6. 3. 92 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 61/29 COMMISSION DECISION of 21 February 1992 approving an amendment to the varietal conversion programme for hops submitted by the Kingdom of Spain pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2997/97 (Only the Spanish text is authentic) (92/148/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 (3, and in particular Article 2 (5) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3889/87 of 22 December 1987 laying down detailed rules for the application of the special measures for certain regions of hops production (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 345/91 (), and in particular Article 3 thereof, Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87, on 9 December 1988 the Kingdom of Spain forwarded to the Commission a varietal conversion programme - for hops; whereas the programme as amended on 3 July 1989 was approved by Commission Decision 89/479/EEC (%); ' Whereas on 18 December 1991 the Kingdom of Spain forwarded further amendments to that programme to the Commission ; Whereas the programme as amended satisfies the objectives of the Regulation in question and contains the information required under Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3889/87; Whereas conversion to specific of the variety H 3 may be treated as varietal conversion within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 on condition that the strain obtained by clonal selection gives rise to production of hops of the super-alpha type, as defined in Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3889/87, which may be used in brewing owing to the confirmed stability and homogeneity characteristics ; Whereas the financial contribution from the national budget foreseen in the programme complies with the ceiling in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 ; () 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. () O No L 234, 11. 8. 1989, p. 0. whereas the actual costs referred to in that Article may include factors for assessing the net loss of income following the implementation of the conversion plan; whereas, however, only factors relating to the net loss of income suffered from the date of adoption of Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 may be included in the calculation of the actual costs ; whereas the financial contribution from the Member State to the varietal conversion programme must be determined accordingly ; 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 Kingdom of Spain on 18 December 1991, is hereby approved. The main aspects of the programme as amended are given in the Annex hereto. Article 2 The Kingdom of Spain shall inform the Commission every six months of progress in the programme. Article 3 This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain. Done at Brussels, 21 February 1992. For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission