Article 5 F1

Applications for import rights for Groups Nos 5A and 5B and for import licences for the other groups may be submitted only in the first seven days of the third month preceding each quota period or subperiod.

A security of EUR 50 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged at the time of submission of the licence application for Groups Nos 2, 3, 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D, 8, 9 and 10. For Groups Nos 1, 4A, 4B and 7, the security shall be set at EUR 10 per 100 kilograms and for import rights applications for Groups Nos 5A and 5B the security shall be set at EUR 35 per 100 kilograms.

Member States shall notify the Commission, by the 14th day of the month in which applications are submitted, of the total quantities in kilograms requested, broken down by order number and origin.

Import rights shall be awarded and licences shall be issued from the 23rd day of the month in which applications are submitted and at the latest by the last day of that month. Import rights shall be valid from the first day of the subperiod for which the application has been lodged, and until 30 June of the same import period and they are not transferable.

For Groups Nos 5A and 5B , import licence applications may be lodged solely in the Member State where the applicant has applied and obtained the import rights. For this group, licences shall be issued on application by and in the name of the operator who has obtained the import rights.

For Groups Nos 5A and 5B a security of EUR 75 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged by the operator at the issuing of the import licence. Each issuing of import licence shall result in a corresponding reduction of the import rights obtained and the security lodged for import rights in accordance with paragraph 2 shall be released proportionally without delay.

Import licences applications shall cover the total quantity of import rights allocated. This obligation shall constitute a primary requirement within the meaning of Article 20(2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 ^f1 .