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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIE
COM(77)470final.
Brussels,3October1977
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)
amendingRegulation(EEC)No879/73onthegrantingand
reimbursement ofaidaccordedbytheMemberStates
torecognizedproducergroupsinthehopsector
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)
onstructuralmeasuresinthehopssector
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(77)470final.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Themeasureswhicharesubjectof"the"twoenclosedproposalsfor
Regulationarepresentedfollowingtheadoption "bytheCouncilof
Regulation(EEC)No1170/77of17May1977whichamendsRegulation
(EEC)NO1696onthecommonorganizationofthemarketinhops.
Theyconcerntheapplicationofstructuralmeasures(prohibition
ofincreaseintheareasfrom1July1977until31December1979-
aidtoproducergroupsforconversiontoothervarietiesandfor
thereorganization ofhopgardensprovidedthatsuchoperations
entailareductionofatleast40fointheareaTinderhops).

ProposalforaCouncilRegulation (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)N°879/73onthegrantingandreim­
bursementofaidaccordedbytheMemberStatestorecognized
producergroupsinthehopsector
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)N°1696/71of26July1971onthecommon
(1)organization ofthemarketinhops,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)N°
1170/77andinparticularArticle10(1)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1170/77amendedtheconditionsformerlylaiddownby
therecognition ofhopproducergroups;whereasaidshouldbegrantedfortheset­
tingupandoperationofproducergroupsnotonlytoassociations inexistence
atthetimeoftheentryintoforceofRegulation (EEC)N°1170/77butalsotogroups
recognized atanearlierdate,insofarasbothincurexpenditure intheformof :
adaptation costs;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)N° of onstructural measures
inthehopsector^haslaiddowngeneralrulesonthegrantingofaidforconver­
siontoothervarietiesandthereorganization ofhopgardensasprovidedforin
Article9(3)ofRegulation (EEC)N°1696/71;whereas,foradministrative reasons,
therefore,TitleIIofCouncilRegulation (EEC)N°879/73of23March1973onthe
grantingandreimbursement ofaidaccordedbytheMemberStatestorecognizedpro­
(4)ducergroupsinthehopsector .shouldberepealed;
(1)0JN°L175,4.8.1971,p.1,
(2)0JN°L137,3.6.1977,p.7
(3)0JN°L, ,p.
(4)0JN°L86,31.3.1973,p.26 ./.

-2-
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
Article6of'Regulation(EEC)No879/73isamendedtoreadasfollows;
"Article6
Producerassociations inexistenceon1July1977andproducergroupswhichhad,
priortothisdate,beenrecognizedasprovidedforinArticle7(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)N°1696/71shallqualityfortheaidprovidedforinArticle8(1)ofthat
sameRegulationonlyif,andinsofaras,theyincurexpenditure inadaptingto
satisfytheconditionslaiddowninArticle7ofRegulation (EEC)N°1696/71."
Article2
TitleIIofRegulation (EEC)N°879/73isrepealed.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall
MemberStates.
Doneat FortheCouncil

ProposalforaCouncilRegulation (EEC)
onstructural measuresinthehopssector
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)N°1696/71of26July1971onthe
(1)commonorganization of.themarketinhops,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(2)
(EEC)N°1170/77,andinparticularArticle10(1)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasArticle9(1)ofRegulation (EEC)N°1696/71prohibits from1July1977
onwardsanyincreaseintheareasplantedwithhops;whereasthisprohi­
bitionistoapplytoallproducers andtheirlegalsuccessors ;whereas,in
thecaseofproducergroups,thisprohibition istocovertheareascultivated
byeachassociated producer;whereasitmustnevertheless belaiddownthat
thisprohibition shallnotapplytoareasplantedwithhopsafter1July1977
inplaceofpreviously registered areasonwhichhopsarenolongerplanted;
>
WhereasArticle9(3)ofRegulation (EEC)N°1696/71laysdownthattheMember
Statesmaygrantrecognized producergroupsaidforconversiontoothervarie­
tiesandforthereorganization ofhopgardens,providedthatsuchoperations
entailareductionofatleast40%intheareaunderhops;whereas,tofaci­
litatethesupervision ofthegrantingofsuchaid,itisnecessarytolaydown
thattheseoperations besetforthinaplanwhichtheproducergroupsshallsub­
mittotheauthorities appointedbytheMemberStatesgrantingtheaid;
(1)0JN°L175,4.8.1971,p.1
(2)0JN°L137,3.6.1977,p.7

Whereas inIreland ,hops airecultivated "byasmall number ofproducers "belonging
toasingle group ;whereas operations involving conversion toother varieties
andthereorganization ofhopgardens will cease tobeeconomically justified inth
Member State ifthey entail areduotion of40%ormore inthearea concerned ;
whereas this Member State should bepermitted towaive theobligation toreduce
thearea concerned ;
Whereas ,toensure that theaidprovided forinArticle 9(3 )ofRegulation (EEC)
Mo1696/71iseconomically effective *itisnecessary toprovide that areas on
which grubbing operations arecarried outshall notbereplanted with hops for
aperiod ofthree years ;
Whereas theproducer groups must share outamong their members theaidgranted to
them ;whereas ,however ,itisfair toprovide that alarger share oftheaidbe
granted toassociated producers whoabandon thecultivation ofhops onthewhole
ofthearea which they possess ,under theplan forconversion toother varieties
andthereorganization ofhopgardens submitted bythegroup towhich
they belong ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION
Title I:Prohibition onextension of .areas planted with hops .
Article 1
Until 31December 1979 noareas planted with hops mayberegistered other than
those registered by30June 1977 andworked byindividual producers ortheir legal
successors orbyproducers whoareassociated within recognized groups .
However ,areas cultivated inplace ofareas registered at30June 1977 may be
registered after this date ,oncondition that they arenolarger than those areas
which they replace .

Article2
TheMemberStatesshalltakeallnecessarystepstosupervisetheregistration of
hopgardens.
Inthecaseofhopgardensworkedbyproducersassociatedwithinrecognizedgroups,,
thesupervision maybeexer'cisedbytreatingarecognizedgroupasasingleprodu­
cer.
TitleII:Aidforconversiontoothervarietiesandthereorganization ofhopgardens
Article3
1.Theaidforconversiontoothervarietiesandforthereorganization ofhop
gardensasprovidedforinArticle9(3)ofRegulation (EEC)N°1696/71shallbe
grantedtoproducergroupsrecognizedunderArticle7ofthatsameRegulationon
presentationtotheauthoritiesappointedbytheMemberStatesofaplanforcon­
versiontoothervarietiesandforthereorganization ofhopgardenswhichentails
atleasta40%reductioninthetotalarearegisteredbyassociatedproducers
at30June1977.
2.BywayofderogationfromArticle9(3)ofRegulation (EEC)N°1696/71,the
aidforconversiontoothervarietiesandforthereorganization ofhopgardens
maybegrantedinIrelandwithouttheobligationtoreducetheareaconcerned
havingbeenfulfilled.
Article4
Foraperiodofthreeyearsaftertheimplementation oftheplantoconvertto
othervarietiesortoreorganizehopgardens,aproducergroupmaynotplantwith
hopsanareagreaterthanthatresultingfromtheapplicationofthatplan.
Article5
1.Theconversiontoothervarietiesmustincludethereplacementofplantswiththe
varietyorvarietieschosenbythegroup.
2.Theplotswhicharereorganizedmusthaveanareaofatleastonehectareforming
asinglecontinousblockoncetheirreorganization hasbeencompleted.

Article6
1.SubjecttoanupperLimitof1.800unitsofaccountperhectarecoveredbythe
planprovidedforinArticle4,theaidshallbecalculatedonthebasisofactual
expenditure :
-onseedlingsinthecaseofconversionoperations,
-onmaterialsandequipment,inthecaseofreorganisation-ofhopgardens,
-ongrubbing-upinthecaseoroperationsdesignedtoreducetheareasunderhpps
2.EachproducergroupqualifyingfortheaidreferredtoinArticle4(1)shall
ι
apportionsucha1*damongitsmembers,takingintoaccounttheirparticipation inthe
planforconversiontoothervarietiesandforthereorganization ofthehopgardens.
Aproportionately greatersharemaybeallocatedtoproducerswhohave
completelygrubbedupthehopsplantedontheirarea.
Article7'
TheMemberStatesshalltakeallnecessarystepstosupervisethereductionof
areasreferredtoinArticle4(1).
Artieie8.
TheMemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionbefore31December1977oftheirde­
cisiononwhetherornottogranttheaidprovidedforinArticle9(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)N°1696/71.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMem­
berStates.
Doneat FortheCouncil