Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 is amended as follows:

1. 1.

   In Article 9, ‘1 June’ is replaced by ‘1 May’;

2. 2.

   In Article 10, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

   ‘1.

   Before 20 May each year, the Member States shall send their lists of approved importers, in accordance with paragraph 3 below, 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 1 June following, for imports during the period from 1 July to 30 June following, in accordance with Articles 11 to 14.’;

3. 3.

   In Article 14, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

   ‘1.

   Licence applications may be lodged only:

   (a)

   from 20 to 30 November, for imports during the period from 1 January to 30 June following;

   (b)

   from 1 to 10 June, for imports during the period from 1 July to 31 December following’;

4. 4.

   In Article 16, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

   ‘3.

   By way of derogation from Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, import licences shall be valid only during the subperiod for which they are issued. Import licences shall contain in box 24 one of the entries listed in Annex XX.’;

5. 5.

   The Annex to this Regulation is inserted as Annex XX.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.