Article 4

Applications for import rights accompanied by the documentary proofs referred to in Article 3(4) shall reach the competent authority in the Member State where the applicant is entered in the national VAT register before 13:00, Brussels time, on 23 May 2003.

All quantities presented as reference quantity, in application of Article 2, shall constitute the import rights applied for, where appropriate, in application of Article 1(2).

After verifying the documents submitted, the Member States shall forward to the Commission no later than 6 June 2003 a list of applicants under this subquota, including in particular their names and addresses and the quantities of eligible meat imported during the reference period concerned.

Communications of the information referred to in paragraph 2, including nil returns, shall be sent by fax using the form in Annex I.