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Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulations (EEC)Nos1696/71and2253/77
asregardstheprohibition ontheincreaseinareas
plantedwithhops
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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' EXPLMATOHY MEMORANDUM
Theobject ofthis proposal foraRegulation is: .
-topropose foraperiod ofnine month (until .30September 1980 )aprohi­
bition onanyincrease inCommunity areas planted with hops aslaid down
inArticle 9OFRegulation (EEC)NO1696/71(basic Regulation );
-thelifting ,attheendofthis period ,oftheprohibition onanincrease
inareas imposed foraperiod ofthree years onproducer groups whohave
implemented thestructural measures provided forbyRegulation (EEC)
Jïo2253/77. ' - •
Thejustification forthese measures isasfollows :
a)following the1979 crop ,which wasbigger than expected ,themarket
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situation isstill somewhat unbalanced ,especially inthecase ofthe
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bitter varieties ,andthere isstill asurplus ofstocks (about 10%).
Prolonging theprohibition forthe1980 crop would ,give abetter ,
guarantee that stocks will beabsorbed and ,hence ,improved balance on
the market .
b)Theneed toavoid discrimination between planters whose groups have .
carried out the structural measures inorder torationalize the market
andwhocannot therefore increase their areas forthree years and indi­
vidual planters orproducer groups who have nftcarried outthese
'operations andwhocould replant hops before them ."~'
c)Forecasts fortheinternational market suggest aregular increase in
beer production andindemand forhops .Ifmarket conditions improve
after the1980 crop ,allCommunity producers should begiven anequal
chance torespond tothemarket trend .Forthis reason ,thechosen date
of30September 198O could enable planters tocarry outthis measure ~
forthe 1981 crop . -- >'

Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
amending Regulation (EEC )Nos1696 /71and2253 /77
asregards theprohibition ontheincrease inareas
planted with hops *
THE COUNCIL OPTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
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Having regard -totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No1696/71of26July 1971 onthe
common organization ofthemarket inhops (1),aslast amended byRegular
tion (EEC)No235/79(2),andinparticular Articles 9(4)and10(1 )
thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas Article 9ofRegulation (EEC)No1696/71prohibits anyincrease in
theareas planted with hops during theperiod 1July 1977 "to31December
1979 ; .
Whereas theresults ofthe 1979 crop andthepresent level ofstocks rule
outanyreturn toabalanced market by31December 1979 ?whereas itthere­
fore appears advisable topostpone foronecrop theprohibition onany
increase inareas planted with hops inorder toenable this measure to
achieve itsobjeotive ofrationalizing themarket :
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1)OJNoL175 .4.8.1971 ,p.1
(2)OJNoL34,9.2.1979 ,P.4

WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC),No2253/77of11October1977onstruc­
turalmeasuresinthehopssector(l)prohibitsproducergroupsfromplan­
tinghopsforthethreeyearsfollowingimplementation oftheiroperations
forconversiontoothervarietiesandforreorganizing hopgardensonareas
greaterthanthoseresultingfromtheseoperations ;
Whereas,allproducergroups,whetherornottheyhavecarriedoutthe
aforesaidstructuraloperations,shouldbeenabledonthesamedateto
respondtomarketrequirements andtoincreasetheirareas;whereasit
isnecessarythereforetosubstituteforthethree-yearperiodofprohi­
bitiononincreasingareasfollowingtheimplementation oftheseoperations
thesamefinaldateforallgroups;whereasitappearsappropriatetouse
thedatefixedfortheendofthegeneralprohibition onincreasingareas
plantedwiihhops; '
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(1)OJNoL.261,14.10.1977,p.1

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
InArticle9(1)ofRegulation1696/71theexpression 31December1979"
isreplacedby"30September1980".
Article2
Regulation (EEC)No2253/77isamendedasfollows:
1InthefirstparagraphofArticle1thedate"31December1979"is
replacedby"30September1980". .
2.Article4isamendedtoreadasfollows:
Article4
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Until30September1980arecognizedproducergroupmaynotplant
hopsonanareagreaterthanthatresultingfromthecarryingout
ofitsplantforconversiontoothervarietiesandforthereorgani­
zationofhopgardens."
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publication intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ..
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
Doneat FortheCouncil