Article 2 Applications for import licences

Applications for import licences shall be submitted to the competent authorities of the Member States within the first seven calendar days of each month during the tariff quota period, except for December where no applications shall be submitted. Applications for import licences that are valid from 1 January shall be submitted between 23 and 30 November of the preceding year. Each import licence application shall refer to a single order number and a single CN code. The description of the products and their CN code shall be referred to in sections 15 and 16, respectively, of the licence application.

Each import licence application shall indicate a quantity in product weight specified for the order number referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 1(1). This shall be expressed in kilograms rounded down to the nearest unit for the CN code.

Section 8 of the import licence application shall contain the name ‘Viet Nam’ or ‘Viet-Nam’ or ‘Vietnam’ and the ‘Yes’ box shall be marked with a cross. The licences are valid solely for products originating in Vietnam. A proof of origin as defined by Article 15(2) of Protocol 1 to the Agreement shall be presented for the release into free circulation.

By way of derogation from Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, applicants may submit up to one import licence application per month for the same quota order number.

A security of EUR 30 per tonne shall be lodged at the time of submission of an import licence application.