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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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concerningthecertification ofhopsV
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COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)\ .:■/
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommissionpursuantto
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EXPLANATORY LEMORAllDUM
ThisdraftregulationoftheCouncilconcerning thecertification ofhops
amends,aslaiddownbyArticle149oftheTreaty,■ thedraft
regulationoftheCouncilconcerningthecertification oforiginforhops,
presentedbytheCommissiontotheCouncilonthe25thFebruary1971COJN°
C31datedthe20thApril1971).
Ithasbeenpreparedinparallelwiththedraftmodification ofthebasere­
gulationforhopswhichwasthesubjectofaCouncildecisiononthe26th
April1977.
Thisdraftregulationdefinesthegeneralrulesconcerning thecertification
ofproductssetoutinArticle 1ofthebaseregulationforhops,whichare
harvestedintheCommunityorpreparedfromproductsharvestedintheCommu­
nity,orimportedfromthirdcountries.Thesegeneralrulesinvolveparticu­
larly: . !
-theexclusionofcertainproducts,
-theroleofMember-States ,
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-thenecessarysupervision involvedinthecertification procedure,
-theminimumlimitsformarketing,
-commonrulesconcerning packaging,sealingandmarking,
-regulations governingtheequivalence ofproductsimportedfromthird
countries .

Proposal foraCouncil Regulation (EEC)
concerning thecertification ofhops
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No1696/71of26July 1971
onthecommon organization ofthemarket inhops' !, iastamended by
Regulation (EEC)No 2,andinparticular Article 2(4)thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas Regulation (EEC)No1696/71provides forthecertification of
theproducts referred toinArticle 1,harvested intheCommunity or
prepared from products harvested intheCommunity ;whereas thegeneral
rules relating tothis certification should helaid down ;
Whereas certain brewers produce their ownhops ;whereas these hops and ,
inview oftheir special nature ,isomerised extracts should beexcluded
from thecertification procedure ;
Whereas Member States should beallowed tocertify products meeting
theconditions laid down inthis Regulation through authorized bodies
specially designated forthat purpose ;
Whereas ,toensure compliance with thecertification procedure ,provision
should bemade for inspections inaccordance with appropriate rules ;
Whereas ,under Article 2(2)oftheabovementioned Regulation ,certificates
canbeissued only forproducts meeting minimum quality standards ;whereas
provision should bemade toensure that theminimum marketing limits are
observed from the initial marketing stage onwards ;
Whereas inorder toensure theidentity oftheproducts certified ,
Community rules concerning packaging ,sealing andmarking should belaid
down ;whereas thepackaging should bear thenecessary particulars for
official inspection purposes andfortheinformation ofthebuyers ;
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Whereas theMember States concerned should beallowed todefine the
zones orregions tobeconsidered ashopproduction areas ;
Whereas thecertification principle implies strict rules governing
mixtures ;whereas ,therefore ,mixtures ofhopcones should only be
authorized ifthey consist ofcertified products coming from the
same varieties ,harvest andproduction area ;whereas ,toensure
compliance with this provision ,itshould also belaid down that
these mixtures must beeffected under supervision andsubject to
thesame certification procedure astheir constituents ;
Whereas ,inview oftheusers *requirements ,itshould bepossible ,
inthemanufacture ofpowder andextracts ,tomixcertified hopes
which donotcome from thesame varieties orplaces ofproduction ;
whereas therefore thesame inspection andcertification requirements
should belaid down asinthecase ofthemixtures ofhopcones
referred toabove .

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
1.This Regulation shall apply totheproducts referred toinArticle 1
ofRegulation (EEC)No1696/71,harvested intheCommunity orprepared
from such products *,with theexception of:
(a)hops harvested onland owned "bya"brewer andutilized
Toyhiminthenatural orprocessed state ;
(b)isomerised hopextracts .
2.Thecertification procedure shall include the issue ofcertificates
andthemarking andsealing ofthehales .
3.Itshall hecarried out "before theinitial marketing and ,inthecase
ofhopcones ,atthelatest "by31March oftheyear following theyear of
harvesting ,under official surveillance inestablishments designated by
theMember States as"certification markets "or"approved certification
warehouses ".
4.If,after certification ,thepackaging ofoneoftheproducts specified
inparagraph 1ischanged ,with orwithout further processing ,theproduct
shall besubject toanewcertification procedure .
5.Member States shall designate theofficial bodies authorized toissue
certificates andthebodies responsible forsupervising theapplication
ofthecertification system .
Article 2
1.Theminimum marketing requirements fortheproducts referred toin
Article 1shall apply atthe stage when thecertificate isissued .
2.Thefactors towhich these requirements mayrelate ,inparticular
themoisture content andtheforeign bodies content ,shall bedetermined
foreach product inaccordance with theprocedure laid down inArticle 20
ofRegulation (EEC)No1606/71.
Article 3
Proof ofthecertification procedure shall beprovided bytheparticulars
inscribed oneach bale andbythecertificate which acoompanies theproduct .
Article 4
1.Thepackaging ofeach bale oftheproducts referred toinArticle 1(1)
shall bear atleast thefollowing particulars inoneoftheCommunity
languages :
-description oftheproduct together with ,inthecase ofhops ,
thewords "prepared hops "or"unprepared hops",asthecase maybe;
–thevariety orvarieties ;
*harvested intheCommunity orimported from third countries inconformity
with Article 5ofRegulation (EEC)No1696/71#

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-thereference number of -thecertificate . L i
Theparticulars shall beindelibly printed onthepackage incharacters >"
ofauniform size *
Article 5
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Thecertificate shall include atleast thefollowing particulars :
1.Inthecase ofhops , /
(a)description oftheproduct
(b)reference number ofthecertificate
(c)gross weight
(d)hopproduction area
(e)year ofharvesting
(f)variety ; ■ „ I
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2.Inthecase ofextracts ofhops andhoppowder ,
inaddition totheparticulars listed inparagraph 1,theplace and j
date ofprocessing .
Article 6
1.Hopproduction area shall mean thezones orregions ofproduction
inthe list prepared bytheMember States concerned .
2.TheCommission shall ensure that the list ofhopproduction areas
ispublished intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
Article 7
Hoppowder^and extracts ,other than those referred toinArticle l(l)(a ),
maybeprepared only from certified hops intheCommunity orimported
from third countries inaccordance with Article 5ofRegulation (EEC)
No1696/71.
Article 8
1.While they areincirculation ,theproducts referred toinArticle 1(1)
maybemixed only under supervision and inthecertification markets or
warehouses approved bytheMember States .
2.Tobeeligible formixing ,hops must come from thesame production area ,
the same harvest andthesame vriety .
3.However ,when manufacturing powder andextracts ,certified hops of
Community origin butofdifferent varieties andfrom different production
areas maybemixed ,provided that thecertificate accompanying theproduct
states : i .
(a)thevarieties used ,their production areas andtheyear ofharvesting ;
(b)thepercentage weight ofeach variety used inthemixture ;
(o)thereference number ofthecertificates issued fortheoriginal hops .

Article
Member States shall communicate totheCommission ,whoshall inform
theother Member States thereof ,thename andaddress ofthebodies
officially designated ,pursuant toArticle 1(5)andthemeasures taken
toimplement this Regulation . .
Article 10
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing its
publication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .It
shall apply with effect from (1August 1977 )*
However ,anymarketing without certificates ofhoppowder andextracts
ofhopmanufactured before (1August 1977 )shall beauthorized until
(1February 1978 )*
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicabl
inall Member States .
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Done at For the Council