{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1301/article-3",
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  "legislation": "eur/2006/1301",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1301",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Penalties",
  "text": "1. Where it is found that a document presented by an applicant for the attribution of the rights deriving from Commission Regulations governing a given import quota provides with incorrect information and where the incorrect information concerned is decisive for the attribution of that right, the competent authorities of the Member State shall:\n(a) bar the applicant from importing any goods under the import tariff quota concerned for the entire import tariff quota period during which the finding was made and;\n(b) exclude the applicant from the licence application system for the import tariff quota concerned during the following import tariff quota period.\nHowever, points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph shall not apply if the applicant proves, to the satisfaction of the competent authority, that the situation referred to in the first subparagraph is not due to his gross negligence or that it is due to force majeure or to obvious error.\n2. If an applicant presents an incorrect document as referred to in paragraph 1 deliberately, that applicant shall:\n(a) be barred from importing any goods under the import tariff quota concerned for the entire import tariff quota period during which the finding was made and;\n(b) be excluded from the licence application system for the import tariff quota concerned during the following two import tariff quota periods.\n3. Where imports have already been carried out prior to the finding referred to in paragraphs 1 or 2, any undue financial advantages resulting therefrom shall be recovered.\n4. Subject to Article 6 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95, the penalties referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall be without prejudice to any additional penalties pursuant to other provisions of Community or national law.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 312, 23.12.1995, p. 1."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/1301/article/3",
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  },
  "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."
}