CELEX: 51996PC0226
Language: en
Date: 1996-05-28
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No laying down, in respect of hops, the amount of aid to producers for the 1995 harvest

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51996PC0226

Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No laying down, in respect of hops, the amount of aid to producers for the 1995 harvest  /* COM/96/0226 FINAL - CNS 96/0141 */  

Official Journal C 208 , 19/07/1996 P. 0015

Proposal for a Council Regulation laying down, in respect of hops, the amount of aid to producers  for the 1995 harvest (96/C  208/08) COM(96) 226 final - 96/0141(CNS)(Submitted by the  Commission on 29 May 1996) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden and by  Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of 22 December 1994 on the adjustments and transitional arrangements  required in the agriculture sector in order to implement the agreements concluded during the  Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations  (2), and in particular Article 12 (7) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 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 amount of this aid is fixed per hectare and  differs according to varieties, taking into account the average return on the areas in full  production as compared with the average returns for previous harvests, the current position of the  market and trends in costs; Whereas Article 12 (a) of the said Regulation provides that aid to producers may also be granted  for areas cultivated with experimental strains in order to facilitate the development of new  varieties; Whereas an examination of the results of the 1995 harvest reveals the need to fix aid for groups of  varieties of hops cultivated in the Community; wheres aid to producers should also be granted for  areas cultivated with experimental strains, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1.  For the 1995 harvest, aid shall be granted to the producers of  hops cultivated in the Community for the groups of varieties set out in the Annex as well as for  experimental strains. 2.  The amount of the aid shall be as set out in the Annex. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in  the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States.(1) OJ No L 175, 4. 8. 1971, p. 1.  (2) OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.   ANNEX>TABLE>