This document is meant purely as documentation tool and the institutions do not assume any liability for its contents
"B COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1771/96
of 12 September 1996
laying down detailed rules for implementation of the specific measures for the supply of hops to the French
overseas departments
(OJ L 232, 13.9.1996, p. 11)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
"M1 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1240/97 of 30 June 1997 L 173 74 1.7.1997
"M2 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2718/98 of 16 December 1998 L 342 14 17.12.1998
"M3 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2797/1999 of 29 December 1999 L 337 39 30.12.1999
"M4 Commission Regulation (EC) No 189/2001 of 30 January 2001 L 29 8 31.1.2001
NB: This consolidated version contains references to the European unit of account and/or the ecu, which from 1 January 1999 should be
understood as references to the euro — Council Regulation (EEC) No 3308/80 (OJ L 345, 20.12.1980, p. 1) and Council Regulation(EC) No 1103/97 (OJ L 162, 19.6.1997, p. 1).1996R1771 — EN — 01.01.2001 — 004.001 — 1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1771/96
of 12 September 1996
laying down detailed rules for implementation of the specific measures for
the supply of hops to the French overseas departments
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 of 16 December
1991 introducing specific measures in respect of certain agricultural products
for the benefit of the French overseas departments (1), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 2598/95 (2), and in particular Article 2 (6) thereof,
Whereas, for the purpose of applying Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No
3763/91, the forecast supply balance for hops and the level of aid for their
supply from the rest of the Community to the French overseas departmentsshould be established; whereas the aid should be fixed in particular on thebasis of the cost of supplies from the world market and the conditions
resulting from the geographical location of the French overseas departments;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 131/92 (
3), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1736/96 (4), lays down common detailed rules for
implementing the specific measures for the supply of certain agriculturalproducts to the French overseas departments; whereas additional detailedrules tailored to commercial practices for hops should be adopted, especially
as regards the validity of aid certificates and the amount of security to ensure
that operators meet their obligations;
Whereas this Regulation should apply immediately to permit licences to be
issued as quickly as possible;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with
the opinion of the Management Committee for Hops,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the purposes of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91, the quantity
for the forecast supply balance for hops falling within CN codes 1210 and1302 13 00 eligible for exemption from duty on importation into the French
overseas departments or, for products from the rest of the Community, eligible
for Community aid is hereby set at 15 tonnes for the period 1 January to 31December 2001. This quantity shall be allocated as laid down in the Annex.
The French authorities may adjust the allocation within the overall limit set.
They shall inform the Commission of any such adjustment.
Article 2
For the purposes of Article 2 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91, aid for
supplying the French overseas departments with hops from other parts of the
Community is hereby set, having regard to the forecast supply balance, atECU 12,08 per 100 kilograms.
Article 3
France shall designate the competent authority for:
(a) issuing the exemption certificates provided for in Article 2 a (1) of
Regulation (EEC) No 131/92;
(b) issuing the aid certificates provided for in Article 3 (1) of Regulation
(EEC) No 131/92;!B
(1) OJ No L 356, 24. 12. 1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 267, 9. 11. 1995, p. 1.
(3) OJ No L 15, 22. 1. 1992, p. 13.
(4) OJ No L 225, 6. 9. 1996, p. 3.!M4
!B1996R1771 — EN — 01.01.2001 — 004.001 — 2
(c) paying the aid to the operators concerned.
Article 4
1. Applications for certificates shall be submitted to the competent authority
within the first five working days of each month. Applications for certificates
shall only be admissible if:
(a) the quantity applied for does not exceed that published by the French
authorities as available from the supply balance;
(b) before the expiry of the time limit laid down for submitting certificate
applications, proof has been provided that the party concerned has lodgeda security of ECU 3,02 per 100 kilograms.
Applications shall be submitted for the first time at the beginning of August
1996.
2. Certificates shall be issued on the 10th working day of each month, at the
latest.
3. Where certificates are issued for quantities less than those applied for,
operators may withdraw their applications in writing within three working
days of the date of issue of the certificate. The security on that certificate
shall be released immediately.
4. The quantity available from the supply balance shall be that published by
the competent authority in the last week of the month preceding that in whichthe application is submitted.
Article 5
The validity of exemption certificates and aid certificates shall expire on the
last day of the second month following that in which they were issued.
Article 6
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all
Member States.!B1996R1771 — EN — 01.01.2001 — 004.001 — 3
ANNEX
(in tonnes)
Hops CN codes 1210 and 1302 13 00
Guadeloupe 1
Martinique 3Réunion 11!
B1996R1771 — EN — 01.01.2001 — 004.001 — 4