Regulation (EC) No 571/97 is amended as follows:
1. Paragraph 3 of Article 4 is replaced by the following:"A security of EUR 20 per 100 kg shall be lodged for import licence applications for all products referred to in Article 1."
2. Article 5 is replaced by the following:"For the purposes of Article 21(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 import licences shall be valid for 150 days from their actual date of issue.
However, licences shall not be valid beyond 31 December of the year of issue.
Licences shall not be transferable."
3. Annex I is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.