30.11.2005 Official Journal of the European Union L 3141 | (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1952/2005 of 23 November 2005 concerning the common organisation of the market in hops and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 1696/71, (EEC) No 103772, (EEC) No 879/73 and (EEC) No 1981/82 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 36 and the third subpar- agraph of Article 37(2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1), and Social After consulting the Economic Committee (?), European Whereas: (1)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 of 26 July 1971 on the common organisation of the market in hops (}) has been substantially amended several times, in particular by Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers (%). For the sake of clarity, Regulation (EEC) No 169671 should be repealed and replaced. (2)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 1037/72 of 18 May 1972 laying down general rules for granting and financing aid for hop producers (°), Council Regulation (EEC) No (") Not yet published by the Official Journal. (3 Not yet published by the Official Journal. (}) OJ L 175, 4.8.1971, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EQ) No 2320/2003 (O] L 345, 31.12.2003, p. 18). () OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 118/2005 (O] L 24, 27.1.2005, p. 15). () OJ L 118, 20.5.1972, p. 19. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EEC) No 1604/91 (O] L 149, 14.6.1991, p. 13). 1981/82 of 19 July 1982 drawing up the list of Community regions, in which production aid for hops is granted only to recognised producer groups (°), and Council Regulation (EEC) No 879/73 of 26 March 1973 on the granting and reimbursement of aid accorded by the Member States to recognised producer groups in the hop sector (7), which have become obsolete following the adoption of Regulation (EC) No 17822003, should also be repealed. However, since Slovenia does not plan to apply the single payment scheme until 1 January 2007, provision should be made for Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 and Regulations (EEC) No 1037/72 and (EEC) No 1981/82 to continue to apply in Slovenia for the 2006 harvest. (3) Hops and vegetable saps and extracts of hops are products which are generally interchangeable. To enable the objectives of Article 33 of the Treaty to be achieved and ensure that the common agricultural policy has full effect in the hops sector, the measures on trade with third countries and the marketing rules adopted for hops should be extended to vegetable saps and extracts of hops. (4 To ensure a fair standard of living for producers, Regu- lation (EC) No 1782/2003 lays down aid schemes for certain sectors, including hops. (5) A quality policy should be followed throughout the Community by implementing provisions concerning certification  together with rules prohibiting, as a general rule, the marketing of products for which a certi- ficate has not been issued or, in the case of imported products, those which do not comply with equivalent minimum quality characteristics. (6)  To stabilise markets and ensure reasonable prices for supplies to consumers, centralisation of supply and the joint adaptation by growers of their produce to the requirements of the market should be encouraged. (6 OJ L 215, 23.7.1982, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by the 2003 Act of Accession. () OJ L 86, 31.3.1973, p. 26. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EEC) No 225477 (OJ L 261, 14.10.1977, p. 3).