
Article 1 
Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 is amended as follows:

((a)) in Article 5, point (h) is replaced by the following:
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(h) the quotas provided for in Annex V to the Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway approved by Council Decision 2011/818/EU and the quotas provided for in Annex IV to the Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway approved by Council Decision (EU) 2018/760 (‘the Agreements with Norway’);
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((b)) in Article 19(1), point (g) is replaced by the following:
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(g) Rules referred to in point 9 of the Agreements with Norway;
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((c)) in Annex I, point I.H is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2 

1. By way of derogation from Article 14(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001, for the quotas bearing order numbers 09.4228 and 09.4229 set out in point I.H of Annex I to that Regulation, an additional allocation period is open in 2018, subject to the following:
(a) applications for import licences shall be lodged from 1 to 8 October 2018;
(b) Member States shall notify the Commission, by 15 October 2018, of the total quantities, including nil returns, of all applications, expressed in kilogrammes and broken down by order number;
(c) import licences shall be issued as of 23 October 2018 until 31 October 2018.
2. By way of derogation from Article 16(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001, import licences issued in October 2018 for the quotas referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be valid from their date of issue until 31 December 2018.
3. By way of derogation from Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001, for imports in the periods from 1 October to 31 December 2018 and from 1 January to 30 June 2019 under the quotas referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, applicants for import licences who have not yet been approved under Articles 8, 9 and 10 of Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 shall from 1 to 8 October 2018 submit a request for approval to the competent authorities of the Member State in which they are established and in which they are registered for VAT purposes, accompanied by proof that during both 2017 and 2018 they imported into or exported from the Union at least 25 tonnes of milk products covered by Chapter 04 of the Combined Nomenclature.
4. By way of derogation from Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001, before 12 October 2018 the competent authorities of the Member States shall inform the applicants of the outcome of the approval procedure referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article and, if approved, of their approval number. The approval shall be valid until 30 June 2019 and shall be considered as valid from 1 October 2018 for the purposes of paragraph 1 of this Article.
5. By way of derogation from Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001, before 19 October 2018 the competent authorities of the Member States shall notify the Commission of their lists of importers that have been approved pursuant to paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article. That notification shall contain the approval number, name, address, telephone number and email address of the approved importers. The Commission shall forward those lists to the competent authorities of the other Member States.
Article 3 
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 apply from 1 October 2018.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 27 September 2018.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX

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I.H  Annual quota from 1 January to 31 December — Quantity in tonnes 

Quota order number 09.4228 09.4229 09.4179
Description Whey and modified whey, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter Whey and modified whey, in powder, granules or other solid forms, without added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a protein content ‘nitrogen content × 6,38’ of <= 15 % by weight and a fat content, by weight, of <= 1,5 % Cheese and curd
Combined Nomenclature code 0404 10 0404 10 02 0406
Quantity for October — December 2018 313 788 Not applicable
Annual quantity for 2019 and following years 1 250 3 150 7 200
Quantity for January — June 625 1 575 3 600
Quantity for July — December 625 1 575 3 600

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