{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-838/article-8a",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-838/article-8a.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2004/838",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 838/2004 of 28 April 2004 on transitional measures for imports of bananas into the Community by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-838",
  "path": "article/8a",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "8a",
  "heading": "Submission of licence applications and issue of licences in July 2004 for the second period",
  "text": "1. For the second period, licence applications shall be submitted no later than the sixth working day following publication of this Regulation.\nTo be accepted, the licence applications submitted by a single operator may not total a quantity greater than:\n(a) 35 % of the specific reference quantity notified in accordance with Article 6(3), in the case of traditional operators;\n(b) 35 % of the specific allocation notified in accordance with Article 7(2), in the case of non-traditional operators.\nThe competent national authorities shall issue import licences immediately.\n2. Import licences issued under this Article shall be valid from the day of issue and shall expire on 7 October 2004 .",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1260/2004 of 8 July 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 838/2004 on transitional measures for imports of bananas into the Community by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/838/article/8a",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:55:34.557902+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}