Article 3

In Regulation (EC) No 2172/2005, the following Article 8a is inserted:

‘Article 8a

1.

By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, Member States shall notify to the Commission:

(a)

no later than 28 February following the end of each import tariff quota period, the quantities of products, including nil returns, for which import licences were issued in the previous import tariff quota period;

(b)

no later than 30 April following the end of each import tariff quota period, the quantities of products, including nil returns, covered by unused or partly used import licences and corresponding to the difference between the quantities entered on the back of the import licences and the quantities for which they were issued.

2.

No later than 30 April following the end of each import tariff quota period, Member States shall notify to the Commission the quantities of products, which were actually released for free circulation during the preceding import tariff quota period.

However, as of the import tariff quota period starting on 1 January 2009, Member States shall forward to the Commission details of the quantities of products put into free circulation as of 1 January 2009 in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006.

3.

For the notifications referred to in paragraph 1 and the first subparagraph of paragraph 2 of this Article, the quantities shall be expressed in heads and per product category as indicated in Annex V to Commission Regulation (EC) No 382/2008^f1.’