Council Regulation (EEC) No 3671/91 of 11 December 1991 laying down, in respect of hops, the amount of aid to producers for the 1990 harvest

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3671/91  of 11 December 1991  laying down, in respect of hops, the amount of aid to producers for the 1990 harvest
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
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 12 (7) and Article 12a thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),
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 compared with the trends in costs;
Whereas Article 12a of the same 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 on examination of the results of the 1990 harvest shows the need to fix aid for grops of varieties of hops cultivated in the Community; whereas aid to producers should also be granted for areas cultivated with experimental strains,