Council Regulation (EC) No 1679/2005 of 6 October 2005 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 on the common organisation of the market in raw tobacco
Council Regulation (EC) No 1679/2005of 6 October 2005amending Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 on the common organisation of the market in raw tobaccoTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European ParliamentOpinion delivered on 6 September 2005 (not yet published in the Official Journal).,Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social CommitteeOpinion delivered on 28 September 2005 (not yet published in the Official Journal).,Whereas:(1)Titles I and II of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92OJ L 215, 30.7.1992, p. 70. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2319/2003 (OJ L 345, 31.12.2003, p. 17). establish a premium as well as a production limitation system for tobacco production.(2)Article 152 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 118/2005 (OJ L 24, 27.1.2005, p. 15)., which has established common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and certain support schemes for farmers, provides for the deletion of Titles I and II of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 as of 1 January 2005 but specifies that they shall continue to apply in respect of the 2005 harvest. The premium and production limitation schemes provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 expire as from the end of the 2005 harvest.(3)Consequently a number of Articles of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 become obsolete and should be deleted for reasons of legal clarity and transparency.(4)It is therefore necessary to amend Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 accordingly,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: