CELEX: 51987PC0354
Language: en
Date: 1987-07-09
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) LAYING DOWN, IN RESPECT OF HOPS, THE AMOUNT OF AID TO PRODUCERS FOR THE 1986 HARVEST AND ON SPECIAL MEASURES FOR CERTAIN REGIONS OF PRODUCTION

No C 231 /6                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                  29. 8. 87
              Proposal for a Council Regulation laying down, in respect of hops, the amount of aid to
                  producers for the 1986 harvest and on special measures for certain regions of production
                                                         COM(87) 3 54 final
                                  (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 17 July 1987)
                                                           (87/C 231/08)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                              Whereas, moreover, measures aimed at changing the
                                                                      production structures in these regions, in particular
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 through conversion to more sought-after varieties should
Economic Community,                                                   be adopted; whereas the granting of aid to enable
                                                                      producers to carry out varietal conversion work seems an
                                                                      appropriate measure; whereas the aid should be granted
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                    to recognized producer groups in the regions concerned
Portugal,                                                             whose members undertake to carry out the measures in
                                                                      question; whereas this measure should be laid down for
                                                                      a specified period; whereas, in order to achieve the
Having regard to Council            Regulation (EEC) No               desired results, it should be laid down that there may not
 1696/71 of 26 July 1971 on the     common organization of            be any expansion of the areas under hops covered by
the market in hops ('), as last      amended by Regulation            these measures,
(EEC) No 3800/85 (2)> and in         particular Article 12 (7)
thereof,
                                                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                                                Article 1
Having regard       to  the    opinion     of  the    European
Parliament,                                                           1.    For the 1986 harvest, aid shall be granted to the
                                                                      producers of hops cultivated in the Community for the
                                                                      groups of varieties set out in the Annex.
Whereas Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71
provides that aid may be granted to hop producers to
enable them to achieve a fair income; whereas the                     2.    The amount of the aid shall be as set out in the
amount of this aid is fixed per hectare and differs                   Annex.
according to groups of varieties, taking into account the
average return on the areas in full production compared
with the average returns for previous harvests, the                                             Article 2
current position of the market and price trends;                      1.   The aid referred to in Article 1 shall be increased
                                                                      by 100 ECU per hectare for hop producers in those
                                                                      regions of the Community where production consists
Whereas an examination of the results of the 1986
                                                                      mainly of bitter varieties and where this crop is in
harvest shows the need to fix aid for certain groups of
                                                                      regression.
varieties of hops cultivated in the Community;
                                                                      2.   A special aid of 1 800 ECU per hectare shall be
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 105 und 299 of the Act of
                                                                      granted in those regions referred to in paragraph 1 under
Accession of Spain and Portugal, aid for hops cultivated
                                                                      the conditions to be determined in accordance with the
in Spain and Portugal will be granted as from the 1986                procedure referred to in paragraph 4 to recognized
harvest;                                                              producer groups pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                      1696/71 whose members undertake to carry out a
Whereas the Community market in bitter varieties of                  varietal conversion plan before 31 December 1990.
hops is in disequilibrium as a result of surplus supplies
which are not, moreover, in line with demand; whereas                 3.    Producer groups may be eligible for the special aid
in certain regions production consists mainly of bitter               on the condition that, from 1988 to 1990, the area under
varieties and whereas this crop is in regression; whereas,            hops in the region of production concerned does not
therefore, aid for producers in these regions should                  exceed the area cultivated in 1986.
receive particular support;
                                                                      4.    Rules for the application of this Article and, in
                                                                     particular, the list of the regions concerned shall be
O O J N o L 175,4. 8. 1971, p. 1.                                     adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in
O OJ No L 367, 31. 12. 1985, p. 32.                                  Article 20 of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71.
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                        Article 3                                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
                                                                 directly applicable in all Member States.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.
                                                            ANNEX
                                      Aid granted to hop producers for the 1986 harvest
                                         Group of varieties       Aid amounts (ECU/ha)
                                  Aromatic                                 310
                                  Bitter                                   390
                                  Others                                   390