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( 1 ) OJ NO L 175 , 4 . 8 . 1971 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 34 , 9 . 2 . 1979 , P . 4 .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 143 , 8 . 6 . 1979 , P . 2 .

( 4 ) OJ NO C 140 , 5 . 6 . 1979 , P . 134 .

( 5 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 22 AND 23 MAY 1979 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).

( 6 ) OJ NO L 84 , 4 . 4 . 1979 , P . 1 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1209/79

OF 19 JUNE 1979

LAYING DOWN , IN RESPECT OF HOPS , THE AMOUNT OF AID TO PRODUCERS FOR THE 1978 HARVEST

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 43 THEREOF ,

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 235/79 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 12 ( 7 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 3 ),

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 4 ),

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 5 ),

WHEREAS ARTICLE 12 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1696/71 PROVIDES FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF GRANTING AID TO HOP PRODUCERS TO ENABLE THEM TO ACHIEVE A FAIR INCOME ; WHEREAS THE AMOUNT OF THIS AID IS FIXED PER HECTARE AND DIFFERS ACCORDING TO GROUPS OF VARIETIES , TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE AVERAGE RETURN ON THE AREAS IN FULL PRODUCTION IN COMPARISON WITH THE AVERAGE RETURNS FOR PREVIOUS HARVESTS , THE CURRENT POSITION OF THE MARKET AND PRICE TRENDS ;

WHEREAS THE STUDY OF THE RESULTS OF THE 1978 HARVEST GIVES RISE TO THE FIXING OF AID FOR CERTAIN GROUPS OF VARIETIES OF HOPS CULTIVATED IN THE COMMUNITY ;

WHEREAS COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 652/79 OF 29 MARCH 1979 ON THE IMPACT OF THE EUROPEAN MONETARY SYSTEM ON THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ( 6 ) LAID DOWN THE COEFFICIENT FOR EXPRESSING AMOUNTS , FIXED IN UNITS OF ACCOUNT ( U.A .), IN ECU ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

1 . FOR THE 1978 HARVEST , AID SHALL BE GRANTED TO THE PRODUCERS OF HOPS CULTIVATED IN THE COMMUNITY FOR THE GROUPS OF VARIETIES SET OUT IN THE ANNEX .

2 . THE AMOUNT OF THE AID SHALL BE THAT SET OUT IN THE ANNEX .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 19 JUNE 1979 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

P . MEHAIGNERIE

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ANNEX

AID GRANTED TO HOP PRODUCERS FOR THE 1978 HARVEST

// GROUP OF VARIETIES // AID ECU/HA //

AROMATIC // 423 //

BITTER // 363 //

OTHERS // 484 //