9.2.2006 Official Journal of the European Union L 38/27 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 221/2006 of 8 February 2006 laying down the reduction coefficient to be applied in the context of subquota Il for common wheat of a quality other than high quality provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 169/2006 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 of 27 December 2002 opening and providing for the adminis- tration of Community tariff quotas for common wheat of a quality other than high quality from third countries and dero- gating from Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 (3, and in particular Article 5(3) thereof, Whereas: (1) Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 opened an annual tariff quota of 2981 600 tonnes of common wheat of a quality other than high quality. That quota is divided into three subquotas. (2 Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 169/2006 of 31 January 2006 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 as regards the issue of import licences under tranche No 1 of subquota III for common wheat of a quality other than high quality () fixed at 464 879,874 tonnes the quantity under subquota III still available for the period from 1 January to 31 March 2006. (3)  The quantities applied for on 6 February 2006, in accordance with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002, exceed the quantities available. The extent to which licences may be issued should therefore be determined and the reduction coefficient for the quan- tities applied for laid down, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Each application for an import licence under subquota III for common wheat of a quality other than high quality lodged and forwarded to the Commission on 6 February 2006 in accordance with Article 5(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 shall be accepted at a rate of 80,56049 % of the quantity applied for. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 February 2006. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 8 February 2006. () O] L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1154/2005 (O] L 187, 19.7.2005, p. 11). (® OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 88. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 777/2004 (O] L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50). For the Commission J. L. DEMARTY Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development () O] L 27, 1.2.2006, p. 3.