Article 4 Lodging licence applications

Economic operators established in the Community who actually imported bananas originating in ACP countries into the Community in 2005 shall be entitled to lodge import licence applications.

The quantities applied for by each operator may not exceed 40 % of the quantities of bananas originating in ACP countries which he released for free circulation in the Community during 2005.

Import licence applications must be lodged by each operator on 15 and 16 February 2006 with the competent authorities of the Member State which issued him in 2005 with the import licences for the quantities referred to in paragraph 2.

F1The competent authorities in each Member State shall be as listed in the Annex. That list shall be amended by the Commission at the request of the Member States concerned.

Licence applications shall be accompanied by a copy of the licence(s) used in 2005 to import bananas originating in ACP countries, duly endorsed, and the documents proving the ACP origin of the quantities under those licences, and the proof of lodging of a security in accordance with Title III of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85^f1. The security shall be EUR 150 per tonne.

Applications not lodged in accordance with this Article shall not be admissible.

Box 20 of licence applications and licences shall contain the entry ‘licence under Chapter II of Regulation (EC) No 219/2006’.