General rules on the uniform management of tariff quotas
Article 49
1. Tariff quotas opened in accordance with Union legislation referring to the method of administration in this article and in Articles 50 to 54 of this Regulation shall be managed in accordance with the chronological order of dates of acceptance of customs declarations for release for free circulation. 2. Each tariff quota is identified in the Union legislation by an order number that facilitates its management. 3. For the purposes of this Section, declarations for release for free circulation accepted by the customs authorities on 1, 2 or 3 January shall be regarded as being accepted on 3 January of the same year. However, where one of those days falls on a Saturday or a Sunday, such acceptance shall be regarded as having taken place on 4 January of that year. 4. For the purposes of this Section, working days shall mean days which are not public holidays for the Union institutions in Brussels.