Document ID: 31985R2600

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2600/85
of 16 September 1985
amending Regulation (EEC) No 890/78 laying down detailed rules for the certification of hops
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
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 the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 2 (5) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 890/78 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1979/83 (3), sets out minimum requirements for the marketing of hops; whereas these requirements include, as regards unprepared hops, a maximum level of bracts;
Whereas commercial practice indicates that the quality of hops is not generally affected by the proportion of bracts; whereas, therefore, this marketing requirement may be dispensed with;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Hops,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EEC) No 890/78 are amended in accordance with the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply to hops from the 1985 and later crops.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 September 1985.

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