Certificate
Article 4
1. Each certificate shall be given a unique reference number made up of the codes designating, in accordance with Annex II, the Member State, the code number allocated to the certification centre, the year of harvest and the reference number given to the relevant consignment by the certification centre. 2. In the case of hop cones, the certificate shall include at least the following entries: (a) the description of the product including the mentions ‘seeded hops’ or ‘seedless hops’, as appropriate, and ‘prepared hops’ or ‘unprepared hops’, as the case may be; (b) the unique reference number of the certificate for the consignment; (c) the net and/or gross weight of the consignment; (d) the hop production area; (e) the variety; (f) the mention ‘seeded hops’ or ‘seedless hops’, as appropriate; (g) the year of harvest; (h) the entry listed in Annex III in at least one of the official languages of the Union. In the case of hops from experimental strains, the entries referred to in the first subparagraph, point (e), may be replaced by a name or number identifying the strain in question. 3. In the case of hop products, the certificate shall include at least the following entries: (a) the description of the product; (b) the unique reference number of the certificate of the consignment; (c) the net and/or gross weight of the consignment; (d) the unique reference number of the certificate(s) of the hops used; (e) the variety or varieties of the hops used; (f) the production area(s) of the hops used; (g) the year of harvest; (h) the place and date of processing; (i) the entry listed in Annex III in at least one of the official languages of the Union. 4. Where hop cones of different varieties and/or production areas are blended to be transformed into a hop product, the certificate accompanying the product must state the percentage weight of each of the different hop varieties and production regions used in the blend. 5. If hop products are used in combination with hop cones for the manufacturing of hop products, or if different hop products are used, the percentage of each input product shall be stated on the certificate, based on the weight of the hop cones that were used for the preparation of the input products. 6. The unique reference numbers of the certificates issued for the input products used in the blend shall be mentioned next to the product.