Article 4

Article 23(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000^f1 notwithstanding, export licences issued in accordance with Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 shall, for the purpose of determining their period of validity, be considered to have been issued on the day on which the tender is lodged.

Export licences issued under the invitation opened by this Regulation shall be valid from their date of issue as defined in paragraph 1 until the end of the fourth month following.