1. Applications for import or export licences, in writing, shall be sent to or lodged with the competent administrative authorities listed in Annex I.
Applications may be transmitted to the authorities by fax, telex or any other means of computerized data transfer. In this case they shall be confirmed no later than three working days after the closing date for the receipt of applications by sending or delivering direct to the competent authorities an application in writing; the date of the fax, telex or data transfer shall, however, be taken as the date of submission.
2. Save where other provisions are adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of the basic Regulation, the licence application shall state only:
(a) the applicant's name and full address (including telephone and fax number, and any identification number registered with the competent national authorities), and VAT registration number, if it is a VAT taxpayer;
(b) the period to which the quota relates;
(c) if necessary, the declarant's name and full address or, where appropriate, that of the applicant's rerpresentative (including telephone and fax number);
(d) a description of the goods, giving:
- trade description,
- combined nomenclature (CN) code and any additional details needed for administration of the quota (eg Taric code),
- in the case of import licence applications, details of origin and place of consignment,
- in the case of export licence applications, details of third countries through which the goods are to transit and country of final destination;
(e) the quantity or amount applied for, expressed in the units used to set the quota;
(f) any other information stipulated in the notice announcing the opening of the quota published in accordance with Article 3 of the basic Regulation;
(g) a statement by the applicant that the information given in the application is correct, that the applicant is established in the European Community, that the application is the only one made for the quota in question, and that the applicant undertakes to return the licence if it is not used in full, worded as follows:
'I, the undersigned, declare that the information given in this application is correct and is given in this application is correct and is given in good faith, that I am established in the European Community, and that this application is the only one made by me or on my behalf for the quota relating to the goods described in the application.
I undertake to return the licence to the competent issuing authority within 10 days of its expiry in the event that all or part of it is not used.'
« El abajo firmante certifica que los datos incluidos en la presente solicitud son exactos y han sido declarados de buena fe, que está establecido en la Comunidad Europea, que la presente solicitud constituye la única solicitud presentada por él o en su nombre y relativa al contingente aplicable a las mercancías descritas en esta solicitud.
El abajo firmante se compromete, en caso de no utilización total o parcial de la licencia, a restituir esta última a la autoridad competente de expedición a más tardar dentro de los diez días laborables siguientes a su fecha de expiración. »
»Undertegnede bekraefter hermed, at oplysningerne i denne ansoegning er korrekte og afgivet i god tro, at jeg er etableret i Det Europaeiske Faellesskab, og at denne ansoegning er den eneste, der er indgivet af mig eller i mit navn vedroerende kontingentet for de i denne ansoegning beskrevne varer.
Saafremt tilladelsen er helt eller delvis ubenyttet, forpligter jeg mig til at returnere den til den kompetente myndighed, der har udstedt den, senest ti arbejdsdage efter udloebsdatoen.«
"Ich, der Unterzeichnete, bescheinige hiermit, dass die Angaben in diesem Antrag richtig sind und in gutem Glauben gemacht wurden, dass ich in der Europaeischen Gemeinschaft ansaessig bin, dass es sich bei diesem Antrag um den einzigen Antrag handelt, der von mir oder in meinem Namen in bezug auf das Kontingent fuer die in diesem Antrag beschriebenen Waren abgegeben wurde.
Fuer den Fall, dass die Genehmigung ganz oder teilweise nicht genutzt wird, verpflichte ich mich, diese Genehmigung der zustaendigen ausstellenden Behoerde spaetestens binnen zehn Arbeitstagen nach Ablauf der Genehmigung zurueckzugeben."
«O ypografon pistopoio oti oi plirofories poy anagrafontai stin paroysa aitisi einai akriveis kai katachorizontai kali ti pistei, oti eimai egkatestimenos stin Evropaiki Koinotita, oti i paroysa aitisi apotelei ti monadiki aitisi poy echo ypovalei i echei ypovlithei ep' onomati moy oson afora tin posostosi, i opoia efarmozetai gia ta emporevmata poy perigrafontai stin paroysa aitisi.
Analamvano tin ypochreosi, se periptosi poy den chrisimopoiiso tin adeia katholoy i en merei, na tin epistrepso stin armodia ekdoysa archi to argotero entos deka ergasimon imeron meta tin imerominia lixis tis.»
« Je soussigné certifie que les renseignements portés sur la présente demande sont exacts et établis de bonne foi, que je suis établi dans la Communauté européenne, que la présente demande constitue l'unique demande déposée par moi ou en mon nom et relative au contingent applicable aux marchandises décrites dans cette demande.
Je m'engage, en cas de non utilisation totale ou partielle de la licence, à restituer cette dernière à l'autorité compétente de délivrance au plus tard dans les dix jours ouvrables suivant sa date d'expiration. »
« Io sottoscritto certifico che le informazioni figuranti sulla presente domanda sono esatte e fornite in buona fede, che sono stabilito nella Comunità europea, che la presente domanda è l'unica presentata de me o a mio nome relativamente al contingente applicabile alle merci descritte nella presenta domanda.
Mi impegno, in caso di non utilizzazione totale o parziale della licenza, a restituire quest'ultima all'autorità competente per il rilascio entre dieci giorni lavorativi successivi alla data di scadenza. »
"Ik ondergetekende verklaar dat de in deze aanvraag voorkomene gegevens juist zijn en te goeder trouw worden verstrekt, dat ik in de Gemeenschap gevestigd ben en dat deze aanvraag de enige door of namens mij ingediende aanvraag is m.b.t. het contingent dat op de in de aanvraag omschreven goederen van toepassing is.
Ik verbind mij ertoe, indien de vergunning geheel of ten dele ongebruikt blijft, deze binnen de 10 werkdagen na de uiterste datum van haar geldighedisduur bij de bevoegde instanties van afgifte in te leveren."
« Eu, abaixo assinado, certifico que as informações transmitidas no presente pedido sao exactas e estabelecidas de boa fé, que estou estabelecido na Comunidade Europeia, que o presente pedido constitui o único pedido por mim apresentado ou em meu nome relativo ao contingente aplicável às mercadorias descritas nesse pedido.
Comprometo-me, em caso de nao utilizaçao total ou parcial da licença, a restitui-la à autoridade responsável pela sua emissao o mais tardar dez dias úteis após a sua data de caducidade. »,
followed by the date and the applicant's signature and name printed in capital letters.
3. Import or export licence applications which do not contain all the information referred to in paragraph 2 shall not be accepted.
4. Licence applications stated to be correct under paragraph 2 (g) but containing inaccuracies may be corrected up to the closing date for applications laid down in the notice announcing the opening of the quota.
Withdrawal of licence applications