1.2.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities L 31/55 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 192/2002 of 31 January 2002 laying down detailed rules for issuing import licences for sugar and sugar and cocoa mixtures with ACP/OCT or EC/OCT cumulation of origin THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Decision 2001/822/EC of 27 November 2001 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community ('), and in partic- ular Article 6(4) of Annex III thereto, Whereas: (1)  Pursuant to Decision 2001/822/EC, ACP/OCT or EC/OCT cumulation of origin is allowed for the quant- ities laid down in that Decision for the products falling within CN Chapter 17 and CN codes 1806 10 30 and 1806 10 90. (2) A system of licences should be introduced for the prod- ucts in question and the rules for issuing them laid down so as to permit the requisite controls on imports of the quantities provided for in the abovementioned Decision. (3)  Save where this Regulation provides otherwise, Commis- sion Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 of 9 June 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance-fixing certificates for agricultural products (?), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2299/2001 (), should apply. (4  With a view to ensuring orderly management, preventing speculation and providing for effective controls, detailed rules should be laid down for submit- ting licence applications and the documents that the interested parties must produce. (5)  The specific features of the licence application form for importing the products in question should be laid down. In order to ensure that such imports are administered strictly, it should be laid down in particular that rights deriving from licences are not transferable and that the release for free circulation of quantities of products exceeding those covered by licences issued is prohibited. (6) A timetable should be laid down for the submission of applications, the issue of licences by the competent authorities of the Member States and for the fixing of a single reducing coefficient where the maximum annual 0] L 314, 30.11.2001, p. 1. () O] L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. 0J L 308, 27.11.2001, p. 19. quantity is exceeded. Provision should be made for oper- ators to be able, in such cases, to withdraw their licence applications and for their securities to be released imme- diately. Lastly, special time limits should be set for the submission of licence applications and the issuing of the licences at the beginning of 2002. (7)  Since the import arrangements established by Council Decision 97/803/EC of 24 November 1997 amending, at mid-term, Decision 91/482/EEC on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Economic Community (¥) have been replaced by the arrangements established by Decision 2001/822/EC, Commission Regulation (EC) No 2553/97 of 17 December 1997 on rules for issuing import licences for certain products covered by CN codes 1701, 1702, 1703 and 1704 and qualifying as ACP/OCT originating products () should be repealed, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. Importation of products falling within CN Chapter 17 and CN codes 1806 10 30 and 1806 10 90 with ACP/OCT or EC/OCT cumulation of origin shall be subject to production of an import licence issued in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, save where this Regulation provides otherwise. 2. Import licences issued under this Regulation shall bear the serial number 09.4652. Article 2 For the purposes of this Regulation the concept of ‘originating products’ and the relevant administrative methods shall be those set out in Annex IIl to Decision 2001/822/EC. Article 3 1. Import licence applications shall be lodged with the competent authorities of the Member States. 2. Import licence applications shall relate to a quantity of not less than 25 tonnes and not more than the maximum quantity authorised by Article 6(4) of Annex IIl to Decision 2001/822/EC. () O] L 329, 29.11.1997, p. 50. () O] L 349, 19.12.1997, p. 26.