Committee on Import Licensing - Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures - Notification under article 5.1 to 5.4 - European Union

AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES

NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 5.1 TO 5.4 OF THE AGREEMENT[1]

European Union

The following communication, dated 22 December 2025, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of the European Union.

 

 

Category

Notification details

1

Notifying Member

European Union

2

Title of new legislation/procedure

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1269 of 6 May 2025 laying down rules supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the electronic system for agricultural non-customs formalities ('ELAN') to monitor and manage trade and market in agricultural products

3

Date of Publication

10 July 2025

4

Date of entry into force

11 July 2025

5

Website link/Official publication of the new regulation/procedure

http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/1269/oj

6

Have you attached a copy of the regulation (PDF) to the Secretariat

[ ] Yes. (Please attach a copy of the regulation to the notification.)

 

[X] No.

7

Type of notification

[X] (a) New licensing regulation/procedure[2]; (please answer question 8 to 14)

 

[] (b) Changes to a regulation/procedure which has been previously notified in document: _______ (please answer question 15 and 16)

8

List of products subject to licensing

All products covered by Regulations (EU) 2016/1239, 2020/761, and 2020/1988

9

Nature of licensing

Automatic: [X]

 

Non-Automatic: [ ]

10

Administrative purpose/measure being implemented

(a)

Protect public morals;

(b)

Protect human, animal or plant life and health; protect environment;

(c)

Collect trade statistics or market surveillance;

(d)

Protection of patents, trademarks and copyrights, and the prevention of deceptive practices;

(e)

Pursue obligations under the UN Charter and other international treaties (i.e. CITES, Basel Convention, Rotterdam Convention, UNSC Resolutions etc.)

(f)

Quota (including TRQ) administration;

(g)

Regulate imports of arms, ammunition or fissionable materials and safeguard national security;

(h)

Other: Trade Facilitation (digitalization)

11

Administrative body(ies) for

submission of applications

 

Website: Authorities competent for receiving applications and issuing licences and extracts

12

Contact point for information on eligibility

Website: Authorities competent for receiving applications and issuing licences and extracts

13

Expected duration of licensing procedure

4 weeks

14

A summary of the notification in one of the WTO official languages

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 lays down rules governing international trade in agricultural products, including the requirements for ensuring the effective enforcement of trade-related formalities.

 

To support the effective application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and streamline the cooperation between the relevant EU Member State authorities, an electronic system is established to manage agricultural trade-related formalities in a secure and reliable manner. That system is referred to as the Electronic system for Agricultural Non-customs formalities ('ELAN') and is developed as an independent module of the Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES). ELAN stores and processes the documents required for the fulfilment of Union non-customs formalities related to trade in agricultural products, as laid down in Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) 2016/1239, (EU) 2020/761, (EU) 2020/1988 and (EU) 2023/2834.

 

In order to facilitate cooperation and ensure seamless information exchange between the relevant issuing authorities or bodies and customs authorities, ELAN is interconnected with the EU Single Window Environment for Customs, as established by Regulation (EU) 2022/2399 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

 

The documents falling under the scope of ELAN are import and export licences provided for in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1237 and in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1239, documents issued by third countries required for the management of tariff rate quotas provided for in Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/761 and (EU) 2020/1988 and documents issued by third countries governed by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2834.

 

Clear rules on the access rights to the information provided by ELAN are laid down by this Regulation. This Regulation lays down the rules applicable to the system, concerning in particular: the documents that can be issued and transmitted to ELAN; the rules on access to those documents; the period of storage and retention of the documents in ELAN.

 

The Regulation entered into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, to ensure the correct application of the rules before ELAN will become available to its users for testing purposes.

 

This Regulation applies as of 15 July 2025 when, according to Article 6 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1272, ELAN will be available for testing. However, the provisions concerning the storage and retention period apply only to documents with legal value made available in ELAN as of 19 January 2026.

15

In the case of 7(b), please indicate the type of new change(s)

(a)

Termination

(b)

Suspension

(c)

Modification of specific details in existing

procedures:

Product coverage;

Administrative purpose;

Automatic or Non-automatic;

Duration of licensing;

Change the nature of quantity/value restriction;

Eligibility of applicants;

Contact information on eligibility;

Administrative body(ies) for submission of application;

Documentation requirements (including application form);

Period for Application;

Administrative body(ies) to issue licence;

Processing time for issuing licence;

Licence fee/administrative charge;

Deposit/advance payment and relevant conditions;

Appeal regulations/procedures;

Validity of licence;

Other conditions of licence (extension, transferability, penalty of non-use etc.);

Foreign exchange requirements;

Other: ________ (please specify)

16

Please elaborate the changes in detail (in one of the WTO official languages)

 

 

__________



[1] It is understood that the notifying Member has also completed its notification obligations under Article 1.4(a) and Article 8.2(b) regarding the relevant law/regulation/procedure notified for by filling this form in a full and complete manner.

[2] "New licensing regulation/procedure" is understood to refer to any newly introduced law, regulation or procedure, and those which are in force but being notified for the first time to the Committee.