L 96/20 Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 3. 98 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 695/98 of 27 March 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2047/84 determining the rice intervention centres other than Vercelli THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice ('), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 192/98 (3, and in particular Article 8(a) thereof, Whereas the intervention centres are determined by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2047/84 (°), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1028/97 (*); whereas, following consultations with the Member States concerned in accordance with Article 8(a) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, the list of such centres should be amended; Whereas these measures should take effect at the start of the period of application of the intervention arrange- ments; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Points 1, 2 and 3 of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2047/84 are replaced by the following: ‘1. FRANCE Department Intervention centre Bouches-du-Rhone  Arles Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhone Gard Beaucaire Saint-Gilles Guiana Mana (Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni) () () () ) OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18. OJ L 20, 27. 1. 1998, p. 16. OJ L 190, 18. 7. 1984, p. 5. OJ L 150, 7. 6. 1997, p. 29. 2. ITALY Region Intervention centre Vercelli Novara Cuneo Turin Alessandria Biella Piedmont Veneto Rovigo Lombardy Piava Mantua Milan Lodi Piacenza Parma Ferrara Bologna Ravenna Reggio Emilia Emilia-Romagna Oristano Cagliari Sardinia 3. GREECE Region Intervention centre Central Greece Volos Lamia Messolongi Skotousa Drimos Plati Provatas Pirgos Thessaloniki Serres Giannitsa Macedonia Peloponnese Messini’. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day fol- lowing its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 April 1998.