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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 L 367 , 28 . 12 . 1978 , P . 28 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 673/79

OF 4 APRIL 1979

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3077/78 ON THE EQUIVALENCE WITH COMMUNITY CERTIFICATES OF ATTESTATIONS ACCOMPANYING HOPS IMPORTED FROM NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES

THE COMMISSION 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 235/79 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 5 ( 2 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3077/78 ( 3 ) RECOGNIZED THE EQUIVALENCE WITH COMMUNITY CERTIFICATES OF ATTESTATIONS ACCOMPANYING HOPS IMPORTED FROM CERTAIN NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES AND ESTABLISHED A LIST OF THE BODIES IN THESE COUNTRIES AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE THE ATTESTATIONS OF EQUIVALENCE ;

WHEREAS , SINCE THAT TIME , PORTUGAL HAS UNDERTAKEN TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS LAID DOWN FOR THE MARKETING OF HOPS AND HOP PRODUCTS AND HAS AUTHORIZED A BODY TO ISSUE ATTESTATIONS OF EQUIVALENCE ; WHEREAS IT IS APPROPRIATE , THEREFORE , TO RECOGNIZE THESE ATTESTATIONS AS BEING EQUIVALENT WITH COMMUNITY CERTIFICATES AND TO ALLOW INTO FREE CIRCULATION THE PRODUCTS WHICH THEY COVER ; WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO SUPPLEMENT IN THIS RESPECT THE ANNEX TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3077/78 ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR HOPS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE ANNEX TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3077/78 IS AMENDED BY THE ADDITION OF THE FOLLOWING :

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COUNTRY OF ORIGIN // ORGANIZATIONS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE ATTESTATIONS // PRODUCTS // CCT HEADING NO //

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PORTUGAL // INSTITUTO DE QUALIDADE ALIMENTAR LISBOA // HOP CONES // EX 12.06 //

// // HOP POWDERS // EX 12.06 //

// // SAPS AND EXTRACTS OF HOPS // 13.03 A VI //

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 BRUSSELS , 4 APRIL 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT