Article 8

1.

No later than the last working day of the week following the week during which the Implementing Regulation referred in Article 6 was published, the competent authority shall issue an import licence to any tenderer whose tender quotes a customs duty for the eight digit CN code equal to or exceeding the minimum customs duty fixed for that eight digit CN code by the Commission. The quantities awarded shall take account of the allocation coefficient fixed by the Commission in accordance with Article 6.

The competent authorities of the Member States shall not issue licences for tenders that have not been notified as provided for in Article 5, paragraph 4.

2.

Import licences shall contain the following entries:

(a)

in box 16, the eight digit CN code of the sugar;

(b)

in boxes 17 and 18, the quantity of sugar awarded;

(c)

in box 20 at least one of the entries listed in Part A of the Annex;

(d)

in box 24 the customs duty applicable using one of the entries listed in Part B of the Annex.

3.

By way of derogation from Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 376/2008, the rights deriving from the import licence shall not be transferable.

4.

The first sentence of the first subparagraph and second subparagraph of Article 153(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall apply.