Article 7 Issue of import licences

Import licences shall be issued within a specific period fixed by the Commission Regulations governing the import tariff quota in question, subject to the measures adopted by the Commission pursuant to paragraph 2.

Licences shall be issued for all the applications lodged in accordance with the relevant provisions and notified to the Commission pursuant to Article 11(1)(a). Import licences shall not be issued for quantities that had not been notified.

Where the information notified by the Member States pursuant to Article 11 indicates that the quantities covered by licence applications exceed the quantities available for the import tariff quota period or subperiod, the Commission shall fix an allocation coefficient, which the Member States shall apply to the quantities covered by each licence application.

The allocation coefficient shall be calculated as follows:

[(available quantity/requested quantity) × 100] %

Where applicable, the Commission shall adjust that coefficient in order to ensure that the quantities available for the import tariff quota period or subperiod may in no case be exceeded.

Import licences shall be issued for the quantities covered by licence applications, multiplied by the allocation coefficient referred to in paragraph 2.

The amount resulting from the application of the allocation coefficient shall be rounded down to the nearest unit.

Quantities not allocated or not used during an import tariff quota subperiod shall be determined on the basis of the information provided by Member States in accordance with Article 11. Such quantities shall automatically be added to the following subperiod for redistribution.

However, no quantities shall be transferred to the following import tariff quota period.