L 276/24 Official Journal of the European Communities 12.10.2002 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1821/2002 of 11 October 2002 on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (3)  To avoid this situation, applications for system B licences for table grapes exported after 13 October 2002 should Having regard to the Treaty establishing - the European be rejected until the end of the current export period, Community, 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 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: and vegetables ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1176/2002 (3), and in particular Article 6(6) thereof, Whereas: ()  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1312/2002 (*) fixes the Appli.cations for system B export licence.s for table grapes indicative quantities for system B export licences other submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1312/ than those sought in the context of food aid 2002, export declarations for which are accepted after 13 October 2002 and before 16 November 2002, are hereby 2)  In the light of the information available to the Commis- rejected. sion today, there is a risk that the indicative quantities laid down for the current export period for table grapes Article 1 will shortly be exceeded. This overrun will prejudice the Atticle 2 proper working of the export refund scheme in the fruit and vegetables sector. This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 October 2002. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 11 October 2002. For the Commission J. M. SILVA RODRIGUEZ Agriculture Director-General () OJ L 268, 9.10.2001, p. 8. () OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 69. () OJ L 192, 20.7.2002, p. 13.