No L 9/10 Official Journal of the European Communities 12. 1. %96 COMMISSION DECISION of 19 December 1995 approving an amendment to the varietal conversion programme for hops submitted by the United Kingdom pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 (Only the English text is authentic) (96/33/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 of 22 September 1987 laying down, in respect of hops, the amount of aid to producers for the 1986 harvest and providing for special measures for certain regions of production (*), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 423/95(), and in particular Article 2 (5) thereof, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3889/87 of 22 December 1987 laying down detailed rules for the application of the special measures for certain regions of hop production (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 718/93(%), and in particular Article 3 thereof, Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87, on 17 March 1988 the United Kingdom forwarded to the Commission a varietal conversion programme for hops; whereas that programme, as amended on 26 July 1988, was approved by Commission Decision 89/17/EEC (%) ; Whereas on 12 December 1988 the United Kingdom forwarded to the Commission amendments to that programme which were approved by Commission Deci- sion 89/417/EEC (%); Whereas on 26 October 1989 the United Kingdom forwarded to the Commission amendments to that programme which were approved by Commission Deci- sion 90/157/EEC(); Whereas on 11 June 1991 the United Kingdom forwarded to the Commission amendments to that programme which were approved by Commission Deci- sion 91/501/EEC (®); Whereas on 31 December 1991 the United Kingdom forwarded to the Commission further amendments to that programme which were approved by Commission Deci- sion 92/263/EEC (°); '} OJ No L 284, 7. 10. 1987, p. 19. ) OJ No L 45, 1. 3. 1995, p. 1. %) OJ No L 365, 24. 12. 1987, p. 4. 4 O] No L 74, 27. 3. 1993, p. 46. OJ No L 8, 11. 1. 1989, p. 15. 9 OJ No L 192, 7. 7. 1989, p. 31. 7 OJ No L 89, 4. 4. 1990, p. 17. % OJ No L 264, 20. 9. 1991, p. 25. () OJ No L 135, 19. 5. 1992, p. 9. Whereas on 28 May 1993 the United Kingdom forwarded to the Commission amendments to that programme which were approved by Commission Decision 93/441/EEC (19); Whereas the United Kingdom forwarded to the Commis- sion on 30 March 1994, further amendments to that programme which were approved by Commission Deci- sion 94/473/EC (*"); Whereas the United Kingdom forwarded to the Commis- sion on 16 August 1995 further amendments to that programme ; Whereas the programme as amended meets the objectives laid down in the Regulation in question and contains the information required in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3889/87; Whereas the special aid for varietal conversion may also be granted for areas under other varieties where the latter are present on areas under mainly bitter varieties covered by a conversion plan; Whereas the programme lodged by the United Kingdom does not provide for any financial contribution from the national budget ; whereas the actual costs referred to in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 may include data for assessing the net loss of revenue as a result of the implementation of the conversion plan; whereas, however, only data relating to the net loss of income suffered from the date of adoption of Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 may enter into the calculation of the actual costs ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Hops, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 The amendment to the varietal conversion programme for hops submitted pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 by the United Kingdom on 16 August 1995 is hereby approved. The main aspects of that programme as amended are summarized in the Annex hereto. (%) OJ No L 204, 14. 8. 1993, p. 17. (") OF No L 194, 29. 7. 1994, p. 93.