Article 8 Submission and issue of import licences in the first quarter of 2005
United Kingdom
1.
Notwithstanding Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 896/2001, for the first quarter of 2005 licence applications shall be submitted no later than 17 December 2004.
2.
To be accepted, applications for licences submitted by a single operator must not exceed a total quantity greater than:
(a)
27 % of the specific reference quantity notified in accordance with Article 5(5), in the case of traditional operators;
(b)
27 % of the specific allocation notified in accordance with Article 6(6), in the case of non-traditional operators.
The competent national authorities shall issue import licences immediately.
3.
Import licences issued under this Article shall be valid from the day of issue and shall expire on 7 April 2005.