L 17276 Official Journal of the European Union 5.7.2005 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1044/2005 of 4 July 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 2808/98 as regards the operative event for the exchange rate for aid under Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and amending Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro (1), and in particular Article 9 thereof, 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 1454/2001, (EC) No 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001 (3, and in particular Article 145(c) thereof, Whereas: (1) Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 introduces a system of direct aid which is paid out on the basis of a single payment application and is always expressed in euro. (2)  Since no operative events have been laid down for the exchange rate for some of the aid measures provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, provision must be made for a uniform operative event directly linked to applications submitted by the aid beneficiaries. For the sake of consistency and transparency vis-d-vis the bene- ficiaries, the operative event should be a date that is as close as possible to the beginning of the payment period introduced under the abovementioned Regulation, and as a way of simplifying checks on the application of the exchange rates and making them more effective, it should precede the beginning of the budget year during which the payments are to be made. (3)  As a consequence, the operative event for the exchange rate for all aid measures under Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 should be set uniformly by amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 2808/98 of 22 December 1998 laying down detailed rules for the appli- () OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1. (®» O L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 394/2005 (O] L 63, 10.3.2005, p. 17). cation of the agrimonetary system for the euro in agri- culture (%), and all existing provisions on operative events in the Regulations implementing Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 should accordingly be repealed. ()  In order to inform operators of the amendments to the Regulations in sufficient time before payments start, this Regulation should apply from 1 August 2005. (5)  Lastly, as some operative events for 2005 have already been set as a date prior to 1 August 2005, as a transi- tional measure those operative events should remain applicable for 2005. (6)  Regulation (EC) No 2808/98 and Commission Regu- lation (EC) No 1973/2004 of 29 October 2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regu- lation (EC) No 1782/2003 as regards the support schemes provided for in Titles IV and IVa of that Regu- lation and the use of land set aside for the production of raw materials (*) should therefore be amended. (7  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the relevant Management Committees, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2808/98 is hereby amended as follows: 1. paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1. For the support schemes listed in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (¥), the operative event for the exchange rate shall be 1 October of the year in respect of which the aid is granted. * OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1.; (®) OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 36. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 1250/2004 (O] L 237, 8.7.2004, p. 13). (*) OJ L 345, 20.11.2004, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 794/2005 (O] L 134, 27.5.2005, p. 6).