8.11.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities L 306/19 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1988/2002 of 7 November 2002 on the issuing of A1 export licences for fruit and vegetables THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu- nity, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 of 8 October 2001 on detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables ('), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1176/ 2002 (), and in particular Article 2(3) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1109/2002 (*) sets the quantities for which A1 export licences, other than those requested in the context of food aid, may be issued. (2)  Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 sets the conditions under which special measures may be taken by the Commission with a view to avoiding an overrun of the quantities for which A1 licences may be issued. (3)  The Commission has received information which indi- cates that those quantities, reduced or increased by the quantities referred to in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001, would be exceeded if Al licences were issued without restriction for shelled almonds in response to applications submitted since 5 November 2002. Therefore, one percentage should be fixed for the issuing of licences for quantities applied for on 5 November 2002 and applications for Al licences submitted later in that application period should be rejected, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Atrticle 1 Al export licences for shelled almonds for which applications were submitted on 5 November 2002 pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1109/2002 shall be issued for 94,7 % of the quantities applied for. Applications for Al export licences submitted after 5 November 2002 and before 8 January 2003 for this product shall be rejected. Atticle 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 November 2002. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 7 November 2002. " o] 8. () OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 69. () OJ L 168, 27.6.2002, p. 5. L 268, 9.10.2001, p. For the Commission J. M. SILVA RODRIGUEZ Agriculture Director-General