Article 1 
For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘importation’ means the customs procedures referred to in Article 4(15)(a), (15)(b) and (16)(a) to (16)(f) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code ( 2 ).
Article 2 
1. The importation into the Community of Atlantic bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) originating in Bolivia and falling within CN codes ex030199 90, 0302 34 00, ex030270 00, 0303 44 00, ex030380 00, ex030410 38, ex030410 98, ex030420 45, ex030490 97ex030510 00, ex030520 00, ex030530 90, ex030549 80, ex030559 80 and ex030569 80 is prohibited. 2. The importation of any processed product derived from the Atlantic bigeye tuna referred to in paragraph 1 and falling within codes ex160414 11, ex160414 16 and ex160414 18 and ex160420 70 is prohibited. 3. The importation into the Community of Atlantic bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) originating in Georgia and falling within CN codes ex030199 90, 0302 34 00, 0303 44 00, ex030410 38, ex030410 98, ex030420 45, ex030490 97, ex030520 00, ex030530 90, ex030549 80, ex030559 80 and ex030569 80 is prohibited. 4. The importation of any processed product derived from the Atlantic bigeye tuna referred to in paragraph 3 and falling within codes ex160414 11, ex160414 16 and ex160414 18 and ex160420 70 is prohibited.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall not apply to quantities of the products referred to in Article 2 and originating in Bolivia and Georgia which can be shown to the satisfaction of the competent national authorities to have been under way to Community territory on the date of its entry into force and which are released for free circulation no later than 14 days after that date.
Article 4 
1. Regulation (EC) No 1036/2001 is hereby repealed. 2. References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as being made to this Regulation.
Article 5 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . Article 2(3) and (4) shall apply from 1 July 2004. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.