Implementing Regulation (EU) No 416/2014 is amended as follows:
(1)
In Article 1(1), ‘31 October 2014’ is replaced by ‘31 December 2015’;
(2)
In Article 2(1), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:
‘Import licence applications shall be submitted to the competent authorities of the Member States each week no later than Friday at 13:00 (Brussels time). Such applications may not be submitted after:
(a)
13:00 (Brussels time) on Friday 12 December 2014, for the year 2014;
(b)
13:00 (Brussels time) on Friday 11 December 2015, for the year 2015.’
;
(3)
Article 3 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 3
Validity of import licences
Import licences shall be valid from the period running from the actual day of issue, in accordance with Article 22(2) of Regulation (EC) No 376/2008, until the end of the second month following the month of that day. In any event, the period of validity expires at the latest on 31 December 2014 for the year 2014 and on 31 December 2015 for the year 2015.’
;
(4)
The Annex is replaced by the Annex hereto.