NoL49/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.2.74
REGULATION (EEC)No423/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of20February1974
ontransitionalmeasuresforthegrantingofaidtohopsproducerschangingto
differentvarietiesandforreorganizinghopgardensintheUnitedKingdom
don(EEC)No1460/73(7)of16May1973onapplica­
tionforreimbursement ofaidgrantedbyMember
Statestorecognizedgroupsofhopproducers;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforHops,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
InderogationfromArticle9ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1696/71theUnitedKingdomshallbe
entitledtograntaidprovidedinthisArticledirectly
toproducersofhops.
Article2THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreaty(*)concerningtheAcces­
sionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
Community andtheEuropeanAtomicEnergy
Community ,signedatBrusselson22January1972,
andinparticularArticle63(1)oftheAct(2)annexed
thereto;
WhereasArticle9ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1696/71(3)of26July1971onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinhops,allowsMemberStatesto
grantaidtoproducergroupsforthepurposeof
changingtodifferentvarietiesofhopsandforreorgan­
izinghopgardens ;
WhereasArticle7ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
879/73(4)of26March1973onthegrantingandreim­
bursementofaidaccordedbytheMemberStatesto
recognizedhopsproducergroups,providesthatthis
aidcanonlybegrantedtogroupsrecognizedpursuant
toArticle7oftheabovementioned Regulation ;
whereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1351/72(5)of28June1972laysdownprovisionson
therecognitionofproducergroupsofhops;
Whereasdifficultieshavearisenwithregardtothe
paymentoftheseaidsintheUnitedKingdom
becauseinthatMemberStateitwasnotyetpossible
toestablishproducergroups,whichfulfilthedetailed
criteriaforsuchgroupscontainedintheabovemen­
tionedRegulation ;whereasthehopsgrowers
concernedshouldnotbeplacedatadisadvantage
becauseofthisfact;whereasitisthereforenecessary
toentitletheUnitedKingdomtogranttheaidsin
questiondirectlytotheproducersforatransitional
periodnotexceedingthelimitsprovidedforinArticle
63(1)oftheActconcerningtheConditionsofAcces­
sionandtheAdjustments totheTreatiesand
extendedto31January1975(6)byCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No177/74of21January1974;
Whereasitisappropriatetofixthedetailsforreim­
bursementofaidaccordingtoCommissionRegula­Article8(1)firstsentenceandArticle13ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No879/73shallnotapplyandArticle
11(1)shallonlyapplysofarasthemeasuresprovided
inthisprovisionmustnothavebeenbegunbefore1
February1973.
Article3
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1460/73shallapply
mutatismutandisinasfarastheaidprovidedin
Article9ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1696/71is
concerned .
Article4
ThetransitionalmeasuresprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionshallexpireon31January1975.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
afteritspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
European(Ann>nunities.(!)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL175,4.8.1971,p.1.
(4)OJNoL86,31.3.1973,p.26.
(5)OJNoL148,30.6.1972,p.13.
(6)OJNoL21,25.1.1974,p.1. (7)0|NoL145,2.6.1973,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20February1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI