Council Regulation (EC) No 1514/2001 of 23 July 2001 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 on the common organisation of the market in hops

Council Regulation (EC) No 1514/2001
of 23 July 2001
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 on the common organisation of the market in hops
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 36 and 37 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(3),
Whereas:
(1) Article 12(5) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71(4) stipulates that the amount of aid for hops produced in the Community is fixed for a period of five years from the 1996 to the 2000 harvests.
(2) As laid down in Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71, the Commission presented to the Council a report on the development of the hops sector in the European Community. The report shows that production is gradually being adapted to the requirements of demand both from the point of view of quantity, through a reduction in surface areas and quantities produced, and from that of quality, through a change in variety, in particular towards the varieties most in demand by the brewing industry.
(3) The amount of aid currently being provided should be continued for a period of three years and there should be a report covering this new period.
(4) The measures necessary for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission(5),