Commission Regulation (EC) No 1557/2006 of 18 October 2006 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1952/2005 as regards registration of contracts and the communicaiton of data concerning hops
Modified by
  • Commission Regulation (EU) No 173/2011of 23 February 2011amending Regulations (EC) No 2095/2005, (EC) No 1557/2006, (EC) No 1741/2006, (EC) No 1850/2006, (EC) No 1359/2007, (EC) No 382/2008, (EC) No 436/2009, (EC) No 612/2009, (EC) No 1122/2009, (EC) No 1187/2009 and (EU) No 479/2010 as regards the notification obligations within the common organisation of agricultural markets and the direct support schemes for farmers, 32011R0173, February 24, 2011
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1185of 20 April 2017laying down rules for the application of Regulations (EU) No 1307/2013 and (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards notifications to the Commission of information and documents and amending and repealing several Commission Regulations(Text with EEA relevance), 32017R1185, July 4, 2017
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1557/2006of 18 October 2006laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1952/2005 as regards registration of contracts and the communicaiton of data concerning hops
Article 1Only contracts for hops harvested in the Member State concerned shall be registered under Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1952/2005.
Article 2The body designated by the Member State in accordance with Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1952/2005 shall register all deliveries made, distinguishing between contracts concluded in advance, referred to in Article 14(2) of that Regulation, and other contracts.
Article 3Contracts concluded in advance shall be concluded in writing. A copy of each contract concluded in advance shall be communicated by the producer or recognised producer group to the body referred to in Article 2 within one month of its conclusion.
Article 4The registration of contracts other than those concluded in advance shall be on the basis of a duplicate of the receipted invoice to be sent by the seller to the body referred to in Article 2.The seller may send such duplicates either as and when deliveries are made or all together, but must in any event send them by 15 March.
Article 51.For each harvest, the producing Member States shall notify the Commission, by 15 April of the year following the hop harvest concerned, of the following information given as a total and, except for points (a) and (g), broken down by two groups of hops varieties (bitter and aromatic):(a)number of farmers growing hops;(b)area harvested and area newly sown in the harvest year (in hectares);(c)quantity in tonnes and average farm-gate price of hops sold under contracts concluded in advance;(d)quantity in tonnes and average farm-gate price of hops sold under other contracts or without contracts;(e)quantity of hops in tonnes remaining unsold;(f)alpha-acid production in tonnes and average alpha-acid content (in percent);(g)quantity of hops in tonnes covered by contracts concluded in advance for the next harvest.The prices referred to in points (c) and (d) shall be expressed in EUR per kg, using, if necessary, the most recent exchange rate set by the European Central Bank prior to 1 January of the year following the harvest year.2.The notifications referred to in paragraph 1 shall be made in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 792/2009OJ L 228, 1.9.2009, p. 3..3.Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that the economic operators concerned, including producer organisations, provide them with the information required within the relevant time limits.
Article 6Regulations (EEC) Nos 776/73 and 1375/75 are hereby repealed.
Article 7This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.ANNEXHOPS: Contracts concluded in advance and harvest statementInformation to be sent to the Commission by 15 April of the year following that of the harvest concernedHarvest:Member State:
Farm-gate price.Member States using their national currency must use the conversion rate applicable on 1 January of the year following the harvest.2.DELIVERIES OF HOPS:2.1.Under contracts concluded in advance2.2.Under other contracts4.ALPHA ACID:5.AREA DOWN TO HOPS (hectares):
Bitter hopsAromatic hopsTotal
(1)(2)(3)(4)
1.QUANTITY OF HOPS COVERED BY CONTRACTS CONCLUDED IN ADVANCE FOR THE HARVEST CONCERNED (tonnes)
2.1.1.Quantity delivered (tonnes)
2.1.2.Average price (EUR/kg)
2.2.1.Quantity delivered (tonnes)
2.2.2.Average price (EUR/kg)
2.3.Total quantity delivered (tonnes)
3.QUANTITY OF HOPS REMAINING UNSOLD (tonnes)
4.1.Alpha-acid production (tonnes)
4.2.Average alpha-acid content (%)
5.1.Total area harvested
5.2.Total area newly sown (year of harvest)
6.NUMBER OF FARMERS GROWING HOPS
7.QUANTITY OF HOPS COVERED BY CONTRACTS CONCLUDED IN ADVANCE FOR THE NEXT HARVEST (tonnes)
Article 1Only contracts for hops harvested in the Member State concerned shall be registered under Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1952/2005.
Article 2The body designated by the Member State in accordance with Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1952/2005 shall register all deliveries made, distinguishing between contracts concluded in advance, referred to in Article 14(2) of that Regulation, and other contracts.
Article 3Contracts concluded in advance shall be concluded in writing. A copy of each contract concluded in advance shall be communicated by the producer or recognised producer group to the body referred to in Article 2 within one month of its conclusion.
Article 4The registration of contracts other than those concluded in advance shall be on the basis of a duplicate of the receipted invoice to be sent by the seller to the body referred to in Article 2.The seller may send such duplicates either as and when deliveries are made or all together, but must in any event send them by 15 March.
Article 51.For each harvest, the producing Member States shall notify the Commission, by 15 April of the year following the hop harvest concerned, of the following information given as a total and, except for points (a) and (g), broken down by two groups of hops varieties (bitter and aromatic):(a)number of farmers growing hops;(b)area harvested and area newly sown in the harvest year (in hectares);(c)quantity in tonnes and average farm-gate price of hops sold under contracts concluded in advance;(d)quantity in tonnes and average farm-gate price of hops sold under other contracts or without contracts;(e)quantity of hops in tonnes remaining unsold;(f)alpha-acid production in tonnes and average alpha-acid content (in percent);(g)quantity of hops in tonnes covered by contracts concluded in advance for the next harvest.The prices referred to in points (c) and (d) shall be expressed in EUR per kg, using, if necessary, the most recent exchange rate set by the European Central Bank prior to 1 January of the year following the harvest year.2.The notifications referred to in paragraph 1 shall be made in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 792/2009OJ L 228, 1.9.2009, p. 3..3.Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that the economic operators concerned, including producer organisations, provide them with the information required within the relevant time limits.
Article 6Regulations (EEC) Nos 776/73 and 1375/75 are hereby repealed.
Article 7This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.ANNEXHOPS: Contracts concluded in advance and harvest statementInformation to be sent to the Commission by 15 April of the year following that of the harvest concernedHarvest:Member State:
Farm-gate price.Member States using their national currency must use the conversion rate applicable on 1 January of the year following the harvest.2.DELIVERIES OF HOPS:2.1.Under contracts concluded in advance2.2.Under other contracts4.ALPHA ACID:5.AREA DOWN TO HOPS (hectares):
Bitter hopsAromatic hopsTotal
(1)(2)(3)(4)
1.QUANTITY OF HOPS COVERED BY CONTRACTS CONCLUDED IN ADVANCE FOR THE HARVEST CONCERNED (tonnes)
2.1.1.Quantity delivered (tonnes)
2.1.2.Average price (EUR/kg)
2.2.1.Quantity delivered (tonnes)
2.2.2.Average price (EUR/kg)
2.3.Total quantity delivered (tonnes)
3.QUANTITY OF HOPS REMAINING UNSOLD (tonnes)
4.1.Alpha-acid production (tonnes)
4.2.Average alpha-acid content (%)
5.1.Total area harvested
5.2.Total area newly sown (year of harvest)
6.NUMBER OF FARMERS GROWING HOPS
7.QUANTITY OF HOPS COVERED BY CONTRACTS CONCLUDED IN ADVANCE FOR THE NEXT HARVEST (tonnes)