
Article 1 
Regulation (EC) No 2247/2003 is amended as follows:

1.. In Article 2, paragraph 2 is deleted.
2.. Article 3 is replaced by the following:
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Article 3 
Except as otherwise provided for in this Regulation, Regulations (EC) No 1445/95 and (EC) No 1291/2000 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 shall apply.'
3.. Article 4 is amended as follows:

((a)) in paragraph 1, point (b) is replaced by the following:
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((b)) in section 8, the country of origin and the mention “yes” is marked by a cross. Licences shall carry with them an obligation to import from the country indicated;'
((b)) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
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3. Member States shall notify to the Commission, no later than the third working day following the end of the period for the submission of applications, the quantities applied for, broken down by origin and by CN code or group of CN codes as necessary, and expressed in kilogram.'
((c)) paragraph 4 is deleted.
4.. Article 5 is amended as follows:

((a)) paragraph 1 is deleted;
((b)) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
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2. Import licences shall be issued on the 21st day of each month.'
5.. Article 7 is replaced by the following:
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Article 7 
The import licences issued in accordance with this Regulation shall be valid for 90 days from their actual date of issue within the meaning of Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000.'
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 15 December 2006.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission