Scope
Article 1
This Regulation lays down common rules for the administration of the tariff quotas listed in Annex I for agricultural products managed by a system of import and export licences, in particular as regards: (a) the tariff quota periods; (b) the maximum quantities that can be applied for; (c) the submission of applications for import and export licences; (d) the details to be entered in certain sections of import and export licence applications and of import and export licences; (e) the inadmissibility of applications for import and export licences; (f) the security to be lodged upon submission of an application for an import or export licence; (g) the allocation coefficient and the suspension of the submission of licence applications; (h) the issue of import and export licences; (i) the period of validity of import and export licences; (j) the proof of release for free circulation; (k) the proof of origin; (l) the notification of quantities to the Commission; (m) the notification to the Commission of information related to the LORI electronic system, certificates of authenticity (CA) and Inward Monitoring Arrangement (IMA 1) certificates. It also opens import and export tariff quotas for specific agricultural products and lays down specific rules for the administration of those tariff quotas.