COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
COM(91) 122 final 
Brussels,17 Apr iI 1991 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1784/77 
concerning the certification of hops 
(presented by the Commission) 
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It is proposed that the Council adopt a Regulation amending 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 1784/77 concerning the certification 
of hops. 
Due to technical development in the hop processing industry not 
only processing of hops but also of hop products has become 
important. The current provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1784/77 
do not allow explicitly for the further processing of hop 
products. In order to take account of the needs of practice and 
to provide clear legislation the above mentioned Regulation 
should be amendend. 
The proposal has no financial impact to the EAGGF. 
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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1784/77 
concerning the certification of hops 
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 organization of the market in hops*1), as last amended by 
Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90<2>, and in particular Article 2(4) 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1784/77(3), as last amended by 
Regulation (EEC) No 2039/85*4), provides under which circumstances 
hops may be processed into hop products; 
Whereas, in practice, owing to technical development not only cone hops 
are used for the manufacturing of products prepared from hops, but 
also hop products; whereas, in order to take account of technical 
development and management practice, the references made to the 
processing of hops in Regulation (EEC) No 1784/77 should be amended so 
that hop products may be used for further processing, 
(1) OJ No L 175, 4.8.1971, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 353, 17.12.1990, p. 23. 
(3) OJ No L 200, 8.8.1971, p. 1. 
(4) OJ No L 193, 25.7.1985, p. 1. 
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Regulation (EEC) No 1784/77 is hereby amended as follows: 
1. In Article 7, the expression "hops certified in the Community" is 
replaced by the term "hops certified in the Community, certified 
hop products prepared therefrom". 
2. Article 8(3) is replaced by the following: 
"3. However, certified hops of Community origin and certified hop 
products prepared therefrom which are from the same harvest but 
of different varieties and from different production areas may 
be blended in the manufacture of powder and extracts provided 
that the certificate accompanying the product states: 
(a) the varieties used, the production areas and the year of 
harvest ing; 
(b) the percentage weight of each variety used in the blend; if 
hop products have been used in combination with cone hops 
for the manufacturing of hop products, or if different hop 
products have been used, the percentage weight of each 
variety based on the quantity of cone hops which was used 
for the preparation of the input products; 
(c) the reference numbers of the certificates issued for the 
hops and the hop products used." 
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Art icie 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following 
that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European 
Commun i t i es. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly 
applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, For the Council, 
The President 

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