No L 208/22 Official Jouinal of the European Communities 30. 7. 91 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2265/91 of 26 July 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 890/78 laying down detailed rules for the certification of hops THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty estabhshmg the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 of 26 July 1971 on the common organization of the market in hops ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (3, and in particular Articles 2 (5) and 18 thereof, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1784/77 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1605/91 (%), laid down general rules for the certification of hops; Whereas the processing of hops and hop products has increased significantly since Commission Regulation (EEC) No 890/78 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 921/89 (), entered into force ; Whereas practice has shown that ensuring a proper execution of certification of hop products involves some difficulties ; Whereas on account of continuing technical development it seems appropriate to define the terms and character of the closed operating circuit more precisely to avoid diffe- ring interpretations ; Whereas, furthermore, it seems appropriate to define more precisely the official checks to be applied to the processing of hops and hop products, in order to ensure a more efficient and uniform procedure of certification and in supervising of the respective Regulations by the Member States of the Community ; Whereas it appears appropriate to provide for sanctions in the cases where serious breach of provisions relating to certification has occurred ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Hops, () OJ No L 175, 4. 8. 1971, p. 1. () OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23. () OJ No L 200, 8. 8. 1977, p. 1 () OJ No L 149, 14. 6. 1991, p. 14. ) OJ No L 117, 29. 4. 1978, p. 43. (9 O No L 97, 11. 4. 1989, p. 40. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 890/78 is amended as follows : 1. Article 1 (g) is replaced by the following : (g) “closed operating circuit” means a process for preparing or processing hops carried out under official supervision and 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 product to be prepared or processed and it ends with the sealing of the package containing the prepared hops or hop product.’ 2. The following paragraphs 5 and 6 are added to Article 8: ‘5. With the exception of the substances as set out in Annex V to this Regulation, only certified hops and hop products may enter- the closed operating circuit. They may enter solely in the state in which they have been certified. 6. If, in case of the production of extracts manufac- tured by the use of carbon dioxide processing in the closed operating circuit must be interrupted due to tech- nical requirements, the representatives of the official bodies or departments authorized to carry out certification - within the meaning of Article 1 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 1784/77 shall seal the package containing the inter- mediate product at the point of interruption. The seal may be removed only under the supervision of the above- mentioned officials at the point where processing is being resumed. 3. The following Article 8a is inserted‘_: ‘1. In the case of the production of hop products, officials as referred to in Article 8 (6) shall be present at all times when processing is taking place. They shall supervise the processing at every stage, i.e. from the opening of the sealed package containing the hops or hop product to be processed through to -the comple- tion of packing, sealing and labelling of the hop product. A temporary absence is permissible, as long as it can be assured by technical means that the provi- sions of this Regulation are respected. 2.  Before changing to a different batch in a proces- sing system the representatives referred to in Article 8 (6) shall ensure by inspection that the processing system is empty, at least to the extent necessary to