Commission Regulation (EC) No 585/97 of 2 April 1997 amending Regulations (EEC) No 3478/92 and (EC) No 1066/95 in the tobacco sector as regards certain deadlines

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 585/97 of 2 April 1997 amending Regulations (EEC) No 3478/92 and (EC) No 1066/95 in the tobacco sector as regards certain deadlines
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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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 organization of the market in raw tobacco (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2444/96 (2), and in particular Articles 7 and 11 thereof,
Whereas the Member States are facing administrative difficulties which prevent them from meeting the deadlines laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3478/92 of 1 December 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application of the premium system for raw tobacco (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 572/97 (4), and by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1066/95 of 12 May 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 as regards the raw tobacco quota system for the 1995, 1996 and 1997 harvests (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 572/97; whereas these deadlines should therefore be modified for the 1997 harvest;
Whereas the measures concerned should be applied as soon as possible;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,