Where the actual imports by a traditional importer of covered products during quota period n–1 are lesser than 85 % of the quantities covered by all quota authorisations granted to such importer during the same quota period, the importer’s import ceilings for both product groups during quota period n+1 shall be reduced by an amount proportional to the size of missing actual imports.

The reduction referred to in paragraph 1 shall be calculated as follows:

r_i = (0,85 * ΣΑ_i – I_i)/ΣΑ_i

where:

• ‘r_i’ represents the reduction applicable to import ceilings of importer i, for both product groups, during the quota period n+1;

• ‘ΣΑ_i’ represents the sum of quota authorisations granted to the traditional importer i during the quota period n–1;

• ‘I_i’ represents the actual imports of covered products of importer i during the quota period n–1.