Article 3
Where an importer presents a declaration for release for free circulation in a Member State, applying to take advantage of the preferential arrangements, and for a product covered by this Regulation and the entry is accepted by the customs authorities, the Member State concerned shall, by notifying the Commission, draw an amount corresponding to its requirements from the appropriate quota volume. Requests for drawings, indicating the date on which the entries were accepted, must be sent to the Commission without delay. Drawings shall be granted by the Commission in chronological order of the dates on which the customs authorities of the Member States concerned accepted the entries for release for free circulation, to the extent that the available balance so permits. If a Member State does not use a drawing in full it shall return any unused portion to the corresponding quota volume as soon as possible. If the quantities requested are greater than the available balance of the quota volume, the balance shall be allocated among applicants on a pro rata basis. The Commission shall inform the Member States of the drawings made.