Article 3
The method for allocating the tariff quota shall depend on the date of submission of the application by the importer, as follows: (a) for any application submitted by 31 July of each year (hereinafter referred to as ‘first part of the quota period’), the Commission shall allocate tariff quotas in accordance with the ‘traditional’ or ‘new’ categories of importers, pursuant to Article 5(2)(b) of the Protocol; and (b) for any application submitted from 1 August (hereinafter referred to as ‘second part of the quota period’), the Commission shall allocate the remaining quantities of the tariff quotas in accordance with the chronological order of receipt by the Commission of notifications from the competent authorities of Member States (hereinafter referred to as ‘Licence Office(s)’) of applications submitted by individual importers, pursuant to Article 5(2)(a) of the Protocol.