21.9.83 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 253/3 
II 
(Preparatory Acts) 
COMMISSION 
Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1784/77 concerning 
the certification of hops 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 18 July 1983) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the 
European Economic Community, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 
1696/71 of 26 July 1971 on the common organi­
zation of the market in hops ('), as last amended by 
the Act of Accession of 1979, and in particular Article 
2 (4) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1784/77 (2), 
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3041/ 
79 (3), lays down general rules relating to certi­
fication; whereas Articles 4 and 5 of that Regulation 
provide that each package and certificate shall bear 
particulars of the variety or varieties of hop; whereas 
this requirement cannot be met in the case of 
experimental strains which must occasionally be 
marketed where those products are being tested on a 
large scale in the brewing industry; whereas there 
should be added to the abovementioned Regulation 
special provisions relating to the description of the 
hops on packages and certificates; 
Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1784/77 
provides that only hops from the same production 
area, the same harvest and of the same variety may be 
blended; whereas this latter requirement is liable to 
make it more difficult to form large consignments in 
response to demand; whereas in order to permit 
wider possibilities for blending, the abovementioned 
Article should be amended by authorizing the 
blending of hops from the same varietal group while 
requiring particulars of the varieties used to be shown 
on the certificate accompanying the product obtained, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Regulation (EEC) No 1784/77 is hereby amended as 
follows: 
(*) OJ No L 175, 4. 8. 1971, p. 1. 
(2) OJNoL200, 8. 8. 1977, p. 1. 
O OJ No L 343, 31. 12. 1979, p. 4. 1. The following Article 5a is inserted: 
Article 5a 
In the case of hops from experimental strains in 
the course of development and produced by a 
research institute on its own premises or by a 
producer on behalf of such an institute, particulars 
of the variety or varieties referred to in Article 4 
(b) and Article 5 (1) (f) may be replaced by a name 
or number identifying the strain in question.' 
2. Article 8 (2) and (3) are replaced by the following: 
2. Hops for blending must come from the same 
production area and the same harvest and belong 
to the same group of varieties. 
3. However, certified hops of Community 
origin and from the same harvest, but from 
different groups of varieties and production areas, 
may be blended in the manufacture of hop powder 
and extracts. 
4. In the case of the blends referred to in 
paragraphs 2 and 3, the certificate accompanying 
the product shall contain particulars of: 
(a) the varieties used, the production areas and the 
year of harvesting; 
(b) the percentage weight of each variety used in 
the blend; 
(c) the reference numbers of the certificate issued 
for the hops used. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 
day following 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.