Transitional measures concerning Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001
Article 1
1. By way of derogation from Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001, for imports in the period from 1 January to 30 June 2014 under the quotas referred to in Chapter I of Title 2 and Section 2 of Chapter III of Title 2 of that Regulation, approval shall be granted to applicants who, before 1 October 2013, submit a request to the competent authorities of Croatia where they are established and in which they are registered for VAT purposes, accompanied by proof that during both 2011 and 2012 they imported into or exported from Croatia at least 25 tonnes of milk products covered by Chapter 04 of the Combined Nomenclature. 2. For the purposes of application of paragraph 1, inward- and outward-processing transactions shall not be considered as imports and exports. 3. By way of derogation from Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001, the competent authority of Croatia shall, before 1 November 2013, inform the applicants of the outcome of the approval procedure and their approval number where applicable. The approval shall be valid until 30 June 2014. 4. By way of derogation from Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001, the competent authority of Croatia shall, before 15 November 2013, send its lists of approved importers, in accordance with paragraph 3 of that Article, to the Commission, which shall forward them to the competent authorities of the other Member States. Only importers included on a list shall be authorised to apply for licences from 20 to 30 November 2013, for imports during the period from 1 January to 30 June 2014, in accordance with Articles 11 to 14 of Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001.