Article 8 F1X1

By way of derogation from the first paragraph of Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, approval shall be granted to applicants who, before 1 April each year, submit a request to the competent authorities of the Member State in which they are established and in which they are registered for VAT purposes, accompanied by proof that during both of the previous two calendar years they imported into or exported from the Community at least 25 tonnes of milk products covered by Chapter 04 of the Combined Nomenclature.