Article 6 Licences

Import licences issued under this Regulation shall be valid until 31 December 2006.

By way of derogation from Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000^f1, import licences issued under this Regulation may not be transferred.

Article 35(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 shall not apply.

By way of derogation from Article 36, second paragraph, of Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001, where a consignment of butter does not meet the compositional requirements set out in Annex III(A) to that Regulation, the customs authorities shall not send the licence to the issuing authorities.

The quantity shall not be booked off of the import licence.