1.   This section shall apply to imports under the quotas for specified countries of origin listed in the CXL schedule referred to in Annex III.B.

2.   Annex III.B to this Regulation sets out the duties to be applied and the maximum quantities to be imported by import tariff quota period.

1.   Import licences for the products listed in Annex III.B at the rate of duty indicated shall be issued only on presentation of a corresponding IMA 1 certificate, for the total net quantity indicated therein.

IMA 1 certificates must meet the requirements laid down in Articles 29 to 33. Import licences must show the number and date of issue of the corresponding IMA 1 certificate.

2.   Import licences may be issued only after the competent authority has verified that Article 33(1)(e) has been complied with.

The licence issuing bodies shall transmit to the Commission a copy of the IMA 1 certificate lodged with each import licence application no later than 18.00 (Brussels time) on the day it is lodged.

Licence issuing bodies shall issue import licences on the fourth working day following, provided the Commission has not taken any special measures before that date.

The competent import licence issuing body shall retain the original of each IMA 1 presented’

1.   This section shall apply to imports of butter from New Zealand under the quota numbers 09.4195 and 09.4182 as referred to in Annex III.A to this Regulation.

2.   The provisions of Articles 27, 30, 31(1), 32(2) and (3) and Article 33(1) points (a) to (d) shall apply.

3.   The words “at least six weeks old” in the description of the quota for New Zealand butter shall mean at least six weeks old on the date on which a declaration of release for free circulation is presented to the customs authorities.

4.   Annex III.A sets out the tariff quotas, the duty to be applied and the maximum quantities to be imported during each import tariff quota period or subperiod.

1.   The quotas shall be divided into two parts as referred to in Annex III.A:

2.   The trade performance proofs referred to under points (a) and under points (b)(ii) and (iii) of paragraph 1 shall be valid for both half yearly periods of the quota year.

3.   Licence applications may be lodged only during the first 10 days of the following months:

4.   To be admissible, applications for import licences may cover, per applicant:

The proofs referred to above shall be submitted at the time the applications for licences are lodged.

Subject to complying with the eligibility conditions, applicants may apply simultaneously under both parts of the quota.

The licence applications must be separate for part A and for part B.

Proof of imports or exports shall be furnished in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006.

5.   Licence applications may be lodged only in the Member State of approval, and must bear the importer's approval number.

1.   At the latest on the third working day following the end of the period for lodging applications, Member States shall notify the Commission of the applications lodged for each of the products concerned.

2.   Notifications shall include the quantities applied for under each quota number, broken down by CN code.

3.   The Commission shall decide within five working days after the notification period referred to in paragraph 1 to what extent applications may be accepted. Where the applied quantities do not exceed the available quota quantities, no decision is taken by the Commission and licences are issued for the quantities applied for.

Where applications for licences for a subquota exceed the available quantity for the quota period in question, the Commission shall apply a uniform allocation coefficient to the quantities for which application is made. The part of the security corresponding to the quantities not allocated shall be released.

Where, for one of the subquotas, the result of applying the allocation coefficient would be to allocate licences for less than 20 tonnes per application, the corresponding quantities available shall be awarded by the Member State concerned by drawing lots for licences of 20 tonnes each amongst the applicants who would have been allocated less than 20 tonnes as a result of applying the allocation coefficient.

Where the result of establishing lots of 20 tonnes leads to a residual quantity of less than 20 tonnes, that quantity shall be considered a single lot.

The security for applications which are not successful in the allocation by drawing lots shall be released immediately.

4.   The issue of licences shall be made no more than five working days after the decision referred to in paragraph 3.

5.   Import licences issued under this Regulation shall be valid until the last day of the half yearly period referred to in Annex III.A.

6.   Import licences issued under this section may be transferred only to natural or legal persons approved in accordance with Article 7. Together with the request for transfer, the transferor shall notify the issuing body of the approval number of the transferee.

1.   The duty rate provided for in Annex III.A shall be applied to New Zealand butter imported under the present section only on presentation of the declaration of release for free circulation accompanied by an import licence, issued in accordance with the provisions of Article 35a, and an IMA 1 certificate as referred to in Annex X issued by an issuing body listed in Annex XII, proving the eligibility requirements and the origin of the product covered by that declaration. Customs authorities shall indicate the serial number of the IMA 1 certificate on the import licence.

2.   The quantity shown on the IMA 1 certificate shall be equal to the quantity shown on the customs import declaration.

3.   IMA 1 certificates shall be valid from the date of issue up to the last day of the yearly import quota period.

4.   The import licence can be used for one or more import declarations.