4.10.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL289/1
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(Actswhosepublicationisobligatory)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2397/78
of13October1978
onattestationsofequivalenceforhopsimportedfromnon-member countries
exportingcountriestocomplywiththeCommunitys
marketingrequirementsfortheseproducts;whereasit
isthereforenecessarytorequirethatsuchproducts
importedfromthirdcountriesbeaccompaniedbyan
attestationasspecifiedinArticle5(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1696/71;
Whereasitisessential,inordertofacilitatecontrolby
thecompetentauthoritiesoftheMemberStates,to
prescribetheformand,insofarasisnecessary,the
contentoftheattestation,andtherulesforitsutiliza­
tion;
WhereastheUnitedStatesofAmerica,Poland,
BulgariaandYugoslaviahaveundertakentocomply
withtherequirementslaiddownforthemarketingof
hopsandhopproductsandhaveempoweredcertain
agenciestoissueattestationsofequivalence ;whereas
theseattestationsshouldthereforeberecognizedas
equivalenttoCommunitycertificatesandthegoods
coveredbythemshouldbeadmittedtofreecircula­
tion;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforHopshas
notdeliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetby
itschairman,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1696/71of26July1971onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinhops('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1170/77(2),andinparticularArticles5
(3)and23thereof,
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No1696/71
specifiesthathopsandhopproductsfromthirdcoun­
triesmaybeimportedonlyiftheirqualitystandards
areatleastequivalenttotheminimumlimitsfor
marketingadoptedforhopsandhopproductshar­
vestedwithintheCommunityandtheirderivatives ;
whereasthesaidArticlespecifieshoweverthatthese
productsshallbeconsideredasbeingoftherequired
standardiftheyareaccompanied byanattestation
issuedbytheauthoritiesoftheircountryoforigin
recognizedasequivalenttothecertificaterequiredfor
.marketinghopsandhopproductsofCommunity
origin;
WhereasinCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1646/78of13July1978(3)ruleswerefixedfor
checkingtheminimummarketingrequirements for
hopconesimportedfromthirdcountrieslaiddown
byCommissionRegulation (EEC)No890/78of28
April1978layingdowndetailedrulesforthecertifica­
tionofhops(4);
WhereasunderCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1784/77
of19July1977onthecertificationofhops(5)very
strictmarketingrequirements areprescribed,particu­
larlyformixtures;whereasthereisatthemomentno
methodofeffectivelycheckingthattheserequire­
mentsaremet;whereastheonlypossiblesubstitute
forsuchacheckisanundertakingonthepartoftheHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.WithoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1646/78relatingtoimportsofhop
cones,productsasreferredtoinArticle1ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1696/71comingfromthirdcountries
mayenterintofreecirculationintheCommunity
onlyonproductionofanattestationasprovidedforin
Article5(2)ofthatRegulationcomplyingwiththe
requirementsofthisRegulation .(>)OJNoL175,4.8.1971,p.1.
(2)OJNoL137,3.6.1977,p.7.
(J)OJNoL191,14.7.1978,p.25.
(«)OJNoL117,29.4.1978,p.43.
(5)OJNoL200,8.8.1977,p.1.

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2.AttestationsissuedinaccordancewiththisRegu­
lationbyanissuingauthorityinthethirdcountriesof
originlistedinAnnexIIIshallberecognizedasequiv­
alenttothecertificateprovidedforinArticle2of
Regulation (EEC)No1696/71.Article4
1.Anattestationshallbevalidonlyifitisduly
completedandauthenticated byoneoftheofficial
authoritiesrecognizedbythethirdcountryoforigin
andappearingonthelistinAnnexIIItothisRegula­
tion.
2.Adulyauthenticated attestationisonewhich
showstheplaceanddateofissueandbearsthestamp
oftheissuingauthorityandthesignatureofthe
personorpersonsauthorizedtosignit.Article2
1.Theattestationforeachconsignment ,consisting
ofanoriginalandtwocopies,shallbedrawnupona
formcorresponding tothemodelsetoutinAnnexI
tothisRegulationandinaccordancewiththeinstruc­
tionsgiveninAnnexII.
2.Thesizeoftheformshallbe210x297mm.
3.Eachattestationshallbearanindividualserial
numbergivenbytheissuingauthority.
4.Theattestationshallbecompletedeitherin
typescriptorbyhandandinthelattercaseshallbe
printedlegiblyinink.Theattestationshallbemade
outinoneoftheofficiallanguagesoftheCommunity
andmayalsobeintheofficiallanguage,oranofficial
language,ofthecountryoforigin.
5.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation'consign­
ment'meansaquantityofaproducthavingthesame
characteristics sentatthesametimebythesame
consignortothesameconsignee.Article5
Iftheproductcoveredbytheattestationisresoldafter
ithasbeenputintofreecirculation,itmustbeaccom­
paniedbyaninvoiceorothercommercialdocument
drawnupbythevendor,givingthereferencenumber
oftheattestation,thenameoftheauthoritywhich
issueditandthefollowinginformationcopiedfrom
theattestation :
1.forhops:
(a)thedescriptionoftheproduct,
(b)the.netweightand/orgrossweight,
(c)theplaceofproduction,
(d)theyearofharvest,
(e)thevariety,
(f)thecountryoforigin,
(g)themarkingsandidentificationnumbersgiven
insection9oftheattestation ;
2.forproductsmanufactured fromhops,inaddition
totheparticularslistedunder(1):
placeanddateofprocessing .Article3
1.Oncompletionofcustomsformalitiesrequired
fortheentryintofreecirculationintheCommunity
oftheproducttowhichtheattestationrelates,theorig­
inalandthetwocopiesshallbesubmittedtothe
customsauthorities .Onecopyshallbeforwardedby
thecustomsauthoritiestotheauthorityresponsible
forsupervisingthecertificationsystemreferredtoin
Article1(6)ofRegulation (EEC)No1784/77ofthe
MemberStatewheretheproductentersintofreecircu­
lation.Thesecondcopyshallbereturnedtothe
importer.
2.Eachpackageshallbearthefollowingparticulars
inoneoftheCommunitylanguages :
—thediscriptionoftheproduct,
—thevarietyorvarieties,
—thecountryoforigin,
—themarksandnumbersgiveninsection9ofthe
attestation .
3.Theparticularsshallappearinlegible,indelible
charactersofuniformsizeontheoutsideofthe
package.Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthe10thday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
However,itshallnotapplytoproductsotherthan
hopconeswhichtheimportercanprovetohavebeen
exportedfromathirdcountrybefore1December
1978andforwhichthecustomsformalitiesrequired
forentryintofreecirculationintheCommunityare
completedbeforeJanuary1979.

14.10.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL289/3
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13October1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President


ANNEXI
1.Consignor(fullnameandaddress) 2.NoORIGINAL
ATTESTATION OFEQUIVALENCE FORTHE
IMPORTATION OFHOPSANDHOP
PRODUCTS INTOTHEEUROPEAN
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY3.Consignee(fullnameandaddress)
Voirtraductionauverso—UbersetzungsieheRückseite—Vedi
traduzioneatergo—Zievertalingaanommezijde—Over­
sættelsesebagsiden
4.Countryoforigin
6.Harvestingyear 5.PlaceofproductionofhopsIMPORTANT NOTES
A.Thisattestationandthetwocopiesmustbesubmittedtothe
customsauthoritiesintheCommunitywhentheproducts
areputintofreecirculationorwhentheconsignmentissplit
upbeforeitisputintofreecirculation.
B.Afterendorsingtheattestationsandthetwocopies,the
customsauthoritiesintheCommunityshouldretaintheorig­
inal,returnonecopytothedeclarantandforwardtheother
copytotheauthoritiesresponsibleforhopsintheMember
Stateconcerned .7.Placeofprocessing 8.Dateofprocessing
9.Marks,numbers,numberandkindofpackages—Descriptionoftheproducts—Variety 10.Grossweight
(kg)
11.ATTESTATION BYISSUINGAUTHORITY
ItheundersignedcertifythattheproductsdescribedabovecomplywiththerulesonhopsandhopproductsapplicableintheEuropean
EconomicCommunity .
At ,on
2.Issuingauthority(fullnameand.address)
(Signature) (Sump)
13.RESERVEDFORTHECUSTOMSAUTHORITIES INTHECOMMUNITY
Theproductsdescribedabovehavebeenputintofreecirculation(')
Thisattestationhasbeenreplacedby abstracts(')
At on
(Signature) (Sump)
')Deletewherenotapplicable.


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ANNEXII
1.Section5shallnotbecompletedforhopproductsmadefromblendsofhops.
2.Sections7and8shallbecompletedforallproductsmadefromhops.
3.Thedescriptionoftheproductsshallbeoneofthefollowing :
(a)unpreparedhops:i.e.hopswhichhaveonlyundergonepreliminarydryingandpackaging ;
(b)preparedhops:i.e.hopswhichhaveundergonefinaldryingandpackaging;
(c)hoppowder:(whichshallincludehoppelletsandenrichedhoppowder);
(d)isomerizedhopextract:i.e.anextractinwhichthealphaacidshavebeenalmosttotally
isomerized ;
(e)extractofhops:i.e.otherextractsthanisomerizedextractofhops;
(f)mixedhopproducts:i.e.amixtureoftheproductssetoutunder(c),(d)and(e)above,excluding
hops.
4.Thedescriptionof'unpreparedhops'or'preparedhops'shallbefollowedbytheword'seedless'if
theseedcontentislessthan2%oftheweightofthehops,andbytheword'seeded'inother
cases.
5.Incaseswhereproductsmadefromhopsareobtainedfromhopsofdifferentvarietiesand/or
differentplacesofproduction,thesedifferentvarietiesand/orplacesofproductionshallbestated
insection9,followedbythepercentagebyweightofeachvarietyfromeachproductionarea
makinguptheblend.

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ANNEXIII
Countryoforigin Organizations authorizedtoissueattestations ProductsCCTheading
No
USA InspectionDivision,FederalGrainInspectionService
—IdahoDepartmentofAgriculture,Boise,Idaho
—CaliforniaDepartmentofAgriculture,Sacramento ,California
—OregonDepartmentofAgriculture,Salem,Oregon
—WashingtonDepartmentofAgriculture,Yakima,WashingtonHops
Hoppowder
Hopextractex12.06
ex12.06
13.03AVI
POLAND Ministèreducommerceextérieuretdel'économiemaritime,
Servicedecontrôledelaqualitédesproduitsalimentaires,VarsovieHop
Hoppowder
Hopextractex12.06
ex12.06
13.03AVI
BULGARIA Laboratoireducontrôleetdesarbitragesprèsdel'Unionécono­
miqued'État,'BulgarskoTIVO',Sophia,Goroubliane,Bulgariei
Hop
Hoppowder
Hopextractex12.06
ex12.06
13.03AVI
YUGOSLAVIA 1.InstitutzaHmaljarstvoinPivovarstvo,Zalec
2.Poljoprivredni FakultetNoviSad—
InstitutzaRatarstvoIPovrtarstvo—
ZavodzaHmeljISirak,
BackiPetrovacHop
Hoppowder
Hopextractex12.06
ex12.06
13.03AVI