30. 3. 96 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 80/53 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 572/96 of 29 March 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 252/96, temporarily altering the export refunds on 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 organization of the market in beef and veal (), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2417/95 (3, and in particular Article 13 thereof, Whereas the export refunds on beef were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2854/95 (%), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 252/96 (*); whereas those refunds were temporarily increased by Regulation (EC) No 252/96; whereas the reasons that led to the temporary increase in refunds continue to exist: whereas it is there- fore necessary to extend the duration of the validity of Regulation (EC) No 252/96; 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 In Article 2, second paragraph of Regulation (EC) No 252/96, the date ‘31 March 1996’ shall be replaced by the date 30 April 1996’ Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day follo- wing its publication in the Official Journal of the Euro- pean Communities. It shall apply from 1 April 1996. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 29 March 1996. o L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. o L 248, 14. 10. 1995, p. 39. o L 299, 12. 12. 1995, p. 3. o L 32, 10. 2. 1996, p. 18. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission