Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 2014/2005 is hereby amended as follows:

1. 1..

   Article 1 is amended as follows:

   1. (a)

      the following subparagraph is added to paragraph 3:

      ‘Box 8 of licence applications must indicate the group of countries of origin “ACP” or “non-ACP” and the word “Yes” must be marked with a cross.’

   2. (b)

      The following subparagraph is added to paragraph 4:

      ‘Box 8 of licences must indicate the group of countries of origin “ACP” or “non-ACP” and the word “Yes” must be marked with a cross.’

   3. (c)

      Paragraph 5 is replaced by the following:

      ‘5.

      Licences shall be valid from the actual day of issue within the meaning of Article 23(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 until the end of the month following their issue. However, no licences shall be valid after 31 December of the year of issue.

      Import licences shall be valid only for imports originating in the group of countries indicated.’

   4. (d)

      The following paragraph is added:

      ‘6.

      Notwithstanding the first indent of Article 35(4)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, proof of use of the import licence as referred to in Article 33(1)(a) of that Regulation must be supplied, except in cases of force majeure, within 30 days following the date of expiry of the period of validity of the licence.’

2. 2..

   Article 2 is replaced by the following:

   ‘Article 2

   1.

   Member States shall communicate the following information to the Commission:

   (a)

   every Wednesday: wholesale prices for yellow bananas, broken down by country of origin or group of countries of origin, as recorded the previous week on the representative markets listed in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94^f1, broken down by country or group of countries of origin;

   (b)

   not later than the 15th day of each month, the quantities for which import licences were issued during the previous month;

   (c)

   not later than the 15th day of each month, the quantities covered by licences used and returned to the issuing body during the previous month, broken down by origin;

   (d)

   at the written request of the Commission, forecast production and sales.

   2.

   The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be sent via by the electronic system indicated by the Commission.’