24. 5. 78 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 136/5 i COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1075/78 of 23 May 1978 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1726/70 on the procedure for granting the premium for leaf tobacco THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 of 21 April 1970 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco (') as last amended by the Act of Accession, and in particular Articles 3 (3) and 15 thereof, Whereas one of the conditions for the grant of the premium laid down in- Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 is the conclusion of a contract between the purchaser and the producer; whereas since the entry into force of the common’ organization of the tobacco market, the marketing structures for this product have changed conside:ably, both as a result of the inter- penetration of markets and of increased exports; whereas it is consequently necessary to bring produc- tion more into line with demand ; whereas it appears that the development of a contractual economy on the basis of cultivation contracts would contribute deci- sively to - achieving this objective; whereas such contracts should therefore be defined ; Whereas, so as to ensure a broadly uniform applica- tion of a contractual system in the Member States, certain conditions and requirements relating to the _cultivation contracts should be defined, and in parti- cular the parties, the duration of the contract, the conditions of planting, the obligations of the parties as regards delivery and acceptance of the product, and also the criteria for fixing the price; Whereas provision should also be made for a docu- ment equivalent to the cultivation contract for those persons referred to in Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 to whom the premium may be granted without their having concluded a contract; Whereas it is necessary to provide for control arrange- ments ; whereas this is the responsibility of the Member States ; whereas it should be provided that all contracts must be registered with the agencies appointed by Member States for that purpose ; (1) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 1. Whereas, while the various present systems for the marketing of tobacco should be allowed to continue, the conclusion of cultivation contracts should never- theless be encouraged as this appears to be the best means of controlling  production;  whereas consequently the granting of advances on the premium should be reserved for those purchasers who have concluded such contracts; Whereas the Commission must be informed of the particulars of the contracts, and of the tobacco stock situation, so as to be able to assess trends on the Community market; Whereas leaf tobacco which is exported from one Member State to another must be subject to special requirements enabling the Member State to which it is exported to recognize clearly if it has been har- vested in the Community, as that is the only tobacco for which the premium may be granted ; whereas, to this end, the Community transit procedure introduced by Council Regulation (EEC) No 222/77 of 13 December 1976 (?) supplies the appropriate Commu- nity framework for carrying out the appropriate checks ; : Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 223/77 of 22 December 1976 on provisions for the implementa- tion of the Community transit procedure and for certain simplifications of the procedure (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1601/77 (), allows the formalities to be simplified when the goods are transported by rail; whereas the necessary special measures should therefore be adopted ; Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1726/70 of 25 August 1970 on the procedure for granting the premium for leaf tobacco (%), as last amended by Regu- lation (EEC) No 408/76 (%), should therefore be amended ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage- ment Committee for Raw Tobacco, 38, 9. 2. 1977, p. 1. 38, 9. 2. 1977, p. 20. 182, 22. 7. 1977, p. 1. 191, 27. 8. 1970, p. 1. 6) OJ No L 50, 26. 2. 1976, p. 6. L L OJ No L L