COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2225/79 of 9 October 1979 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1784/77 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 235/79 (2), and in particular Article 2 (4) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas the operation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1784/77 of 19 July 1977 concerning the certification of hops (3) has shown that checking the net weight of hop cones, which must be mentioned on the certificate, has caused technical difficulties in some cases ; whereas provision should be made to enable the gross weight to be indicated on the certificate in addition to or instead of the net weight,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 5 (1) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1784/77 is hereby amended to read as follows:

"(c) the net and/or gross weight;".

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, 9 October 1979.

For the Council

The President

D. O'MALLEY (1)OJ No L 175, 4.8.1971, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 34, 9.2.1979, p. 4. (3)OJ No L 200, 8.8.1977, p. 1.