
Article 1 

1. This Regulation lays down temporary measures providing for the acceptance of an electronic copy of the original of the official documents required to accompany the following applications:
(a) applications for import licences and import rights for tariff quotas to which Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 applies;
(b) applications for licences for imports of husked Basmati rice falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 972/2006.
2. This Regulation also lays down temporary measures concerning the requirement to lodge a security where the operator has presented an electronic copy of the original certificate of authenticity to the competent authority.
Article 2 

1. Official documents that must accompany applications for import licences or import rights may exceptionally be submitted in the form of an electronic copy of the original of such documents.For that purpose, the operator shall present to the competent authority a statement according to which the original of the official document will be submitted as soon as technically feasible, and at the latest within 3 months from:
(a) the closing date of the relevant application period for the import licences or import rights for tariff quotas to which Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 applies;
(b) the date of application for licences for imports of husked Basmati rice falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 972/2006.
2. Once the licence issuing authority has received the original of the official document, it shall verify its consistency with the information in the electronic copy of that official document. Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 shall apply in case of copies containing incorrect information.
Article 3 
By way of derogation from Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 748/2008, Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 610/2009, Article 2(4) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 82/2013 and Article 8(4) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 593/2013, the competent authorities may issue import licences where an electronic copy of the original certificate of authenticity has been presented, without requiring the operator to lodge a higher security amount.
Article 4 
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 until 31 July 2020.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 8 May 2020.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN