Article 11
1. The competent authorities of the Community shall issue the import authorisation referred to in Article 10(2), within ten working days of the presentation by the importer of the original of the corresponding export licence. 2. The import authorisations shall be valid for four months from the date of their issue for imports throughout the customs territory of the Community. 3. The competent authorities of the Community shall cancel the import authorisation already issued whenever the corresponding export licence has been withdrawn. However, if the competent authorities of the Community are notified of the withdrawal or the cancellation of the export licence only after the release for free circulation of the products into the Community, the relevant quantities shall be set off against the limits established for the product.