Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 2402/96 is amended as follows:

1. 1..

   The following paragraphs are added to Article 1:

   ‘The following serial numbers are assigned to the quotas referred to in the first paragraph:

   • serial number 09.4014 for the quota referred to in point 1,

   • serial number 09.4013 for the quota referred to in point 2,

   • serial number 09.4064 for the 10 000 tonnes of manioc starch referred to in point 3 and the 500 tonnes of manioc starch not reserved for Thailand in accordance with point 4,

   • serial number 09.4065 for the 10 000 tonnes of manioc starch reserved for Thailand and referred to in point 4.’

2. 2..

   The following Article 1a is added before Title 1:

   ‘Article 1a

   Commission Regulations (EC) No 1291/2000^f1, (EC) No 1342/2003^f2 and (EC) No 1301/2006^f3 shall apply, save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation.’

3. 3..

   Article 4(2) is replaced by the following:

   ‘2.

   Section 24 of the licences shall contain one of the entries shown in Annex III.’

4. 4..

   Article 7 is replaced by the following:

   ‘Article 7

   No later than 18.00 (Brussels time) on the working day following that set by Article 3 for the lodging of applications, Member States shall send the Commission the following information:

   1. (a)

      the total quantities covered by licence applications, by origin and product code,

   2. (b)

      for products originating in the People’s Republic of China, the reference numbers of the export certificate and the name of the vessel.’

5. 5..

   Article 8 is replaced by the following:

   ‘Article 8

   1.

   Import licences shall be issued on the fourth working day following the notification referred to in Article 7.

   2.

   Licences shall be valid throughout the Community from their actual day of issue pursuant to Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 to the end of the fourth month following, but only up to the end of the year of issue.’

6. 6..

   Article 12 is replaced by the following:

   ‘Article 12

   No later than 18.00 (Brussels time) on the working day following that set by Article 9 for the lodging of applications, Member States shall send the Commission the following information:

   1. (a)

      the total quantities covered by licence applications, by origin and product code;

   2. (b)

      the reference numbers of the export certificates issued by the Thai authorities and the corresponding quantities, and the name of the vessel.’

7. 7..

   Article 13 is replaced by the following:

   ‘Article 13

   1.

   Import licences shall be issued on the fourth working day following the notification referred to in Article 12.

   2.

   Licences shall be valid throughout the Community from their actual day of issue pursuant to Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 to the end of the third month following, but only up to the end of the year of issue.’

8. 8..

   Annex III, shown in Annex I to this Regulation, is added.