31974R0423

No L 49 / 8 Official Journal of the European Communities 21 . 2 . 74

REGULATION (EEC) No 423/74 OF THE COMMISSION of 20 February 1974 on transitional measures for the granting of aid to hops producers changing to different varieties and for reorganizing hopgardens in the United Kingdom

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN don (EEC) No 1460/73 (7) of 16 May 1973 on applica­ COMMUNITIES, tion for reimbursement of aid granted by Member States to recognized groups of hop producers ;

Having regard to the Treaty (*) concerning the Acces­ Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation sion of new Member States to the European Economic are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ Community and the European Atomic Energy ment Committee for Hops, Community, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, and in particular Article 63(1 ) of the Act (2) annexed thereto ;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas Article 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 (3) of 26 July 1971 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in hops, allows Member States to Article 1 grant aid to producer groups for the purpose of changing to different varieties of hops and for reorgan­ izing hopgardens ; In derogation from Article 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 the United Kingdom shall be entitled to grant aid provided in this Article directly Whereas Article 7 of Council Regulation (EEC) No to producers of hops . 879/73 (4) of 26 March 1973 on the granting and reim­ bursement of aid accorded by the Member States to recognized hops producer groups, provides that this Article 2 aid can only be granted to groups recognized pursuant to Article 7 of the abovementioned Regulation ; whereas Commission Regulation ( EEC) No Article 8(1 ) first sentence and Article 13 of Regula­ tion (EEC) No 879/73 shall not apply and Article 1 351 /72 (5) of 28 June 1972 lays down provisions on 1 1 ( 1 ) shall only apply so far as the measures provided the recognition of producer groups of hops ; in this provision must not have been begun before 1 February 1973 . Whereas difficulties have arisen with regard to the payment of these aids in the United Kingdom because in that Member State it was not yet possible Article 3 to establish producer groups, which fulfil the detailed criteria for such groups contained in the abovemen­ Council Regulation (EEC) No 1460/73 shall apply tioned Regulation ; whereas the hops growers mutatis mutandis in as far as the aid provided in concerned should not be placed at a disadvantage Article 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 is because of this fact ; whereas it is therefore necessary concerned . to entitle the United Kingdom to grant the aids in question directly to the producers for a transitional period not exceeding the limits provided for in Article 63(1 ) of the Act concerning the Conditions of Acces­ Article 4 sion and the Adjustments to the Treaties and extended to 31 January 1975 (6) by Council Regula­ The transitional measures provided for in this Regula­ tion ( EEC) No 177/ 74 of 21 January 1974 ; tion shall expire on 31 January 1975 .

Whereas it is appropriate to fix the details for reim­ Article 5 bursement of aid according to Commission Regula­

(!) OJ No L 73, 27 . 3 . 1972, p. 5 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day (2) OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p. 14. after its publication in the Official Journal of the (3) OJ No L 175, 4. 8 . 1971 , p. 1 . European (Ann >n un ities. (4) OJ No L 86, 31 . 3. 1973, p. 26. (5) OJ No L 148 , 30 . 6 . 1972, p. 13 . (6) OJ No L 21 , 25 . 1 . 1974, p. 1 . ( 7) 0 | No L 145 , 2 . 6 . 1973 , p . 1 .

21 . 2. 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 49/9

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 20 February 1974. For the Commission

The President Francois-Xavier ORTOLI