Regulation (EC) No 1340/2008 is amended as follows:

1. (1)

   In Article 9, paragraph 6 is replaced by the following:

   ‘6.

   The serial number shall be composed of the following elements:

   • two letters identifying the exporting country as follows:

     KZ = Republic of Kazakhstan,

   • two letters identifying the Member State of intended destination as follows:

     • BE = Belgium

     • BG = Bulgaria

     • CZ = Czech Republic

     • DK = Denmark

     • DE = Germany

     • EE = Estonia

     • IE = Ireland

     • GR = Greece

     • ES = Spain

     • FR = France

     • HR = Croatia

     • IT = Italy

     • CY = Cyprus

     • LV = Latvia

     • LT = Lithuania

     • LU = Luxembourg

     • HU = Hungary

     • MT = Malta

     • NL = Netherlands

     • AT = Austria

     • PL = Poland

     • PT = Portugal

     • RO = Romania

     • SI = Slovenia

     • SK = Slovakia

     • FI = Finland

     • SE = Sweden

     • GB = United Kingdom,

   • a one-digit number identifying the quota year corresponding to the last figure in the year in question, e.g. “9” for 2009,

   • a two-digit number identifying the issuing office in the exporting country,

   • a five-digit number running consecutively from 00 001 to 99 999 allocated to the specific Member State of destination.’.

2. (2)

   Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1340/2008 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.