No L 34/12 Official Journal of the European Communities 13. 2. 96 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 258/96 of 12 February 1996 laying down detailed rules of application for the specific measures for the smaller Aegean islands with regard to the special arrangements for the supply of ' dried fodder THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 of 19 July 1993 introducing specific measures for the smaller  Aegean islands concerning  agricultural products ('), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2417/95 (3, and in particular Article 4 thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2958/93 (%) as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1802/95 (%), esta- blishes the detailed rules of application for the arrange- ments for the supply of certain agricultural products to the smaller Aegean islands, and, pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93, the level of aid granted for that supply ; whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93, the forecast supply balances for the supply of the smaller Aegean islands with dried fodder from the rest of the Community for the 1996 calendar year should be established ; whereas this measure should enter into force forthwith ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Dried Fodder, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 For the purposes of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93, the forecast supply balances for dried fodder eligible for Community aid for the 1996 calendar year given in Annexes I and II hereto. Article 2 The validity of the ‘aid certificates’ referred to in Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2958/93 shall expire on the final day of the second month following their issue. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 January 1996. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 12 February 1996. OJ No L 184, 27. 7. 1993, p. 1. OJ No L 248, 14. 10. 1995, p. 39. OJ No L 267, 28. 10. 1993, p. 4. No L 174, 26. 7. 1995, p. 27. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission