# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 180/2014 of 20 February 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union, Article 2: Import licence

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. For the purposes of Article 12(1) of Regulation (EU) No 228/2013, products subject to the presentation of an import licence shall be exempt from import duties on production of that licence.
2. Import licences shall be drawn up in accordance with the specimen set out in Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1239 .
Article 4 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1237 and Articles 2 and 3, Article 4(1), Article 5 and 7 and 13 to 16 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1239 shall apply mutatis mutandis , without prejudice to this Regulation.
The negative tolerance provided for in Article 5(4) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1237 and Article 8(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1239 shall apply mutatis mutandis .
3. Box 20 of import licence applications and import licences themselves shall contain one of the entries listed in Part A of Annex I and one of the entries listed in Part B of Annex I.
4. Box 12 of import licences shall show the last day of validity.
5. The competent authorities shall issue import licences at the request of the parties concerned, subject to the limits of the forecast supply balances.
6. Import duties shall be levied on quantities which exceed those stated on the import licence. The positive tolerance of 5 % provided for in Article 5(4) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1237 and Article 8(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1239 shall apply, provided that the import duties relating thereto are paid.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/180/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-180/article-2
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