3. 5. 96 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 109/9 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 812/96 of 2 May 1996 amending the import duty on husked Indica rice imported from 1 January 1996 as a result of the application of Regulation (EC) No 321/96 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1573/95 of 30 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 as regards import duties in the rice sector('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 321/96 (3, and in par- ticular Article 4 (1) thereof, Whereas as a result of the amendment of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1573/95 by Regulation (EC) No 321/96 the reference price for calculating the import duty on husked Indica rice must take account from 1 January 1996 of US long grain parboiled 1/4/88 in addition to US long grain 2/4/73; Whereas the import duties applying from 1 January 1996 are laid down in Commission Regulations (EC) No 3037/95 (), (EC) No 7/96 (%), (EC) No 62/96 (°), (EC) No 184/96 (9, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 234/96, (EC) No 234/96 () and (EC) No 288/96 (), on the basis of the reference price calculated using the criteria applicable before the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 321/96; whereas the duties should therefore be adjusted with effect from 1 January 1996, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. The import duties for the products falling within CN codes 10606 20 17 and 1006 20 98 as laid down in Annex I to Regulations (EC) No 3037/95, (EC) No 7/96, (EC) No 62/96, (EC) No 184/96, (EC) No 234/96 and (EC) No 288/96 are hereby amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation. 2. The import duties and the Arag cif prices for husked Indica rice as laid down in Annex II to Regulations (EC) No 3037/95, (EC) No 7/96, (EC) No 62/96, (EC) No 184/96, (EC) No 234/96 and (EC) No 288/96 are hereby amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shail apply from 1 January 1996. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 2 May 1996. () OJ No L 150, 1. 7. 1995, p. 53. () OJ No L 45, 23. 2. 199, p. 3. () OJ No L 316, 30. 12. 1995, p. 14. (9 OJ No L 2, 4. 1. 1996, p. 17. 9 OJ No L 13, 18. 1. 1996, p. 12. (9 OJ No L 25, 1. 2. 1996, p. 45. OJ No L 30, 8. 2. 1996, p. 37. () O No L 37, 15. 2. 1996, p. 22. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission