L 360/6 Official Journal of the European Union 7.12.2004 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2081/2004 of 6 December 2004 laying down rules for the communication of the information necessary for implementing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 on the common organisation of the market in seeds THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 of 26 October 1971 on the common organisation of the market in seeds (1), and in particular Articles 4(2) and 9 thereof, Whereas: (1) In the light of the reform of the seed sector introduced by Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (%), the required information to be communicated to the Commission by the Member States pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 needs to be reviewed and simplified. Moreover, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3083/73 of 14 November 1973 on the communi- cation of the information necessary for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 on the common organi- sation of the market in seeds(?) has been amended several times. For the sake of clarity it is necessary to replace that Regulation by a new text. Regulation (EEC) No 3083/73 should therefore be repealed. (2)  Given the changed situation of the market for hybrid maize and sorghum for sowing, it is no longer necessary to be able to monitor continuously trade patterns with third countries. Hybrid maize and sorghum for sowing should no longer be subject to the system of import licences under Article 4(1) of Regu- lation (EEC) No 2358/71. It is therefore appropriate to repeal Commission Regulation (EEC) No 111779 of 6 June 1979 specifying the products in the seeds sector to be subject to the system of import licences (*) and to no longer provide for the corresponding data communi- cation. (3)  The Management Committee for seeds has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Member States shall communicate to the Commission by elec- tronic transmission, for each species and group of varieties set out in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71, the infor- mation listed in the Annex to this Regulation by the dates specified therein. Atrticle 2 Regulation (EEC) No 3083/73 and Regulation (EEC) No 111779 are repealed. Atrticle 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 6 December 2004. () OJ L 246, 5.11.1971, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (O] L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1). (®» OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 864/2004 (O] L 161, 30.4.2004, p. 48). () OJ L 314, 15.11.1973, p. 20. Regulation last amended by Regu- lation (EEC) No 1679/92 (OJ L 176, 30.6.1992, p. 17). For the Commission Mariann FISCHER BOEL Member of the Commission () OJ L 139, 7.6.1979, p. 11. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2811/86 (O] L 260, 12.9.1986, p. 8).