6. 12. 96 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 317/13 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2333/96 of 5 December 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 2051/96 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 2222/96 (%), and in particular Articles 9 and 13 thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2051/96 (%) lays down certain detailed rules for export of beef to Canada in particular by providing for a quarterly management of certificates; whereas in the light of the Canadian rules of implementation of the WTO tariff quota for beef certain provisions of Commission Regulations (EC) No 2051/96 and (EC) No 1445/95 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2051/96, should be amended; 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 Article 1 (1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2051/96 is replaced by the following: ‘1. This Regulation establishes certain detailed rules of application in respect of exports to Canada of 5 000 tonnes per calendar year of beef and veal of Com- munity origin, fresh, chilled or frozen, qualifying for special treatment. Article 2 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 is hereby amended as follows: 1. Article 12a (6) is replaced by the following: ‘6. Licence applications may be lodged only in the first five days of each month.; 2. in the last sentence of Article 12a (8) the word ‘quarter’ shall be replaced by the word ‘month.; 3. Article 12a (9) is replaced by the following: 9. Licences shall be issued on the 21 st day of each month at the latest.” Article 3 This Regulation enters into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 January 1997. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 5 December 1996. No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. ( No L 296, 21. I1. 1996, p. 0. () O] No L 274, 26. 10. 1996, p. 18. )y O] No L 143, 27. 6. 1995, p. 35. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission