No L 274/18 Official Journal of the European Communities 26. 10. 96 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2051/96 of 25 October 1996 laying down certain detailed rules for granting of assistance for the export of beef and veal which may benefit from a special import treatment in Canada and amending Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 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 Regulation (EC) No 1997/96 (%), and in particular Articles 9 and 13 thereof, Having regard to Council Regualation (EEC) No 2931/79 of 20 December 1979 on the granting of assistance for export of agricultural products which may benefit from a special import treatment in a third country (), and in particular Article 1 (2) thereof, Whereas, pursuant to the Agreement for the conclusion of negotiations between the European Community and Canada under Article XXIV:6 referred to in Annex IV of Council Decision 95/591/EC of 22 December 1995 concerning the conclusion of the results of negotiations with certain third countries under GATT Article XXIV:6 and other related matters (United States and Canada) (%), export subsidies on fresh, chiled or frozen beef and veal destined for Canada shall be limited to 5000 tonnes annually; Whereas the management of that Agreement should be based on applications for specific Community export licences; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 of 26 June 1995 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2856/95 (), should be amended accordingly; whereas, moreover, certificates of identity should be produced to the Canadian Customs authorities; whereas it is necessary to define the nature of those identity certificates and the procedures for using them; () OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. ) OJ No L 267, 19. 10. 1996, p. 1. () OJ No L 334, 28. 12. 1979, p. 8. () OJ No L 334, 30. 12. 1995, p. 25. () OJ No L 143, 27. 6. 1995, p. 35. ( O No L 299, 12. 12. 1995, p. 10. 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 1. This Regulation establishes certain detailed rules of application in respect of exports to Canada of 5000 tonnes per year of beef and veal of Community origin, fresh, chilled or frozen, qualifying for special treatment. The quantity avajlable per quarter shall be 1 250 tonnes plus, in the case of the last three quarters, the quantity remaining in respect of the previous quarter. 2.  The meat referred to in paragraph 1 must comply with the health protection requirements laid down by Canada and relate to animals slaughtered not more than two months in advance of clearance through customs for export. Article 2 When the meat is being cleared through customs for export, the certificate of identity defined in Article 3 shall be issued, at the applicant’s request, on presentation of the export licence issued in accordance with Article 12 a of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 and a veterinary certificate showing the date of slaughter of the animals from which the meat for export derives. Article 3 1.  The certificate of identity shall be made out, with at least one copy, on a form corresponding to the specimen in the Annex. The certificate is printed in English on white paper measuring 210 x 297 mm. Each certificate shall have an individual serial number assigned by the customs office referred to in Article 4. The exporting Member State may require any certificates used on its territory to be printed in one of its official languages as well as in English. 2. Copies shall bear the same serial number as the original. Any particulars entered on the original and on the copies shall be typewritten, or, if handwritten, printed in block letters in ink.