in the official language 
or languages of the Member State concerned. 

Where a quota is limited to one or several regions of the Community, the application shall be 
made to the competent authorities in the Member State(s) of the region(s) in question. 

2.  Applications  for  licences  shall  be  submitted  in  accordance  with  the  arrangements 
determined ⌦ in accordance with ⌫ the procedure ⌦ referred to ⌫ in Article 22(2). 

(cid:208) 520/94 (adapted) 

(cid:208) 520/94 

Article 5 

The Commission shall ensure that the licences to be issued are for economically significant 
quantities, having regard to the nature of the product covered by the quota. 

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CHAPTER II 

SPECIFIC RULES FOR THE DIFFERENT ADMINISTRATIVE 
METHODS 

SECTION A 

METHOD BASED ON TRADITIONAL TRADE FLOWS 

Article 6 

1.  Where  quota  allocation  takes  account  of  traditional  trade  flows,  one  portion  of  the  quota 
shall be reserved for traditional importers or exporters while the other shall be set aside for 
other importers or exporters. 

(cid:208) 520/94 (adapted) 

2. Importers or exporters ⌦ shall be ⌫ deemed to be traditional ⌦ if they ⌫ are able to 
demonstrate that in the course of a previous period, to be known as ‘the reference period’ they 
have imported into the Community or exported from it the product or products covered by the 
quota. 

3.  The  portion  set  aside  for  traditional  importers  or  exporters,  the  reference  period  and  the 
portion  allocated  to  other  applicants  shall  be  determined  in  accordance  with  the  procedure 
⌦ referred to ⌫ in Article 22(2). 

4. The allocation shall be carried out in accordance with the principles set out in Articles 7 to 
11. 

(cid:208) 520/94 

Article 7 

To  qualify  for  the  allocation  of  the  part  of  the  quota  set  aside  for  them,  and  to  provide 
evidence  of  the  imports  or  exports  carried  out  during  the  reference  period,  traditional 
importers or exporters shall enclose with their licence applications: 

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a certified copy of the original of the entry for free circulation or export declaration 
made  out  in  the  name  of  the  importer  or  exporter  concerned  or,  where  applicable, 
that of the operator whose activities they have taken over, 

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any equivalent evidence, as determined in accordance with the procedure ⌦ referred 
to ⌫ in Article 22(2). 

(cid:208) 520/94 (adapted) 

(cid:208) 520/94 

Article 8 

Member States shall, within the period laid down in the notice opening the quota concerned, 
inform  the  Commission  of  the  number  and  the  aggregate  amount  of  the  import  or  export 
applications,  broken  down  into  those  from  traditional  importers  or  exporters  and  other 
importers or exporters, and of the amount of the previous imports or exports carried out by the 
applicants during the reference period. 

Article 9 

The Commission shall examine the information provided by the Member States at the same 
time  and  shall  establish  the  quantitative  criteria  according  to  which  traditional  importers'  or 
exporters' applications are to be met as follows: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(cid:208) 520/94 (adapted) 

where  aggregate  applications  are  equal  to  or  less  than  the  amount  set  aside  for 
traditional importers or exporters, applications ⌦ shall ⌫ be met in full; 

where aggregate applications exceed the amount set aside for traditional importers or 
exporters,  applications ⌦ shall ⌫  be  calculated  on  a  pro  rata  basis  in  accordance 
with each applicant's share of the total reference imports or exports; 

where  the  use  of  this  quantitative  criterion  would  entail  allocating  amounts  greater 
than  those  applied  for,  the  excess  quantities  shall  be  reassigned  following  the 
procedure laid down in Article 14. 

(cid:208) 520/94 

The portion of the quota set aside for non-traditional importers or exporters shall be allocated 
in accordance with Article 12. 

Article 10 

Where no applications are received from traditional importers or exporters, the importers or 
exporters that do apply shall have access to the whole quota or tranche concerned. 

Article 11 

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In such cases, the allocation shall be carried out following the procedure laid down in Article 
12. 

SECTION B 

METHOD BASED ON THE ORDER IN WHICH APPLICATIONS ARE SUBMITTED 

(cid:208) 520/94 (adapted) 

Article 12 

1.  Where  a  quota  or  tranche  of  a  quota  is  allocated  on  a  ‘first  come,  first  served’  basis  the 
quantity to which operators are entitled until the quota is exhausted shall ⌦ be determined in 
accordance with ⌫ the procedure ⌦ referred to ⌫ in Article 22(2) . 

(cid:208) 520/94 

In  setting  that  quantity,  the  same  for  all  operators,  allowance  shall  be  made  for  the  need  to 
assign  economically  significant  quantities  having  regard  to  the  nature  of  the  product 
concerned. 

2. When the competent authorities have checked the Community balance still available, they 
shall  assign  to  each  importer  or  exporter  the  quantity  determined  in  accordance  with 
paragraph 1. 

(cid:208) 520/94 (adapted) 

3.  When  licence-holders  can  prove  that  they  have  indeed  imported  or  exported  the  total 
quantity for which they were issued a licence or a portion to be determined in accordance with 
the procedure ⌦ referred to ⌫ in Article 22(2), they may submit a new licence application. 
This  application  ⌦ shall ⌫  be  processed  in  accordance  with  the  same  conditions  as 
previously. This procedure may be repeated until the quota is exhausted. 

4. To ensure that all applicants have equal access to the quota, the Commission shall specify 
the dates and times of access to the Community balance available in the notice opening the 
quota. 

(cid:208) 520/94 

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SECTION C 

METHOD ALLOCATING QUOTAS IN PROPORTION TO THE QUANTITIES 
REQUESTED 

(cid:208) 520/94 (adapted) 

Article 13 

1.  Where  a  quota  is  allocated  in  proportion  to  the  quantities  applied  for,  the  competent 
authorities of the Member States shall inform the Commission of the licence applications they 
have received in compliance with the deadlines and conditions established ⌦ in accordance 
with ⌫ the procedure ⌦ referred to ⌫ in Article 22(2). 

That information shall specify the number of applicants and the aggregate quantities applied 
for. 

(cid:208) 520/94 

(cid:208) 520/94 (adapted) 

2.  Within  the  deadline  set  ⌦ in  accordance  with ⌫  the  procedure  ⌦ referred  to ⌫  in 
Article  22(2),  the  Commission  shall  examine  the  information  provided  by  the  competent 
authorities  of  the  Member  States  at  the  same  time,  and  shall  determine  the  quantity  of  the 
quota or of the tranches concerned for which those authorities are to issue import or export 
licences. 

(cid:208) 520/94 

3.  Where  aggregate  licence  applications  are  equal  to,  or  less  than,  the  quantity  of  the  quota 
concerned, applications shall be met in full. 

4. Where aggregate applications exceed the quantity of the quota concerned, they shall be met 
on a pro rata basis, in proportion to the quantities applied for. 

SECTION D 

ALLOCATION OF QUANTITIES FOR REDISTRIBUTION 

1.  Quantities  for  redistribution  shall  be  determined  by  the  Commission  on  the  basis  of  the 
information provided by Member States in accordance with Article 20. 

Article 14 

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2.  Where  the  quota  is  initially  allocated  using  the  method  laid  down  in  Article  12,  the 
Commission  shall  immediately  add  the  quantities  for  redistribution  to  any  amounts  still 
available, or use them to reconstitute the quota if the latter is exhausted. 

3. Where the quota is initially allocated using another method, the quantities for redistribution 
shall be assigned in accordance with the procedure ⌦ referred to ⌫ in Article 22(2). 

(cid:208) 520/94 (adapted) 

In that case, the Commission shall publish an additional notice in the Official Journal of the 
European Union. 

(cid:208) 520/94 

CHAPTER III 

RULES CONCERNING IMPORT OR EXPORT LICENCES 

1. Where the method used is that laid down in Article 12, Member States shall issue licences 
immediately on verification of the Community balance available. 

Article 15 

2. In other cases ⌦ the following shall apply ⌫ : 

(cid:208) 520/94 (adapted) 

(a) 

the Commission shall notify the competent authorities in the Member States, within a 
period  to  be  determined  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  ⌦ referred  to ⌫  in 
Article 22(2), of the quantities for which they issue licences to the various applicants. 
It shall inform the other Member States thereof; 

(b) 

the competent authorities in the Member States shall issue import or export licences 
within  ten  working  days  of  notification  of  the  Commission  decision  or  within  the 
time limit set by the Commission; 

(cid:208) 520/94 

(c) 

the ⌦ competent ⌫ authorities shall inform the Commission that import or export 
licences have been issued. 

(cid:208) 520/94 (adapted) 

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The issue of licences may be made conditional upon the lodging of a security, in accordance 
with the procedure ⌦ referred to ⌫ in Article 22(2). 

Article 16 

(cid:208) 520/94 

Article 17 

1. Import or export licences shall authorise the import or export of products which are subject 
to quotas and shall be valid throughout the Community, regardless of the place of import or 
export mentioned in the applications by the operators. 

Where  a  quota  is  limited  to  one  or  several  regions  of  the  Community,  import  or  export 
licences shall be valid only in the Member State(s) of the region(s) in question. 

2. The period of validity of import or export licences to be issued by the competent authorities 
of the Member States shall be four months. However, a different period of validity may be set 
in accordance with the procedure ⌦ referred to ⌫ in Article 22(2). 

(cid:208) 520/94 (adapted) 

(cid:208) 520/94 

3. The holders of import or export licences may, on request, obtain extracts thereof from the 
competent authorities which issued the licences in the Member State concerned. 

Such extracts shall have the same legal effects as the licences from which they are derived, up 
to the quantity for which the licences were issued. 

4. Applications for import or export licences, licences and extracts shall be drawn up on forms 
conforming to a specimen the characteristics of which shall be established in accordance with 
the procedure ⌦ referred to ⌫ in Article 22(2). 

(cid:208) 520/94 (adapted) 

Article 18 

Without prejudice to the specific provisions to be adopted in accordance with the procedure 
⌦ referred  to ⌫  in  Article  22(2),  import  or  export  licences  and  their  extracts  may  not  be 
loaned or transferred, whether for a consideration or free of charge, by the person in whose 
name the document was issued. 

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Article 19 

1. Import or export licences or extracts shall, except in cases of force majeure, be returned to 
the  competent  authorities  of  the  Member  State  of  issue  within  ten  working  days  of  their 
expiry date at the latest. 

2. Where the issue of import or export licences is conditional upon the lodging of a security, 
the security shall, except in cases of force majeure, be forfeit where the time limit referred to 
in paragraph 1 is not complied with. 

Article 20 

The  competent  authorities  of  the  Member  States  shall  notify  the  Commission,  immediately 
upon being so informed and in any case no later than twenty days after the expiry date of the 
licences,  of  the  quantities  of  quotas  assigned  and  not  used,  with  a  view  to  their  subsequent 
redistribution pursuant to Article 2(5). 

Article 21 

The competent authorities of the Member States shall inform the Commission, by the end of 
each  month,  of  the  quantities  of  products  subject  to  quotas  which  have  been  imported  or 
exported during the preceding month. 

CHAPTER IV 

FINAL PROVISIONS 

(cid:208) 806/2003 Art. 2 and Annex II 
pt. 11 

1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee.  

Article 22 

2.  Where 
Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply. 

reference 

is  made 

(cid:208) 806/2003 Art. 2 and Annex II 
pt. 11 (adapted) 

to 

this  ⌦ paragraph ⌫,  Articles 4  and 7  of 

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The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at one month. 

3. The Committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure. 

(cid:208) 806/2003 Art. 2 and Annex II 
pt. 11 

(cid:208) 520/94 (adapted) 

Article 23 

The  procedures  for  applying  this  Regulation  shall  be  adopted  in  accordance  with  the 
procedure  ⌦ referred  to ⌫  in  Article  22(2).  They  shall  in  particular  determine  the 
implementation  of  the  methods  of  allocation,  the  information  to  be  transmitted  by  the 
competent authorities in the Member States and the measures intended to ensure compliance 
with this Regulation. 

(cid:208) 520/94 

Article 24 

1. The information received by the Council, the Commission or the Member States pursuant 
to this Regulation may be used only for the purposes for which it was requested. 

2.  The  Council,  the  Commission  and  the  Member  States,  and  those  acting  on  their  behalf, 
shall not disclose information in respect of which a duly substantiated request for confidential 
treatment  has  been  lodged,  except  where  express  authorisation  is  granted  by  the  party 
providing the information. 

3. This Article shall not prevent the Community authorities from disclosing information of a 
general  nature,  in  particular  the  grounds  on  which  decisions  are  taken  pursuant  to  this 
Regulation,  or  evidence  used  by  them  to  justify  their  arguments  in  the  event  of  legal 
proceedings.  Such  disclosure  must  take  into  account  the  legitimate  interest  of  the  parties 
concerned in preserving commercial confidentiality. 

(cid:208) 520/94 (adapted) 

Article 25 

Member  States  and  the  Commission  shall  provide  each  other  with  the  requisite  information 
and  shall  cooperate 
information 
dissemination  procedures  shall,  where  necessary,  be  established  in  accordance  with  the 
procedure laid down ⌦ referred to ⌫ in Article 22(2). 

this  Regulation.  Communication  and 

in  applying 

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Article 26 

Regulation (EC) No 520/94 is repealed. 

References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and 
shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex II. 

(cid:208) 520/94 (adapted) 

Article 27 

This Regulation shall enter into force on the ⌦ twentieth ⌫ day following ⌦ that of ⌫ its 
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. 

(cid:208) 520/94 

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 

Done at Brussels, […] 

For the Council 
The President 
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ANNEX I 

Repealed Regulation with list of its successive amendments 

Council Regulation (EC) No 520/94 
(OJ L 66, 10.3.1994, p. 1) 

Council Regulation (EC) No 138/96 
(OJ L 21, 27.1.1996, p. 6) 

Council Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 
(OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1) 

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ANNEX II 

CORRELATION TABLE 

Regulation (EC) No 520/94 

This Regulation 

Articles 1 to 5 

Articles 1 to 5 

Article 6(1), (2) and (3) 

Article 6(1), (2) and (3) 

Article 6(4) 

Article 6(5) 

Articles 7 and 8 

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Article 6(4) 

Articles 7 and 8 

Article 9, initial wording 

Article 9, initial wording 

Article 9, first, second and third indents 

Article 9(a), (b) and (c) 

Articles 10 to 14 

Article 15(1) 

Articles 10 to 14 

Article 15(1) 

Article 15(2) initial wording 

Article 15(2) initial wording 

Article 15(2), first, second and third indents 

Article 15(2) (a), (b) and (c) 

Article 16 to 21 

Article 22(1) 

Article 22(2) 

Article 16 to 21 

Article 22(1) 

Article 22(3) 

Article 23, first paragraph 

Article 22(2), first subparagraph 

Article 23, second paragraph 

Article 22(2), second subparagraph 

Article 24 

Article 25 

Article 26 

Article 27 

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Article 23 

Article 24 

Article 25 

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Article 26 

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Article 28 

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Article 27 

Annex I 

Annex II 

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