20. 9. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 264/25 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 4 September 1991 approving an amendment to the varietal conversion programme for hops ‘ submitted by the United Kingdom pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No . A 2997/87 ’ (Only the English text is authentic) (91/501/EEC) ' THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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 3837/90 (%), 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 Regula- tion (EEC) No 345/91 (%), 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 () OJ No L 284, 7. 10. 1987, p. 19. () OJ No L 367, 29. 12. 1990, p. 2. () OJ No L 365, 24. 12. 1987, p. 41. () OJ No L 41, 14. 2. 1991, p. 18. () OJ No L 8, 11. 1. 1989, p. 15. programme which were approved by Commission Deci- sion 89/417/EEC (9); 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 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 () OJ No L 192, 7. 7. 1989, p. 31. () OJ No L 89, 4. 4. 1990, p. 17.