No L 202/36 Official Journal of the European Communities 30. 7. 97 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1496/97 of 29 July 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2222/96(%), and in particular Articles 9 and 13 thereof, Whereas, as a result of the introducton of a new refund amount for certain heifers other than those intended for slaughter, it is necessary to create a new category of products for those animals by amending Annex III to that Regulation; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 (%) is replaced by the Annex hereto. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities, It shall apply to export licences with advance fixing of the refund applied for from the day following the date of entry into force of this Regulation. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 29 July 1997. () OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. () OJ No L 296, 21. 11. 1996, p. 50. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission () OJ No L 143, 27. 6. 1995, p. 35.