1. An application for an import licence for products falling within subheading 07.06 A of the Common Customs Tariff shall be submitted to the competent authorities in the Member States accompanied by the original of the export certificate. The original of the said export certificate shall be retained by the body which issues the import licence. However, where the application for an import licence relates to only a part of the quantity indicated on the export certificate, the issuing body shall indicate on the original the quantity for which the original was used and, after affixing its stamp, shall return the original to the party concerned.
Only the quantity indicated under 'shipped weight' on the export certificate shall be taken into consideration for the issue of the import licence.
Applications for licences may be lodged in any Member State and licences issued shall be valid throughout the Community.
2. Where it is found that the quantities actually unloaded are greater than the total covered by the export certificates allocated to the vessel in question, the responsible authorities designated by the Member States shall, at the request of the importer, communicate to the Commission by telex, case by case and as soon as possible, the number or numbers of the export certificates, the number or numbers of the import licences and the excess quantity observed at the moment of unloading.
The Commission departments shall make contact with the authorities so that new export certificates may be drawn up with a view to authorizing the release into free circulation of the excess quantities on the basis of new import licences as soon as possible. Until the new export certificates are established, these excess quantities may not be placed in free circulation under the conditions set out in the voluntary restraint agreement between the European Economic Community and Thailand.
At the end of each quarter the responsible authorities designated by the Member States shall communicate to the Commission by telex all the cases, together with the quantities, where there have been excess quantities of manioc originating in Thailand during this period.
By way of derogation from Article 12 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75, the deposit relating to import licence provided for under this Regulation shall be 5 ECU per tonne.
1. Applications for an import licence and the licence itself shall be marked in section 14 'Thailand'.
The licence shall make importation from that cuntry compulsory.
2. (a) Section 20 (a) of the licence shall bear the following indications in one of the language versions given below:
- Exacción reguladora limitada a 6 % ad valorem (aplicación del acuerdo de cooperación)
- Importafgiften begraenses til 6 % af vaerdien (jf. samarbejdsaftalen)
- Beschraenkung der Abschoepfung auf 6 % des Zollwerts (Anwendung des Kooperationsabkommens)
- Eisforá kat' anótato ório 6 % kat' axía (efarmogí tis symfonías synergasías)
- Levy limited to 6 % ad valorem (application of the Cooperation Agreement)
- Prélèvement limité à 6 % ad valorem (application de l'accord de coopération)
- Prelievo limitato al 6 % ad valorem (applicazione dell'accordo di cooperazione)
- Heffing beperkt tot 6 % ad valorem (toepassing van de Samenwerkingsovereenkomst)
- Direito nivelador limitado a 6 % ad valorem (aplicação do Acordo de Cooperação);
- Nombre del barco (indicar el nombre del barco que figura en el certificado de exportación)
- Skibets navn (skibsnavn, der er anfoert i eksportcertifikatet)
- Name des Schiffes (Angabe des in der Bescheinigung fuer die Ausfuhr eingetragenen Schiffsnamens)
- Onomasía toy ploíoy (simeióste tin onomasía toy ploíoy poy anagráfetai sto pistopoiitikó exagogís) - Name of the cargo vessel (state the name of the vessel given on the export certificate)
- Nom du bateau (indiquer le nom du bateau figurant sur le certificat d'exportation)
- Nome della nave (indicare il nome della nave che figura sul titolo di esportazione)
- Naam van het schip (zoals aangegeven in het uitvoercertificaat)
- Nome do navio (indicar o nome do navio que consta do certificado de exportação);
- Número y fecha del certificado de exportación
- Eksportcertifikatets nummer og dato
- Nummer und Datum der Bescheinigung fuer die Ausfuhr
- Arithmós kai imerominía toy pistopoiitikoý exagogís
- Serial number and date of issue of the export certificate
- Numéro et date du certificat d'exportation
- Numero e data del titolo di esportazione
- Nummer en datum van het uitvoercertificaat
- Número e data do certificado de exportação.
(b) A certificate shall be accepted in support of a declaration for release into free circulation only if, notably, in the light of a copy of the bill of lading presented by the concerned party, it is shown that the products for which the release into free circulation is requested have been transported to the Community by the vessel referred to in the import licence.
3. By way of derogation from Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3183/80, the quantity placed in free circulation may not exceed that indicated in sections 10 and 11 of the import licence and the figure 0 shall be inserted accordingly in section 22 of the said licence.
1. The import licence shall be issued on the fifth working day following the day on which the application was lodged, except where the Commission has informed the competent authorities of the Member States by telex that the conditions laid down in the cooperation agreement have not been fulfilled.
In the event of non-observance of the conditions governing the issue of the licence, the Commission may, where necessary, and following consultation with the Thai authorities, adopt appropriate measures.
2. At the request of the party concerned, and following communication of the Commission's agreement by telex, the import licence may be issued within a shorter period.
By way of derogation from Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75, the last day of the period of validity of the import licence shall correspond to the last day of the period of validity of the export certificate plus 30 days.
The Member States shall communicate to the Commisson each day by telex the following information concerning each application for a licence:
- the quantity for which each import licence is requested,
- the number of the export certificate submitted, as indicated in the upper section of the certificate,
- the date of issue of the export certificate,
- the total quantity for which the export certificate was issued,
- the name of the exporter indicated on the export certificate.
At the end of each quarter, the authorities responsible for issuing import licences shall communicate to the Commission by telex the quantities not taken up indicated on the back of the import licences, the name of the cargo vessel and the numbers of the export certificates in question.
TITLE III
Final provisions
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