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Subject matter
This Regulation lays down rules supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as regards the marketing standards for hops and hop products referred to in Article 2 and the conditions under which hops and hop products are exempted from certification requirement laid down in Article 77(4) of that Regulation.
Scope
This Regulation shall apply to: (a) hop cones falling under CN code 1210 10 00 covered by Part VI of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 when harvested in the Union or imported from third countries in accordance with Article 190 of that Regulation; (b) hop products falling under CN codes 1210 20 and 1302 13 00 covered by Part VI of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 prepared in the Union or imported from third countries in accordance with Article 190 of that Regulation. It shall not apply to isomerised hop products.
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/601, the following definitions shall apply: (a) ‘hop cones’ or ‘hops’ means the inflorescences, of the (female) climbing hop plant ( Humulus lupulus ); these inflorescences, which are greenish yellow and of an ovoid shape, have a flower stalk and their longest dimension generally varies from 2 to 5 cm; (b) ‘unprepared hops’ means hops which have undergone only preliminary drying and packaging; (c) ‘prepared hops’ means hops which have undergone final drying and final packaging; (d) ‘seeded hops’ means hops marketed with a seed content exceeding 2 % of their weight after drying; (e) ‘seedless hops’ means hops marketed with a seed content not exceeding 2 % of their weight after drying; (f) ‘hop product’ means a product derived from hop cones which have undergone a more significant transformation, such as hop powders, pellets or extracts; (g) ‘isomerised hop product’ means hop product in which the alpha acids have been almost totally isomerised; (h) ‘consignment’ means a number of packages of hops with the same characteristics presented at the same time for certification by the same individual or associated producer or by the same processor; (i) ‘hop production areas’ means the zones or regions of production in the list drawn up by the Member States concerned; (j) ‘sealing’ means closure of the package in such a way that the means of closure will be damaged when the package is opened; (k) ‘marking’ means labelling and identification; (l) ‘closed operating circuit’ means a process for preparing or processing hops in such a way that no hops or processed products can be added or removed during the operation. The closed operating circuit starts with the opening of the sealed package containing the hops or hop products to be prepared or processed and ends with the sealing of the package containing the prepared hops or processed hop product; (m) ‘competent certification authority’ means the body or department authorised by the Member State to carry out certification and to approve and control certification centres; (n) ‘certification centre’ means a venue where certification is carried out; (o) ‘representatives of a competent certification authority’ means personnel either employed by the competent certification authority, or employed by a third party and authorised by the competent certification authority to carry out certification duties; (p) ‘official surveillance’ means supervision of certification activities by the competent certification authority or its representatives.
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