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introducingspecialtemporarymeasuresforhops
(OJ L 157, 30.5.1998, p. 7)
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COUNCILREGULATION(EC)No1098/98
of25May1998
introducingspecialtemporarymeasuresforhops
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 of 26 July
1971 on the common organisation of the market in hops(1). and in
particular Article 16a thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 16a of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 provides that if
surpluses arise the Council, acting by a qualified majority on aproposal from the Commission, may take appropriate action on produc-tion potential; whereas the market in hops is at present in surplus, forbothsh ort-term and structural reasons;
Whereas the aim of producer groups is to adjust production to market
requirements; whereas they may use up to 20 % of the aid on appro-priate measures to that end; whereas their scope for action in this areashould be extended by allowing them to have recourse to temporaryresting and/or permanent grubbing-up of areas under hops; whereasthese measures will be additional to the special measures listed in
Article 7(1)(b) of the abovementioned Regulation;
Whereas the production and marketing conditions for hops and thus
also the economic viability of the sector differ from one Member Stateto another; whereas, for this reason, the decision to apply or not to
apply the special measures should be taken at the level of the Member
State concerned;
Whereas temporary resting and/or permanent grubbing-up can be
permitted only if certain requirements are met, in particular non-cumu-lation of aid for areas temporarily rested and an obligation to reduce
areas by 2002; whereas this will entail costs; whereas these costs, and
loss of income, should be met in part by payment of an amount equalto the aid per hectare for a limited period; whereas provision should bemade that temporary granting of an amount equal to the aid on suchunharvested areas may therefore be permitted; whereas for effective-ness of supervision the minimum size of the areas which can benefit
from these measures should be specified;
Whereas for the sake of effective control of the application of these
measures the responsibilities of producer groups and of the MemberStates' competent authorities should be defined, and the power ofadopting detailed rules of application should be given to the Commis-
sion,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In addition to the aims described in Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation
(EEC) No 1696/71 producer groups may also have recourse to
temporary resting and/or permanent grubbing-up as means of jointlyadjusting their production to market requirements and improving it.
Article 2
1. In Member States which decide to apply temporary resting and/or
permanent grubbing-up, producers which have recourse to such
measures may, as from the 1998 harvest and up to the ►
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No 1554/97 (OJ L 208, 2. 8. 1997, p. 1).
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cropped, provided that they undertake not to extend hop cultivation to
other areas of their holding. They may not receive any other Commu-nity aid on areas temporarily rested.
The hop area cultivated for the ►
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groups applying temporary resting and/or permanent grubbing-up mustbe less than that cultivated for the 1997 harvest.
2. Producer groups shall determine the minimum plot size for which
an aid application may be lodged. This minimum plot size may not beless than 0,3 hectares.
3. Producer groups may lay down additional specific requirements to
be met by their members in cases of temporary resting and/or grub-
bing-up.
4. Areas put into temporary rest or grubbed up must be notified to
the competent authorities by 31 May of the year of harvest. For the1998 harvest, this data may be communicated by not later than 30June 1998. The competent authorities shall check that the followingrequirements have been met:
— for temporary resting, maintenance of the hop poles,
— for permanent grubbing-up, removal of the hop poles,
— permanent grassing over in order to improve soil fertility.
Article 3
The Commission shall adopt the detailed rules for implementing this
Regulation in accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article 20
of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71.
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply from the 1998 harvest up to and including the 2004
harvest.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.1998R1098 — EN — 07.12.2002 — 001.001 — 3
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