L 330/28 Official Journal of the European Communities 6.12.2002 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2173/2002 of 5 December 2002 providing for the rejection of applications for export licences for certain milk products THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu- nity, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (!), as last amended by Commission Regula- tion (EC) No 509/2002 (3, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 of 26 January 1999 laying down special detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 as regards export licences and export refunds in the case of milk and milk products (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1472/ 2002 (%, and in particular Article 10(3) thereof, Whereas: Uncertainty is a feature of the market in certain milk products. It is necessary to prevent speculative applications that may lead to a distortion in competition between traders. Applications for export licences for the products concerned should be rejected, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Atrticle 1 Applications for export licences for milk products falling within CN codes 0402 10, 0402 21, and 0402 29 made between 29 November and 4 December 2002 inclusive, shall be rejected. Atticle 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 December 2002. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 5 December 2002. 1 () OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. () OJ L 79, 22.3.2002, p. 15. () OJL 20, 27.1.1999, p. 8. () OJL 219, 14.8.2002, p. 4. For the Commission J. M. SILVA RODRIGUEZ Agriculture Director-General