For at få del i det i artikel 1 nævnte kontingent kræves det, at licensansøgeren er en fysisk eller juridisk person, som på tidspunktet for indgivelsen af ansøgningen over for medlemsstatens myndigheder kan godtgøre, at han i 2003 har importeret mindst 100 dyr henhørende under HS-underposition 010290.
To be eligible under the quota provided for in Article 1, applicants must be natural or legal persons and must prove to the satisfaction of the competent authorities of the Member State concerned, at the time they submit their applications for import licences, that they have imported at least 100 animals covered by HS subheading 010290 during the year 2003.