Article 2 Conditions for applications for import licences

the importers must be approved under Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 and, by way of derogation from Article 35(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001, lodge licence applications in the Member State in which they are approved;

importers must submit the original or an authenticated copy of a purchase contract with a New Zealand exporter for the import of butter as described in Annex III(A) to Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 for a quantity at least equal to that mentioned in the application;

importers may lodge only one application and if they lodge more than one application, all those applications shall be rejected;

applications must relate to a quantity of at least 1 000 tonnes but to no more than 30 % of the quantity referred to in Article 1.