Rejection of applications for import permits
Article 71
1. Immediately on the establishment of a restriction in accordance with Article 4(6) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97 and until such time as it is lifted, Member States shall reject applications for import permits concerning specimens exported from the affected country or countries of origin. 2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, an import permit may be issued where an application for an import permit was submitted prior to the establishment of the restriction, and the competent management authority of the Member State is satisfied that a contract or order exists for which payment has been made or as a result of which the specimens have already been shipped. 3. The period of validity of an import permit issued under paragraph 2 shall not exceed one month. 4. Save where otherwise provided, the restrictions referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply to the following specimens: (a) specimens born and bred in captivity in accordance with Articles 54 and 55, or artificially propagated in accordance with Article 56; (b) specimens being imported for the purposes specified in Article 8(3)(e), (f) or (g) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97; (c) specimens, alive or dead, that are part of the household possessions of persons moving into the Community to take up residence there.