CELEX: 31974R0553
Language: en
Date: 1974-03-07 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 553/74 of the Council of 7 March 1974 laying down, in respect of hops, the amount of the aid to producers for the 1972 harvest

No L 66/40                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                8 . 3 . 74
                              REGULATION (EEC) No 553/74 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                      of 7 March 1974
              laying down , in respect of hops, the amount of the aid to producers for the 1972
                                                           harvest
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                      Whereas the study of the results of the 1972 harvest
COMMUNITIES,                                                     gives rise to the fixing of aid for all hops cultivated in
                                                                 the Community as originally constituted and the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             amount of such aid should be fixed according to
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43                 variety,
thereof ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
1696/71     of 26 July 1971 , on the common organiza­
tion of the market in hops, as amended by the Act of
                                                                                          Article 1
Accession (2), and in particular Article 12 (5) thereof ;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;               1 . For the 1972 harvest aid shall be granted to the
                                                                  producers of hops cultivated in the Community as
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parlia­              originally constituted, for the varieties referred to in
ment (3) ;                                                        the Annex.
Whereas Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71                 2.    The amount of the aid shall be that set out in
provides for the possibility of granting aid to hop               the Annex.
producers to enable them to achieve a fair income ;
whereas the amount of this aid is fixed per hectare                                       Article 2
and differs according to variety, taking into account
the average return in . comparison with the average              This. Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
returns for previous harvests, the current position of            following its publication in the Official Journal of
the market and price trends ;                                     the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 7 March 1974.
                                                                              For the Council
                                                                               The President
                                                                                W. SCHEEL
(') OJ No L 175, 4. 8 . 1971 , p . 1 .
(2 ) OJ No L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p . 14.
P OJ No C 11 , 7 . 2. 1974, p . 38 .
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                                                      ANNEX
                          Amounts of the aid granted to hop producers for the 1972 harvest
          Varieties                                                             Amount in u.a./hectare
          Brewers Gold                                                                     150
          Hallertauer                                                                     250
          Hersbrucker Spät                                                                 150
          Huller bitterer                                                                  150
          Northern Brewer                                                                  150
          Record                                                                          300
          Saaz                                                                            400
          Spalter                                                                         300
          Strisselspalt                                                                   750
          Tardif de Bourgogne                                                             300
          Tettnanger                                                                      150