29.7. 94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 194/93 COMMISSION DECISION of 18 July 1994 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) (94/473/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 (EEC) No 3338/92 (3, and in particular Article 2 (5) thereof, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3889/87 of 22 September 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(Y), 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 () OJ No L 284, 7. 10. 1987, p. 19. % OJ No L 336, 20. 11. 1992, p. 3. () O] No L 365, 24. 12. 1987, p. 41. () OJ No L 74, 27. 3. 1993, p. 46. () OJ No L 8, 11. 1, 1989, p. 18. (9 OJ No L 192, 7. 7. 1989, p. 31. () OJ No L 89, 4. 4. 1990, p. 17. () OJ No L 264, 20. 9. 1991, p. 25. programme which were approved by Commission Deci- sion 92/263/EEC(); 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 ("); Whereas the United Kingdom forwarded to the Commis- sion on 30 March 1994, 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 30 March 1994 is hereby approved. The main aspects of that programme as amended are summarized in the Annex hereto. ) OJ No L 135, 19. 5. 1992, p. 9. (%) OJ No L 204, 14. 8. 1993, p. 17.