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7.8.72 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL179/13
COMMISSION DECISION
of20July1972
settingupanAdvisoryCommitteeonHops
(72/286/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES,Whereasthevariousrepresentative bodiesinthe
agriculturalindustryandconsumerassociationsin
theMemberStateshaveformedorganizations at
Communitylevel:
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1Whereas,underpointVofitsfinalresolution,the
AgriculturalConferenceoftheMemberStateswhich
metatStresafrom3to12July1958notedwith
satisfaction 'theintentionexpressedbythe
Commission tomaintaincloseandcontinuous
cooperationwith...tradeorganizations ,in
particularfortheimplementation ofthetasks
providedforinthisresolution';
WhereasinitsOpinionof6May1960,theEconomic
andSocialCommitteerequestedtheCommission'to
involveatCommunitylevelinterestedproducers',
traders'aridemployees'organizationsandconsumers
intheworkofeachoftheseofficesandfundswithin
anAdvisoryCommittee';1.ThereshallbeattachedtotheCommission an
AdvisoryCommitteeonHops(hereinaftercalledthe
'Committee').
2.Thefollowinggroupsshallberepresentedon
theCommittee :hopproducers,hopproducers'
cooperatives,thehoptradethebrewingindustry,
workersinagriculture,andconsumers .
Article2
WhereasitisnecessarythattheCommissionobtain
theviewsofthevarioussectionsoftheindustryand
ofconsumersonproblemsarisingfromthe
establishment ofacommonorganization ofthe
marketinhops;
Whereasallsectionsoftheindustrydirectlyaffected
bytheintroductionofthatcommonorganizationof
themarket,andalsoconsumers,shouldhavethe
possibilityofparticipatingintheformulationof
opinionsrequestedbytheCommission ;1.TheCommitteemaybeconsultedbythe
Commission onanyproblemconcerningthe
implementation ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1696/711of26July1971onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinhopsandinparticular
onmeasuresadoptedwithintheframeworkofthat
Regulation.
TheChairmanoftheCommitteemay,inparticularat
therequestofanyofthegroupsrepresented,indicate
totheCommissionthedesirabilityofconsultingthe
Committeeonanymatterwithinthelatter's
competencebutonwhichitsopinionhasnotbeen
sought.
2.Inrespectofproblemsconcerningthemethod
ofsellinghopscoveredbytheprovisionsofArticle6Whereasrepresentatives oftheindustryprocessing
hopsintoderivedproductsshouldbeabletotake
partintheworkoftheCommitteeandwhereas
underpresentcircumstancesitispossibleforthemto
dosothroughthegroupsexistingatCommunity
level; 1OJNoL175,4.8.1971,p.1.

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Article5 ofRegulation (EEC)No-1696/71andinparticular
theregistrationofcontractsprovidedforinthat
Article,theCommissionmay,actinginaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle5ofthis
Decision,consultonlytherepresentatives ofhop
producersandofthehopandbrewingindustries.1.ThereshallbesetupwithintheCommitteea
jointworkingpartyconsistingoffourproducers'
representatives andfourtradeandindustry
.representatives appointedbytheCommissionon
proposalsfromthetradeorganizationsconcernedin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle4.
Thetradeandindustryrepresentatives shallinclude:Article3
1.TheCommitteeshallconsistoftwenty-four—tworepresentatives ofthehoptrade,
members.
2.SeatsontheCommitteeshallbeapportionedas
follows:
—twelvetorepresentatives ofhopproducersand
hopcooperatives ,ofwhomatleasttwoshall
representhopcooperatives ;
—fourtorepresentatives ofthehoptrade,including
processingintoderivedproducts;
-—fourtorepresentatives ofthebrewingindustry;
—threetorepresentatives ofagriculturalworkers;—tworepresentatives ofthebrewingindustry.
2.Intheeventofamemberofthejointworking
partybeingunabletoattendameeting,andinthis
eventonly,hisalternatemayreplacehim.Alternates,
whoneednotbemembersoftheCommittee,shallbe
appointedbytheCommissiononproposalsfromthe
tradeorganizationsconcernedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle4.
Ifafullmemberattendsameeting,hisalternateshall
notalsoattend.
3.TheChairmanofthejointworkingpartymay,
inparticularattherequestofeitherofthetwo
groupsrepresentedontheworkingparty,indicateto
theCommissionthedesirabilityofconsultingthe
workingpartyonanymatterreferredtoinArticle2
(2)onwhichithasnotbeenconsulted.—onetoaconsumers'representative .
Article4
Article6
1.TheCommitteeshall,byatwo-thirdsmajority
ofmemberspresent,electaChairmanandtwo
Vice-Chairmen foraperiodofthreeyears.
Itmay,bythesamemajority,electothermembersas
officers.Inthatcase,theofficersotherthanthe
Chairmanshallincludenotmorethanone
representative ofeachgrouprepresentedonthe
Committee .
Theofficersshallprepareandorganizetheworkof
theCommittee .
2.Thejointworkingpartyshall,byatwo-thirds
majorityofmemberspresent,-electaChairmanand
Vice-Chairman foraperiodofoneyear.
TheChairmanandVice-Chairman maynotboth
comefromthesamegroup.
Theyshallbechosenalternatelyfromthetwogroups
represented .1.MembersoftheCommitteeshallbeappointed
bytheCommissiononproposalsfromthetradeor
consumers'organizationssetupatCommunitylevel
whicharemostrepresentative ofthegroupsreferred
toinArticle1(2)andwhoseactivitiescomewithin
thescopeofthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inhops.
Theseorganizationsshallputforwardthenamesof.
twocandidatesofdifferentnationalitiesforeachplace
tobefilled.
2.Thetermofofficeformembersofthe
Committeeshallbethreeyears.Theirappointments
mayberenewed.Thedutiesperformedshallbe
unremunerated .
Afterexpiryofthethreeyearsmembersofthe
Committeeshallremaininofficeuntiltheyare
replacedoruntiltheirappointmentsarerenewed.
Intheeventofthedeathorresignationofamember
oftheCommitteeorofhisceasingtobelongtothe
organizationwhichherepresents,heshallbereplaced
fortheremainderofhistermofofficeinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninparagraph1.
3.Thelistofmembersshallbepublishedbythe
CommissionforinformationpurposesintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .Article7
1.Attherequestofanyofthegroupsrepresented,
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3.Theviewsexpressedbythegroupsrepresented
shallbeincludedinareportoftheproceedings
forwardedtotheCommission .
Intheeventofunanimousagreementbeingreached
intheCommitteeontheopiniontobegiven,the
Committeeshallformulatejointconclusionsand
attachthemtothereport.
TheoutcomeoftheCommittee'sdiscussionsshallbe
communicated bytheCommissiontotheCouncil
andtotheManagementCommitteeonrequest.centralbodyofthegroupconcernedtobepresentat
meetings.Hemayinthesamemannerrequestany
personwithspecialqualifications inoneofthe
subjectsontheagendatotakepartinanexpert
capacityinmeetingsoftheCommittee .
2.TheChairmanofthejointworkingpartymay
inviteanypersonwithspecialqualificationsinoneof
thesubjectsontheagendatotakepartinanexpert
capacityinmeetingsoftheworkingparty.
3.Expertsshallbepresentonlyatthediscussion
intheCommitteeorinthejointworkingpartyof
thosequestionsonaccountofwhichtheywere
invited.
Article11
Article8
TheChairmanofthejointworkingpartyshall
informtheCommitteeofitswork.
Article12TheCommitteemaysetupinternalworkingparties.
Article9
1.TheCommitteeandthejointworkingparty
shallbeconvenedbytheCommissionandshallmeet
atCommissionheadquarters .Meetingsoftheofficers
shallbeconvenedbytheChairmaninagreement
withtheCommission .
2.Representatives oftheCommissiondepartments
concernedshalltakepartinmeetingsofthe
Committee,itsofficers,itsworkingpartiesandthe
jointworkingparty.
3.TheCommissionshallprovidesecretarial
servicesfortheCommittee,itsofficers,itsworking
partiesandthejointworkingparty.WithoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofArticle214of
theTreaty,wheretheCommissioninformsthemthat
theopinionrequestedisonamatterofaconfidential
nature,membersoftheCommitteeandofthejoint
workingpartyshallnotdiscloseinformationwhich
hascometotheirknowledgethroughtheworkofthe
Committeeorofthejointworkingparty.
Insuchcases,onlyCommitteemembersandthe
representatives oftheCommissiondepartmentsshall
bepresentatthemeetings.
Article13
Article10ThisDecisionmaybeamendedbytheCommission
inthelightofexperience.
1.TheCommitteeandthejointworkingparty
shalldiscussmattersonwhichtheCommission has
requestedanopinion.Novoteshallbetaken.DoneatBrussels,20July1972.
FortheCommission
2.TheCommissionmay,whenseekingtheThePresident
S.L.MANSHOLTopinionoftheCommittee,setatimelimitwithin
whichsuchopinionshallbegiven.