L 246[16 Official Journal of the European Union 21.9.2007 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 10932007 of 20 September 2007 laying down the allocation coefficient to be applied to applications for import licences lodged under the import tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 964/2007 for rice originating in least- developed countries THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (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: ()  Commission Regulation (EC) No 964/2007 (}) opened for the marketing year 2007/2008 an annual import tariff quota of 5821 tonnes of rice in husked rice equivalent falling within CN code 1006, originating in least-developed countries (serial number 09.4177). (2)  The notification made in accordance with Article 4(a) of Regulation (EC) No 964/2007 shows that the appli- cations lodged during the first seven days of September 2007 in accordance with Article 2(4) of that Regulation exceed the quantities available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined and the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities applied for should be laid down, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Applications for import licences for rice originating in the least- developed countries listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 980/2005, under the quota for the 2007/2008 marketing year referred to in Regulation (EC) No 964/2007, lodged during the first seven days of September 2007 shall be accepted for the quantities applied for multiplied by an allo- cation coefficient of 21,066830 %. Atrticle 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, 20 September 2007. () OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 797/2006 (O] L 144, 31.5.2006, p. 1). (®» OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 289/2007 (O] L 78, 17.3.2007, p. 17). () O] L 213, 15.8.2007, p. 26. For the Commission Jean-Luc DEMARTY Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development