Council Regulation (EEC) No 1784/77 of 19 July 1977 concerning the certification of hops

• Coming into Force: 01 August 1978
• End of Effective Date: 31 March 2007
• Celex Number: 31977R1784
• ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/1977/1784/oj
• Published date: 08 August 1977
• Date: 19 July 1977
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 200, 8 August 1977

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Council Regulation (EEC) No 1784/77 of 19 July 1977 concerning the certification of hops

Official Journal L 200 , 08/08/1977 P. 0001 - 0003
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1784/77 of 19 July 1977 concerning the certification of hops

THE COUNCIL 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 Regulation (EEC) No 1170/77 (2), and in particular Article 2 (4) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 provides for the certification of the products referred to in Article 1, harvested or prepared in the Community ; whereas the general rules thereof relating to this certification should be laid down;

Whereas, in view of their special nature and their use, certain products should be excluded from the certification procedure;

Whereas Member States should be allowed to certify products meeting the conditions laid down in this Regulation through authorized bodies or departments specially designated for that purpose;

Whereas, to ensure compliance with the certification procedure, provision should be made for inspection in accordance with appropriate rules;

Whereas, under Article 2 (2) of the abovementioned Regulation, certificates can be issued only for products meeting minimum quality standards ; whereas provision should be made to ensure that the minimum marketing requirements are observed from the initial marketing stage onwards;

Whereas in order to ensure that certified products can be identified, rules should be laid down to the effect that the packaging should bear the necessary particulars for official inspection purposes and for the information of buyers;

Whereas the Member States concerned should be allowed to define the zones or regions to be considered as hop production areas;

Whereas the certification principle implies strict rules governing blends ; whereas, therefore, blends of hop cones should be authorized only if they...