19.8.2006 Official Journal of the European Union L 227/23 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1250/2006 of 18 August 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 19732004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 as regards the support schemes provided for in Titles IV and IVa of that Regulation and the use of land set aside for the production of raw materials THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) No 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001 ('), and in particular Article 145 thereof, Whereas: (1)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004 (3 lays down the implementing rules for the coupled support schemes provided for in Titles IV and IVa of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and as regards the use of land set aside for the production of raw materials under the single payment scheme provided for in Title III of that Regu- lation and under arable crops area payment provided for in Chapter 10 of Title IV of that Regulation. (2 Atticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004 provides for the data to be communicated to the Commission by the Member States and for the different dates for the sending of this information. Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004 also requires additional information to be sent on the different support schemes. In the interest of simplifi- cation, it is appropriate to clarify the necessary infor- mation to be sent to the Commission throughout the year. (3)  Article 64 of Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004 defines ‘set- aside’ as leaving fallow an area eligible for area payments pursuant to Article 108 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003. In order to cover all set-aside schemes covered by Article 107 of that Regulation, it is appro- priate to extend the scope of this definition beyond paragraph 1 of Article 107. () O L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1156/2006 (O] L 208, 29.7.2006, p. 3). (® OJ L 345, 20.11.2004, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 660/2006 (O] L 116, 27.4.2006, p. 27). (4)  Article 171¢j of Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004 provides that the weight of tobacco on the basis of which aid is calculated is to be adjusted where the moisture content differs from the levels laid down in Annex XXVIII to that Regulation for the variety concerned. Those levels should be adapted to include the correct version as facilitated by the Member States concerned. (5)  Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly. (6)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Direct Payments, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004 is amended as follows: 1. Article 3 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 3 Communications 1. The Member States shall communicate the following data to the Commission by electronic transmission: (@) by 1 September of the year concerned at the latest: (i) the total area for which the aid has been claimed in the case of: — the specific quality premium for durum wheat provided for in Article 72 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, — the protein crop premium provided for in Article 76 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, — the crop-specific payment for rice provided for in Article 79 of Regulation (EC) No 17822003, broken down for the indica and japonica varieties,