23. 2. 96 Oftficial Journal of the European Communities No L 45/3 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 321/96 of 22 February 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 1573/95 as regards the reference qualities set out in Annex I thereto 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 on the detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 with regard to import duties on rice ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2928/95 (3, Whereas it is considered more appropriate, to reflect the real situation on the market, that for the calculation of reference prices account is taken from 1 January 1996 of the average cif price at Rotterdam of brown parboiled rice (1 Brown Parboiled 4/88) and of the price of non-par- boiled rice (2 Brown 4/73); whereas, therefore, Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1573/95 should be amended accordingly; Whereas the measure provided for in this Regulation is in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1573/95 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following 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, 22 February 1996. () OJ No L 150, 1. 7. 1995, p. 53. () O] No L 307, 20. 12. 1995, p. 5. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission