27.11.2008 Official Journal of the European Union L 317[3 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1171/2008 of 26 November 2008 fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to applications for import licences lodged from 14 to 21 November 2008 under the Community tariff quota for maize opened by Regulation (EC) No 969/2006 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri- cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri- cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the admin- istration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (?), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 969/2006 (}) has opened an annual import tariff quota of 242074 tonnes of maize (serial number 09.4131). (2)  Based on the notification made under Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 969/2006, the applications lodged from 14 November 2008 at 13.00 until 21 November 2008 at 13.00 (Brussels time) in accordance with Article 4(1) of that Regulation, relate to quantities in excess of those available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined and the allocation coefficient laid down to be applied to the quantities applied for. (3)  Import licences should no longer be issued under Regu- lation (EC) No 969/2006 for the current quota period, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. Each import licence application for maize under the quota referred to in Regulation (EC) No 969/2006 and lodged from 14 November 2008 at 13.00 until 21 November 2008 at 13.00 (Brussels time) shall give rise to the issue of a licence for the quantities applied for, multiplied by an allocation coef- ficient of 31,233959 %. 2. The issue of licences for the quantities applied for from 13.00 (Brussels time) on 21 November 2008 is hereby suspended for the current quota period. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi- cation in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 26 November 2008. 0J L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1. () O] L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13. 0] L 176, 30.6.2006, p. 44. For the Commission Jean-Luc DEMARTY Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development