By way of derogation from the second paragraph Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001, for the quantities set out in Point I.I of Annex I to that Regulation, the six-month period from 1 July to 31 December 2018 shall be replaced by the period from 1 May to 31 December 2018.

By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001, in addition to importers included on a list, applicants who submitted a valid request for approval before 1 April 2018 in accordance with Article 8 of that Regulation shall also be authorised to apply for licenses for the quotas and for the period referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.

By way of derogation from Article 14(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001, for the period from 1 May to 31 December 2018 applications for import licences shall be submitted from 1 to 10 April 2018 for quantities set out in Point I.I of Annex I to that Regulation as amended by this Regulation.

The applications referred to in paragraph 3 shall relate to not less than 5 tonnes and not more than the available quantity. No applications shall be submitted for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2018.

Import licences issued for applications submitted in accordance with paragraph 3 shall be valid until 31 December 2018.