Commission Regulation (EEC) No 648/93 of 19 March 1993 amending Regulations (EEC) No 3477/92 and (EEC) No 3478/92 with regard to the fixing of certain time limits in respect of raw tobacco

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 648/93 of 19 March 1993 amending Regulations (EEC)  No 3477/92 and (EEC) No 3478/92 with regard to the fixing of certain time limits in respect of raw  tobacco
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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), and in particular Articles 7 and 11 thereof,
Whereas, in view of the administrative difficulties Member States are confronted with in order to  implement two Regulations for the application of the reform, namely Commission Regulation (EEC) No  3477/92 of 1 December 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application of the raw tobacco quota  system for the 1993 and 1994 harvests  (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 473/93  (3), and  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3478/92 of 1 December 1992 laying down detailed rules for the  application of the premium system for raw tobacco  (4), certain deadlines or time limits should be  extended, in particular the dates fixed for the conclusion and registration of cultivation  contracts, the issue of cultivation certificates and the final date for the redistribution of  additional quantities;
Whereas, in the interest of clarity and precision, certain definitions of Regulation (EEC) No  3477/92 should also be retained in Regulation (EEC) No 3478/92;
Whereas the distribution of quotas and cultivation certificates as well as the conclusion and  registration of cultivation contracts shall be carried out as rapidly as possible;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the  Management Committee for Tobacco,