Article 3
1. Quantities shall be charged against the ceilings as and when products are declared to the customs authorities for free circulation. Goods may be charged against a ceiling only if the movement certificate is presented before the date on which levying of customs duties is re-established. 2. The level of utilization of the ceilings shall be determined at Community level on the basis of the imports charged against them in accordance with paragraph 1. Member States shall send the Commission, not later than the 15th day of each month, statements of the quantities charged during the preceding month. 3. As soon as the ceilings have been reached, the Commission may adopt a regulation re-establishing the customs duties applicable to the third countries in question until the end of the calendar year. When the adoption of such a regulation is requested by a Member State, the Commission shall examine the request within the following five days and shall inform the requesting Member State of the action it considers it should take as a result of the request, in the light in particular, of the statements sent as provided for in paragraph 2.