Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2238/91 of 26 July 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3077/78 on the equivalence with Community certificates of attestations accompanying hops imported from non-Member countries

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2238/91  of 26 July 1991  amending Regulation (EEC) No 3077/78 on the equivalence with Community certificates of attestations accompanying hops imported from non-member countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE  EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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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 5 (2) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3077/78 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2835/90 (4), recognizes the equivalence with Community certificates of attestations accompanying hops imported from certain non-member countries, and contains a  list of the bodies in those countries authorized to issue attestations of equivalence;
Whereas, since that time, Austria has undertaken to comply with the requirements laid down for the marketing of hops and hop products and has authorized a body to issue attestations of equivalence; whereas it is appropriate, therefore, to recognize  those attestations as being equivalence; whereas it is appropriate, therefore, to recognize those attestations as being equivalent to Community certificates and to allow into free circulation the products which they cover; whereas it is necessary to  supplement in this respect the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3077/78;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Hops,