31974R0553

No L 66/40 Official Journal of the European Communities 8 . 3 . 74

REGULATION (EEC) No 553/74 OF THE COUNCIL of 7 March 1974 laying down , in respect of hops, the amount of the aid to producers for the 1972 harvest

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the study of the results of the 1972 harvest COMMUNITIES, gives rise to the fixing of aid for all hops cultivated in the Community as originally constituted and the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European amount of such aid should be fixed according to Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 variety, thereof ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 1696/71 of 26 July 1971 , on the common organiza­ tion of the market in hops, as amended by the Act of Article 1 Accession (2), and in particular Article 12 (5) thereof ; 1 . For the 1972 harvest aid shall be granted to the Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; producers of hops cultivated in the Community as Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parlia­ originally constituted, for the varieties referred to in ment (3 ) ; the Annex . Whereas Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 2 . The amount of the aid shall be that set out in provides for the possibility of granting aid to hop the Annex . producers to enable them to achieve a fair income ; whereas the amount of this aid is fixed per hectare Article 2 and differs according to variety, taking into account the average return in . comparison with the average This. Regulation shall enter into force on the third day returns for previous harvests, the current position of following its publication in the Official Journal of the market and price trends ; the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels , 7 March 1974 . For the Council The President W. SCHEEL

(') OJ No L 175, 4. 8 . 1971 , p . 1 . (2 ) OJ No L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p . 14. P OJ No C 11 , 7 . 2. 1974, p . 38 .

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ANNEX

Amounts of the aid granted to hop producers for the 1972 harvest

Varieties Amount in u.a. / hectare

Brewers Gold 150 Hallertauer 250 Hersbrucker Spät 150 Huller bitterer 150 Northern Brewer 150 Record 300 Saaz 400 Spalter 300 Strisselspalt 750 Tardif de Bourgogne 300 Tettnanger 150