31977R1363

No L 156/ 12 Official Journal of the European Communities 25 . 6 . 77

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 1363 / 77 of 20 June 1977 laying down , in respect of hops, the amount of the aid to producers for the 1976 harvest

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN surpluses ; whereas this situation must therefore be COMMUNITIES, remedied by a limitation of the aid granted for a given area planted ; whereas, for each variety, the areas Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European which were registered in 1976 and already cultivated Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 in 1975 are representative of the average for the past thereof, three years ; whereas, for each variety, the aid granted should therefore be limited to an amount corres­ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 of 26 July 1971 on the common organization ponding to these areas ; whereas, moreover, implemen­ of the market in hops (*), as amended by the Act of tation by the national authorities can be simplified Accession (2), and in particular Article 12 (4) and (5) and accelerated by such a measure, thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia­ Article 1 ment (3 ), 1 . For the 1976 harvest, aid shall be granted to the Whereas Article 12 of Regulation ( EEC) No 1696/71 producers of hops cultivated in the Community for provides for the possibility of granting aid to hop the varieties set out in the Annex . producers to enable them to achieve a fair income ; 2 . The amount of the aid shall be that set out in whereas the amount of this aid is fixed per hectare the Annex . and differs according to variety, taking into account the average return in comparison with the average 3 . The aid granted for each variety shall be limited returns for previous harvests, the current position of to an amount corresponding to the areas under that the market and price trends ; variety in 1975 . Whereas the study of the results of the 1976 harvest gives rise to the fixing of aid for certain varieties of Article 2 hops cultivated in the Community ; This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day Whereas the market situation is still characterized by following its publication in the Official Journal of poor price levels due to the persistence of structural the European Communities.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 20 June 1977 . For the Council

The President J. SILKIN

(') OJ No L 175 , 4 . 8 . 1971 , p . 1 . (J OJ No L 73, 27 . 3 . 1972, p . 14. (3 ) Opinion delivered on 17 June 1977 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

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ANNEX

Amounts of the aid granted to hop producers for the 1976 harvest

Amount in Va riet ies u.a. / hectare Hallertauer 400 Northern Brewer 300 Brewers Gold 200 Record 550 Hersbrucker Spät 300 Hüller Bitterer 300 Spalter 300 Tettnanger 300 Bramling Cross 400 Progress 300 Target 200 Keyworth's Midseason 200 Fuggles 550 W.G.V. 300 Tutsham 550 Saaz 550 Strisselspalt 550 Star 550 Saxon S 50 Tardif de Bourgogne 550