Hops: common organisation of the market CMO (amend. Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71)

The committee unanimously adopted the report (consultation procedure) by Xaver MAYER (EPP/ED, D) endorsing the Commission proposal to delete articles of the regulation which are no longer applicable either because the time limits in question have expired or because the regulation has already been amended. The Commission considered that there was no longer any need to submit an annual report on the production and marketing of hops as the Council had fixed a flat rate of aid for a five-year period. The committee agreed but adopted an amendment ensuring that data is recorded annually and made available on trends, demand, varieties, prices and developments in the sector in view of the difficult conditions on the hop market.