L 339/36 Official Journal of the European Union 24.12.2003 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2235/2003 of 23 December 2003 laying down common rules for the application of Council Regulations (EC) No 1782/2003 and (EC) No 186894 as regards potato starch THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (3) It is necessary to establish common rules for the 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 14542001, (EC) 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(c) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 of 27 July 1994 establishing a quota system in relation to the produc- tion of potato starch (), and in particular Article 8 thereof, Whereas: (1) Chapter 6 of Title IV of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 provides for an aid for farmers producing potatoes intended for the manufacture of potato starch. According to Article 93 of that Regulation, the amount of the payment applies to the quantity of potatoes needed for making one tonne of starch. (2)  Article 4a of Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 provides for a minimum price for potatoes intended for the manufac- ture of potato starch. This price shall be adjusted according to the starch content of the potatoes. Article 5 of that Regulation provides for a premium to be paid to undertakings producing potato starch for the quantity of potato starch produced. determination of the weight of the potatoes and the payments of the aid for starch potato, the minimum price, and the premium in relation to the starch content of the potatoes. (4)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of the Management Committee for Direct Payments and of the Management Committee for Cereals, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Atrticle 1 For the purposes of Articles 93 and 94 of Regulations (EC) No 1782/2003 and of Articles 4a and 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1868/94, the weight of the potatoes shall be determined in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation. The payments of the aid for starch potato provided for in Article 93 of Regulation (EC) No 17822003, the minimum price and the premium in relation to the starch content of the potatoes provided for in Articles 4a and 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 shall be as set out in Annex II to this Regulation. Atticle 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from the marketing year 2004/05. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 23 December 2003. () OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1. () OJ L 197, 30.7.1994, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 1782/2003. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission