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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79 )152 final .
Brussels ,22March 1979
Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
drawing upthelist ofregions inwhich production
aidforhops isgranted only torecognized producer associations
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
CouncilRegulation(EEC)NO1696/71of26July1971ON"thecommonorganisation
ofthemarketinhopslaysdowninArticle12thatproductionaidshallbe
grantedonlytorecognizedproducerassociations intheCommunityregionsin
whichtheseassociations arecapableofassuringtheirmembersofafairincome
andofachievingrationalmanagementofsupply.Alistoftheseregionsmust
bedrawnuponthebasisofcommunications fromMemberStates.TheCouncildrew
upthelistvalidasfromthe1978harvest(Regulation(EEC)No708/78).
Onthebasisofinformation suppliedbyPrance,itisevidentthat,asfrom
the1979harvest,anewregion,Alsace,fulfilstheseconditions.
TheCommissionisthereforeproposinganalterationofthelistoftheseregions
and,forthesakeofclarity,toreplaceRegulation(EEC)No708/78by"the
presentRegulation.

proposal for
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
drawing upthelist ofregions inwhich production aidforhops
isgranted only torecognized producer associations
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No1696/71of26July 1971 onthecommon
organization ofthemarket inhops aslast amended "byRegulation (EEC)
No235/79 i*1particular Article 12(4 )thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas Article 12ofRegulation (EEC )No1696/71provides forthepossibility of
granting ,incertain regions oftheCommunity ,production aidonly tothose
recognized producer associations which arecapable ofassuring their members of
afair income andofachieving rational management ofsupply ;whereas alist of
the regions inwhich these conditions arefulfilled isdrawn uponthebasis of
communications from theMember States concerned ;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC)No708/78^drewupalistofthese
regions which wasvalid asfrom the1978 harvest ;
Whereas ,-since theentry into force ofthat Regulation ,anexamination oftheinfor­
mation supplied byFrance shows that anewregion fulfuls these conditions as
from the1979 harvest ;whereas thelist ofregions inwhich
production aidforhops isgranted only torecognized producer associations should
therefore beamended ;whereas ,inorder todothis ,andforthesake ofclarity ,
Regulation (EEC )No708/78should bereplaced bythis Regulation ,
(1)OJHoL175 »4.8.1971 ,p. 1
(2)0JNoL34,9.2.1979 ,P-4
(3)0JNoL94,8.4.1978 ,p.8

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Thelist ofCommunity regions inwhich only recognized hopproducer associations
areeligible fortheproduction aidprovided for inArticle 12ofRegulation
(EEC)No1696/71issetoutintheAnnex .Itshall bevalid asfrom the1979
harvest .
Article 2
Regulation (EEC )No708/78ishereby repealed .
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing itspublication
intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable inall
Member States .
Done at Por the Council
The President

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