Association for the Administration of Rice Quotas, Inc.

EU-27: January 2025 Tranche

EU IMPORT LICENSE SCHEME FOR 2021 and beyond:

For 2021 the EU has a new scheme for submitting an application for an import license:

• Under the previous scheme applications were lodged during the first ten business days of each subperiod (or tranche) – January, April, July and September.

• Under the new scheme, valid for all TRQ periods starting as of the January 1, 2021 subperiod:

  • The first applications for import licenses valid as of January 1, 2021 need to be lodged November 23 – 30, 2020.

  • Subsequently, applications for import licenses must be lodged (a) in the first seven calendar days of the month preceding the beginning of the subperiod, or (b) within the first seven calendar days of each month during the subperiod.

  • For more information please refer to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/760 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/761.