L 335/6 Official Journal of the European Union 21.12.2005 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2095/2005 of 20 December 2005 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 as regards communication of information on tobacco THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in raw tobacco (1), and in particular Article 21 thereof, Whereas: (1) In order to enable the Commission to monitor market developments in the raw tobacco sector covered by the common market organisation established by Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92, Member States are required to communicate the necessary information. (2)  To that end, Commission Regulation (EC) No 604/2004 of 29 March 2004 on the communication of information on tobacco from the 2000 harvest onwards (3 was adopted. (3)  The information to be communicated should provide a general overview of the entire Community tobacco market, and should in particular take into account the provisions of 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 its implementing rules. (40 In the interest of efficient administration, the commu- nicated information should be grouped by group of tobacco variety and time limits should be set for its submission. (5) It is therefore appropriate to adapt the provisions on the information to be communicated accordingly. () OJ L 215, 30.7.1992, p. 70. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 1679/2005 (O] L 271, 15.10.2005, p. 1). @ O] L 97, 1.4.2004, p. 34. () O) L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 118/2005 (O] L 24, 27.1.2005, p. 15). (6)  For the sake of clarity and rationality, Regulation (EC) No 604/2004 should be repealed and replaced by a new regulation. (7)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 For each harvest, the Member States shall communicate to the Commission by electronic transmission the information set out in Annexes IA, IB, II and III in accordance with the time limits given therein. Atrticle 2 The Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that the economic operators concerned provide them with the information required within the relevant time limits. Atrticle 3 1. Regulation (EC) No 604/2004 is repealed. However, it shall continue to apply to communications in respect of the 2005 harvest. 2. References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex IV. Atticle 4 This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 January 2006.