
Article 1 

1. By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003, for 2016, import licence applications for barley under quota 09.4126 may not be lodged before Monday 4 January 2016 or after 13.00 (Brussels time) on Friday 16 December 2016.
2. By way of derogation from the first subparagraph of Article 3(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003, for 2016, import licences for barley issued under quota 09.4126 and applied for during the periods referred to in Annex I to this Regulation shall be issued on the corresponding dates specified therein, subject to measures adopted pursuant to Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006.
3. By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 969/2006, for 2016, import licence applications for maize under quota 09.4131 may not be lodged before Monday 4 January 2016 or after 13.00 (Brussels time) on Friday 16 December 2016.
4. By way of derogation from the first subparagraph of Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No 969/2006, for 2016, import licences for maize issued under quota 09.4131 and applied for during the periods referred to in Annex I to this Regulation shall be issued on the corresponding dates specified therein, subject to measures adopted pursuant to Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006.
5. By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1067/2008, for 2016, import licence applications for common wheat of a quality other than high quality under quotas 09.4123, 09.4124, 09.4125 and 09.4133 may not be lodged before Monday 4 January 2016 or after 13.00 (Brussels time) on Friday 16 December 2016.
6. By way of derogation from the first subparagraph of Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1067/2008, for 2016, import licences for common wheat issued under quotas 09.4123, 09.4124, 09.4125 and 09.4133 and applied for during the periods referred to in Annex I to this Regulation shall be issued on the corresponding dates specified therein, subject to measures adopted pursuant to Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006.
7. By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 2(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2081, for 2016, import licence applications for cereals originating in Ukraine under quotas 09.4306, 09.4307 and 09.4308 may not be lodged before Monday 4 January 2016 or after 13.00 (Brussels time) on Friday 16 December 2016.
8. By way of derogation from Article 2(3) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2081, for 2016, import licences for cereals originating in Ukraine issued under quotas 09.4306, 09.4307 and 09.4308 and applied for during the periods referred to in Annex I to this Regulation shall be issued on the corresponding dates specified therein, subject to measures adopted pursuant to Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006.
Article 2 

1. By way of derogation from the first subparagraph of Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1964/2006, for 2016, import licence applications for rice originating in Bangladesh under quota 09.4517 may not be lodged before Monday 4 January 2016 or after 13.00 (Brussels time) on Friday 9 December 2016.
2. By way of derogation from the third subparagraph of Article 2(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 480/2012, for 2016, import licence applications for broken rice under quota 09.4079 may not be lodged before Monday 4 January 2016 or after 13.00 (Brussels time) on Friday 9 December 2016.
Article 3 

1. By way of derogation from Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006, import licence applications for olive oil originating in Tunisia may not be lodged after Tuesday 13 December 2016.
2. By way of derogation from Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006, import licences for olive oil originating in Tunisia applied for during the periods referred to in Annex II to this Regulation shall be issued on the corresponding dates specified therein, subject to measures adopted pursuant to Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006.
Article 4 
By way of derogation from Article 7d(1) of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, export licences for out-of-quota sugar and isoglucose for which applications are lodged during the periods referred to in Annex III to this Regulation shall be issued on the corresponding dates specified therein, taking account where applicable of the specific measures referred to in Article 9(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006.
Article 5 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall expire on 10 January 2017.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 16 December 2015.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Jerzy PLEWA
Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
ANNEX I

Periods for lodging cereal import licence applications Dates of issue
Friday 18 March from 13.00 until Friday 25 March 2016 at 13.00, Brussels time The first working day from Monday 4 April 2016
Friday 21 October from 13.00 until Friday 28 October 2016 at 13.00, Brussels time The first working day from Monday 7 November 2016
ANNEX II

Periods for lodging olive oil import licence applications Dates of issue
Monday 21 or Tuesday 22 March 2016 The first working day from Friday 1 April 2016
Monday 2 or Tuesday 3 May 2016 The first working day from Friday 13 May 2016
Monday 9 or Tuesday 10 May 2016 The first working day from Wednesday 18 May 2016
Monday 18 or Tuesday 19 July 2016 The first working day from Wednesday 27 July 2016
Monday 8 or Tuesday 9 August 2016 The first working day from Wednesday 17 August 2016
Monday 24 or Tuesday 25 October 2016 The first working day from Thursday 3 November 2016
ANNEX III

Periods for lodging export licence applications for out-of-quota sugar and isoglucose Dates of issue
Monday 24 to Friday 28 October 2016 The first working day from Tuesday 8 November 2016
Monday 19 to Friday 23 December 2016 The first working day from Friday 6 January 2017