31978R1646

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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1646/78 of 13 July 1978 laying down detailed rules on the checking of minimum marketing require­ ments for hops imported from third countries

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN out in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 890/78 in COMMUNITIES, accordance with the methods referred to in Article 3 (2) and (3) of the said Regulation . Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 2 . Member States shall forward to the Commission the name and address of the authorities referred to in Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 of 26 July 1971 on the common organization paragraph 1 together with the model of the attestation and impressions of the official stamps and, where of the market in hops (*), as last amended by Regula­ appropriate, the embossing presses of the authorities tion (EEC) No 11 70/77 (2), and in particular Article 5 empowered to act. (3) thereof,

Whereas Article 5 ( 1 ) thereof provides that the products referred to in Article 1 thereof may be Article 2 imported into the Community, with effect from 1 August 1978, only if they meet the minimum 1 . After this check, the authorities referred to in marketing requirements for like products harvested within the Community or their derivatives ; whereas, Article 1 shall issue an attestation in three copies, of under paragraph 2 of the said Article, products which the first copy shall accompany the product while it is in circulation in its original state in the imported from non-member countries accompanied by an attestation issued by the authorities of the Community, the second copy shall be given to the country of origin and recognized as equivalent to the customs office at which the product enters into free certificate are considered to meet the requirements circulation and the third copy shall be kept by the referred to ; competent authority.

Whereas the minimum marketing requirements for 2 . The attestation shall contain : hops were adopted by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 890/78 of 28 April 1978 laying down detailed (a) one of the following endorsements : rules for the certification of hops (3) ; ' Hops imported from third countries, presenting Whereas it is necessary to lay down detailed rules on the characteristics set out in the Annex to the checking of these requirements for hops imported Commission Regulation (EEC) No 890/78 of 28 from third countries without an attestation recognized April 1978 '; as equivalent ; Humle, der er indført fra tredjelande, og som frem­ Whereas the Management Committee for Hops has byder de egenskaber, der er nævnt i bilaget til not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by Kommissionens forordning (EØF) nr. 890/78 af its chairman , 28 . april 1978 '; Aus Drittländern eingeführter Hopfen mit den im Anhang zur Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 890/78 der HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Kommission vom 28 . April 1978 aufgeführten Merkmalen ' ; Article 1 Houblon importe de pays tiers et présentant les caractéristiques visées à l'annexe du règlement 1 . The entry into free circulation in the Commu­ (CEE) n0 890/78 de la Commission du 28 avril nity of hop cones falling within heading No ex 12.06 1978 ' ; of the Common Customs Tariff, imported from third countries, without the attestation referred to in Article Luppolo importato da paesi terzi che presenta le 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 , shall be subject caratteristiche previste nell'allegato del regola­ to a check by the competent authorities of the mento (CEE) n . 890/ 78 della Commissione del 28 Member States. This check shall relate to the obser­ aprile 1978 '; vance of the minimum marketing requirements set Uit derde landen ingevoerde hop die de kenmerken heeft als bedoeld in de bijlage van (') OJ No L 175, 4. 8 . 1971 , p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 137, 3 . 6. 1977, p. 7. Verordening ( EEG) nr. 890/78 van de Commissie (3) OJ No L 117, 29 . 4. 1978 , p. 43 . van 28 april 1978',

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(b) the number, type and identification marks and Article 3 numbers of the packages ; (c) the gross weight and/or the net weight ; (d) the name, address, seal and signature of the issuing This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August authority and the date of issue of the attestation . 1978 .

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

Done at Brussels, 13 July 1978 . For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President