
Article 1 

1. Entry into free circulation in  Great Britain  of the products imported  from third countries referred to in  point (f) of Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013  shall be conditional upon proof being furnished that the requirements specified in  Article 190(1)  of that Regulation have been met.
2. The proof referred to in Article 1(1) of this Regulation shall be furnished by production of either:
(a) the attestation provided for in Article 190(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, hereinafter referred to as an  ‘attestation of equivalence’, or
(b) until      1 February 2027      or such time as the Secretary of State publishes a statement under Article 77(4) of that Regulation in relation to the relevant products (whichever is earlier), a certificate issued in accordance with Article 77 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, as it has effect in EU law as amended from time to time, hereinafter referred to as an  ‘EU certificate’.
Article 2 

(1.) For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) ‘consignment’ means a quantity of a product having the same characteristics and sent by the same consignor at the same time to the same consignee;
(b)  ‘constituent nation’ means England, Wales or Scotland, as the case may be;
(c) ‘third country’ means any country or territory other than:
(i) the United Kingdom;
(ii) the Bailiwick of Jersey;
(iii) the Bailiwick of Guernsey;
(iv) the Isle of Man.
(2.) For the purposes of this Regulation,  ‘appropriate authority’ means:
(a) in relation to England, the Secretary of State;
(b) in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;
(c) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;
(3.) But the appropriate authority is the Secretary of State:
(a) in relation to Scotland, if consent is given by the Scottish Ministers.
Article 3 
Attestations accompanying hops and hop products imported from third countries issued by an agency authorised by the third country of origin and appearing in Annex I shall be recognised as attestations of equivalence.
The Secretary of State may make regulations revising Annex I  on the basis of information communicated by the third countries concerned.Certificates accompanying hops and hop products imported from the European Union before      1 February 2027      shall be recognised as EU certificates provided that:
(a) such certificates are issued in accordance with Article 77 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, as it has effect in EU law as amended from time to time, and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/601 of 14 December 2023 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the certification of hops and hop products and related controls and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/602 of 14 December 2023 supplementing Regulation (EU) No1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the marketing standards in the hop sector and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 1850/2006, as they have effect in EU law, and
(b) the Secretary of State has not published a statement under Article 77(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 in relation to the relevant hops or hops products (as the case may be).
Article 4 

1. The attestation of equivalence shall be made out for each consignment and shall consist of an original and two copies to be drawn up on a form corresponding to the model set out in Annex II and in accordance with the rules set out in Annex IV.
(1A.) By way of derogation from paragraph 1, until      1 February 2027, the attestation of equivalence may instead be made out in accordance with Article 38(1) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2834 of 10 October 2023 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards imports in the sectors of rice, cereals, sugar and hops, as it has effect in EU law ....
(1B.) If at any time until     1 February 2027     the Secretary of State considers that the quality standards adopted in EU law for any hops or hop products are not at least equivalent to the quality standards adopted for like products harvested within  Great Britain  or made from such products:
(a) the Secretary of State must publish a statement to that effect, and
(b) paragraph 1A shall not apply in relation to the products set out in such statement.
2. An attestation of equivalence shall be valid only if it is duly completed and authenticated by one of the agencies referred to in Annex I.
3. A duly authenticated attestation of equivalence is one which shows the place and date of issue and which has been signed and bears the stamp of the issuing agency.
Article 4a 

(1.) The EU certificate shall be made out for each consignment and shall consist of an original and two copies drawn up in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2024/601 and Regulation (EU) 2024/602, as they have effect in EU law.
(2.) An EU certificate shall be valid only if it is duly completed in accordance with Article 77 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, as it has effect in EU law as amended from time to time and Regulation (EU) 2024/601 and Regulation (EU) 2024/602, as they have effect in EU law.
Article 5 

1. Each unit of packaging covered by an attestation of equivalence shall bear the following particulars in  English (and may also bear the same particulars in any other language):
(a) the description of the product;
(b) the variety or varieties;
(c) the country of origin;
(d) the marks and numbers indicated in section 9 of the attestation of equivalence or the extract.
2. The particulars provided for in paragraph 1 shall appear in legible, indelible characters of uniform size on the outside of the package.
(3.) Each unit of packaging covered by an EU certificate shall be marked in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2024/601 and Regulation (EU) 2024/602, as they have effect in EU law.
Article 6 

1. Where, before its entry into free circulation, a consignment covered by an attestation of equivalence is split up and redispatched an attestation extract shall be drawn up in respect of each new consignment resulting from such splitting.The attestation shall be replaced by the necessary number of attestation extracts.Each extract shall be drawn up by the party concerned in one original and two copies on a form corresponding to the model given in Annex III and in accordance with the rules set out in Annex IV.
(1A.) By way of derogation from paragraph 1, until      1 February 2027, the extract may instead be drawn up in accordance with Article 41 of Regulation (EU) 2023/2834, as it has effect in EU law ....
(1B.) If at any time until     1 February 2027     the Secretary of State considers that the quality standards adopted in EU law for any hops or hop products are not at least equivalent to the quality standards adopted for like products harvested within  Great Britain  or made from such products:
(a) the Secretary of State must publish a statement to that effect, and
(b) paragraph 1A shall not apply in relation to the products set out in such statement.
2. The customs authorities shall endorse accordingly the original and the two copies of the attestation of equivalence, and shall countersign the original and the two copies of each extract.They shall retain the original of the attestation of equivalence, send the two copies to the  Secretary of State  and return the original and the two copies of each extract to the person concerned.
Article 6a 

(1.) Where, before its entry into free circulation, a consignment covered by an EU certificate is split up and redispatched a certificate extract shall be drawn up in respect of each new consignment resulting from such splitting.The EU certificate shall be replaced by the necessary number of certificate extracts.Each extract shall be drawn up by the party concerned in one original and two copies and shall contain the following information, taken from the EU certificate:
(a) the description of the product;
(b) the reference number of the EU certificate;
(c) the net and/or gross weight;
(d) the hop production area or the place of production;
(e) the year of harvesting;
(f) the variety;
(g) the mention  ‘seeded hops’ or  ‘seedless hops’, as appropriate;
(h) in the case of products prepared from hops, the place and date of processing;
(i) the following declaration:
(2.) The customs authorities shall:
(a) endorse the EU certificate with the following wording:
(b) countersign the original and the two copies of each extract.They shall retain the original of the EU certificate, send two copies to the Secretary of State and return the original and the two copies of each extract to the person concerned.
Article 7 
On completion of customs formalities required for release for free circulation in  Great Britain  of the product to which the attestation of equivalence , the EU certificate  or the extract relates, the original and the two copies shall be submitted to the customs authorities who shall countersign them, retaining the original. One copy shall be forwarded by the customs authorities to the competent authority, as referred to in Article 21 of Regulation (EC) No 1850/2006, of the  constituent nation  where the product enters into free circulation. The second copy shall be returned to the importer, who must keep it for at least three years.
Article 8 
In the case of consignments accompanied by an attestation of equivalence or an attestation extract, if  the consignment is resold or split up after it has been released for free circulation, the product must be accompanied by an invoice or other commercial document drawn up by the vendor, giving the reference number of the attestation of equivalence or of the extract, together with the name of the authority which issued them.
The following information from the attestation of equivalence or, as the case may be, the extract shall also be included on the invoice or commercial document:

((a)) for hop cones:

((i)) the description of the product;
((ii)) the gross weight;
((iii)) the place of production;
((iv)) the year of harvest;
((v)) the variety;
((vi)) the country of origin;
((vii)) the markings and identification numbers given in Section 9 of the attestation;
((b)) for products manufactured from hops, in addition to the particulars listed under point (a): the place and date of processing.
Article 8a 
In the case of consignments accompanied by an EU certificate or an EU certificate extract, if the consignment is resold or split up after it has been released for free circulation, the product must be accompanied by an invoice or other commercial document drawn up by the vendor, giving the reference number of the EU certificate or of the extract.The following information from the EU certificate or, as the case may be, the extract shall also be included on the invoice or commercial document:
(a) for hop cones:
(i) the description of the product;
(ii) the gross weight;
(iii) the place of production;
(iv) the year of harvest;
(v) the variety;
(b) for products manufactured from hops, in addition to the particulars listed under point (a): the place and date of processing.
Article 9 

1. The  appropriate authorities  shall regularly carry out checks on a random basis to verify whether hops which are imported pursuant to  Article 190(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013  comply with the minimum marketing requirements set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1850/2006.
2. ... The checks shall cover at least 5 % of the number of hop consignments expected to be imported from a third country into  Great Britain  during the year.  For the purposes of this paragraph, the EU may be treated as a single country.
3. If the competent authorities ... find that the samples examined do not satisfy the minimum marketing requirements referred to in paragraph 1, the corresponding consignments may not be marketed in  Great Britain.
4. If  an appropriate authority  discovers that the characteristics of a product do not conform to the details listed on the attestation of equivalence accompanying the product it shall notify the  Secretary of State  thereof.Upon receipt of a notification under this paragraph, the Secretary of State may make regulations withdrawing  the agency having issued the attestation of equivalence for such products from the list in Annex I.
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Article 10 
By way of derogation from this Regulation, neither the production of the attestation or EU certificate  referred to in Article 1(2) nor compliance with the provisions of Article 5 shall be required for the release for free circulation of the following hops and hop products where the weight per individual package does not exceed 1 kg in the case of hop cones and hop powder and 300 g in the case of hop extracts:

((a)) small packages for sale to private individuals for their own use;
((b)) for scientific and technical experiments;
((c)) for fairs covered by the special customs arrangements for fairs.
The description, weight and final utilisation of the product must appear on the packaging.
Article 10a 

(1.) Regulations made by the Secretary of State under this Regulation are to be made by statutory instrument.
(2.) A statutory instrument containing regulations made by the Secretary of State under this Regulation is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(3.) Such regulations may—
(a) contain consequential, incidental, supplementary, transitional or saving provision (including provision amending, repealing or revoking enactments (which has the meaning given by section 20(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018));
(b) make different provision for different purposes.
(4.) Before making any regulations under this Regulation the Secretary of State must consult—
(a) such bodies or persons as appear to the Secretary of State to be representative of the interests likely to be substantially affected by the regulations;
(b) such other bodies or persons as the Secretary of State may consider appropriate.
Article 11 
Regulations (EEC) No 3076/78 and (EEC) No 3077/78 are repealed.
References to the repealed Regulations shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex VI.
Article 12 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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ANNEX I



                              Country of origin
                            
                              Authorised agencies
                            
                              Address
                            
                              Code
                            
                              Telephone
                            
                              Fax
                            (optional) 
                              e-mail (optional)
                           

                              (AR) Argentina
                            Coordinación Regional Temática de Protección Vegetal (CRTPV).Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASA)Centro Regional Patagonia Norte 
Calle 9 de Julio 933.General Roca, Provincia de Río Negro,Cod 8334
 
                              (54-298)
                            44 28 59444 32 190 44 28 59444 32 190 groca@senasa.gov.arcpaulovich@senasa.gov.arjesparza@senasa.gov.ar

                              Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASA)
                            
Av. Pasco Colon 367Ciudad Aut. de Buenos Aires,C1063ACD
 
                              (54-11)
                            
                              41 21 50 00
                            
                              41 21 50 00
                            webmaster@senasa.gob.arcdei@senasa.gob.ar
(AU) Australia 
                            Biosecurity Tasmania Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania 13 St Johns Avenue New Town Tasmania, 7008 Australia (61-3) 6165 3777  Biosecurity.Tasmania@nre.tas.gov.au

                              (CA) Canada
                            
                              Plant Protection Division, Animal and Plant Health Directorate, Food Production and Inspection Branch, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada
                            
Floor 2, West Wing 59,Camelot DriveNapean, Ontario,K1A OY9
 
                              (1-613)
                            
                              952 80 00
                            
                              991 56 12
                            

                              (CH) Switzerland
                            
                              Labor Veritas
                            
Engimattstrasse 11Postfach 353CH-8027 Zürich
 
                              (41-44)
                            
                              283 29 30
                            
                              201 42 49
                            
                              admin@laborveritas.ch
                           

                              (CN) China
                            
                              Tianjin Airport Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau of the People’s Republic of China
                            
No 33 Youyi Road,Hexi DistrictTianjin 300201
 
                              (86-22)
                            
                              28 13 40 78
                            
                              28 13 40 78
                            
                              ciqtj2002@163.com
                           

                              Tianjin Economic and Technical Development Zone Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau of the People’s Republic of China
                            
No 8, Zhaofaxincun2nd Avenue, TEDATianjin 300457
 
                              (86-22)
                            
                              662 98-343
                            
                              662 98-245
                            
                              zhujw@tjciq.gov.cn
                           

                              Inner Mongolia Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau of the People’s Republic of China
                            
No 12 Erdos Street,Saihan District, Huhhot CityInner Mongolia 010020
 
                              (86-471)
                            
                              434-1943
                            
                              434-2163
                            
                              zhaoxb@nmciq.gov.cn
                           

                              Xinjiang Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau of the People’s Republic of China
                            
No 116 North Nanhu RoadUrumqi CityXinjiang 830063
 
                              (86-991)
                            
                              464-0057
                            
                              464-0050
                            
                              xjciq_jw@xjciq.gov.cn
                           

                              (NZ) New Zealand
                            
                              Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
                            
P.O. Box 2526Wellington 6140
 
                              (64-4)
                            
                              894-0100
                            
                              894 0720
                            


                              (RS) - Serbia
                            Institut za ratarstvo i povrtarstvo/Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops 
21000 Novi SadMaksima Gorkog 30.
 
                              (381-21)
                            780 365Operator:4898 100 
                              780 198
                            
                              institut@ifvcns.ns.ac.rs
                           

                              (UA) Ukraine
                            Productional-Technical Centre (PTZ)Ukrhmel 
Hlebnaja 27262028 Zhitomir
 
                              (380)
                            
                              37 21 11
                            
                              36 73 31
                            

                              (US) United States
                            Washington Department of AgricultureState Chemical and Hop Lab 
21 N. 1st Ave. Suite 106Yakima, WA 98902
 
                              (1-509)
                            
                              225 76 26
                            
                              454 76 99
                            
Idaho Department of AgricultureDivision of Plant IndustriesHop Inspection Lab 
2270 Old Penitentiary RoadP.O. Box 790Boise, ID 83701
 
                              (1-208)
                            
                              332 86 20
                            
                              334 22 83
                            
Oregon Department of AgricultureCommodity Inspection Division 
635 Capital Street NESalem, OR 97310-2532
 
                              (1-503)
                            
                              986 46 20
                            
                              986 47 37
                            
California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA-CAC)Division of Inspection ServicesAnalytical Chemistry Laboratory 
3292 Meadowview RoadSacramento, CA 95832
 
                              (1-916)
                            
                              445 00 29 ou 262 14 34
                            
                              262 15 72
                            

                              USDA, GIPSA, FGIS
                            
1100 NW Naito ParkwayPortland, OR 97209-2818
 
                              (1-503)
                            
                              326 78 87
                            
                              326 78 96
                            

                              USDA, GIPSA, TSD, Tech Service Division, Technical Testing Laboratory
                            
10383 Nth Ambassador DriveKansas City, MO 64153-1394
 
                              (1-816)
                            
                              891 04 01
                            
                              891 04 78
                            

                              (ZA) South Africa
                            
                              CSIR Food Science and Technology
                            
PO Box 3950001 Pretoria
 
                              (27-12)
                            
                              841 31 72
                            
                              841 35 94
                            

                              (ZW) Zimbabwe
                            
                              Standards Association of Zimbabwe (SAZ)
                            
Northend Close,Northridge ParkBorrowdale,P.O. Box 2259 Harare
 
                              (263-4)
                            
                              88 20 17, 88 20 21, 88 55 11
                            
                              88 20 20
                            info@saz.org.zwsaz.org.zw

ANNEX II

ANNEX III

ANNEX IV
I. 
The paper to be used is a white paper weighing at least 40 g/m2.

II. 
The size is: 210 × 297 mm.

III.  A. The attestation of equivalence must be printed in  English; it can also be printed in any other language, including  the official language or one of the official languages of the issuing country.
 B. The extract of the attestation of equivalence must be printed in  English; it can also be printed in any other language

IV.  A. The forms shall be completed by typewriter or by hand; in the latter case, they shall be completed legibly in ink and in printed characters.
 B. Each form is individualised by a number given by the issuing authority, this number being the same for the original and its two copies.
 C. 

1.. Section 5 shall not be completed for hop products made from blends of hops;
2.. Sections 7 and 8 shall be completed for all products made from hops;
3.. the description of the products (Section 9) shall be one of the following:

((a)) ‘unprepared hops’: i.e. hops which have only undergone preliminary drying and packaging,
((b)) ‘prepared hops’: i.e. hops which have undergone final drying and packaging,
((c)) ‘hop powder’ (which shall include hop pellets and enriched hop powder),
((d)) ‘isomerised hop extract’: i.e. an extract in which the alpha acids have been almost totally isomerised,
((e)) ‘extract of hops’: i.e. other extracts than isomerised extract of hops,
((f)) ‘mixed hop products’: i.e. a mixture of the products referred to in points (c), (d) and (e) above, excluding hops;
4.. the description ‘unprepared hops’ or ‘prepared hops’ shall be followed by the word ‘seedless’ if the seed content is less than 2 % of the weight of the hops, and by the word ‘seeded’ in other cases;
5.. in cases where products made from hops are obtained from hops of different varieties and/or different places of production, these different varieties and/or places of production shall be stated in Section 9, followed by the percentage by weight of each variety from each production area making up the blend.

ANNEX V
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3076/78(OJ L 367, 28.12.1978, p. 17) 
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1465/79(OJ L 177, 14.7.1979, p. 35) Article 2 only concerning the references to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3076/78
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 4060/88(OJ L 356, 24.12.1988, p. 42) Article 1 only
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2264/91(OJ L 208, 30.7.1991, p. 20) 
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2940/92(OJ L 294, 10.10.1992, p. 8) 
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 717/93(OJ L 74, 27.3.1993, p. 45) 
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2918/93(OJ L 264, 23.10.1993, p. 37) 
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3077/78(OJ L 367, 28.12.1978, p. 28) 
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 673/79(OJ L 85, 5.4.1979, p. 25) 
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1105/79(OJ L 138, 6.6.1979, p. 9) 
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1466/79(OJ L 177, 14.7.1979, p. 37) 
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3042/79(OJ L 343, 31.12.1979, p. 5) 
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3093/81(OJ L 310, 30.10.1981, p. 17) 
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 541/85(OJ L 62, 1.3.1985, p. 57) 
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3261/85(OJ L 311, 22.11.1985, p. 20) 
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3589/85(OJ L 343, 20.12.1985, p. 19) Article 1(2)
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1835/87(OJ L 174, 1.7.1987, p. 14) 
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3975/88(OJ L 351, 21.12.1988, p. 23) 
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 4060/88(OJ L 356, 24.12.1988, p. 42) Article 2 only
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2835/90(OJ L 268, 29.9.1990, p. 88) 
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2238/91(OJ L 204, 27.7.1991, p. 13) 
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2915/93(OJ L 264, 23.10.1993, p. 29) 
Commission Regulation (EC) No 812/94(OJ L 94, 13.4.1994, p. 4) 
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1757/94(OJ L 183, 19.7.1994, p. 11) 
Commission Regulation (EC) No 201/95(OJ L 24, 1.2.1995, p. 121) 
Commission Regulation (EC) No 972/95(OJ L 97, 29.4.1995, p. 62) 
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2132/95(OJ L 214, 8.9.1995, p. 7) 
Commission Regulation (EC) No 539/98(OJ L 70, 10.3.1998, p. 3) 
Commission Regulation (EC) No 81/2005(OJ L 16, 20.1.2005, p. 52) 
Commission Regulation (EC) No 495/2007(OJ L 117, 5.5.2007, p. 6) 
ANNEX VI
Regulation (EEC) No 3076/78 Regulation (EEC) No 3077/78 This Regulation
Article 1(1) and (2)  Article 1(1) and (2)
Article 1(3)  Article 2
 Article 1, first sentence Article 3, first paragraph
 Article 1, second sentence Article 3, second paragraph
Article 2  Article 4
Article 3(1), introductory sentence  Article 5(1), introductory sentence
Article 3(1), first to fourth indents  Article 5(1), points (a) to (d)
Article 3(2)  Article 5(2)
Article 4  —
Article 5(1), first sentence  Article 6(1), first subparagraph
Article 5(1), second sentence  Article 6(1), second subparagraph
Article 5(1), third sentence  Article 6(1), third subparagraph
Article 5(2), first sentence  Article 6(2), first sentence
Article 5(2), second sentence  Article 6(2), second sentence
Article 6  Article 7
Article 7, first paragraph, except last five words  Article 8, first paragraph
Article 7, last five words of first paragraph and point 1  Article 8, second paragraph, introductory words
Article 7, point 1(a), introductory words  Article 8, second paragraph point (a), introductory words
Article 7, point 1(a), first indent  Article 8, second paragraph, point (a)(i)
Article 7, point 1(a), second indent  Article 8, second paragraph, point (a)(ii)
Article 7, point 1(a), third indent  Article 8, second paragraph, point (a)(iii)
Article 7, point 1(a), fourth indent  Article 8, second paragraph, point (a)(iv)
Article 7, point 1(a), fifth indent  Article 8, second paragraph, point (a)(v)
Article 7, point 1(a), sixth indent  Article 8, second paragraph, point (a)(vi)
Article 7, point 1(a), seventh indent  Article 8, second paragraph, point (a)(vii)
Article 7, point 1(b)  Article 8, second paragraph, point (b)
Article 7(2)  —
Article 7a, first paragraph, first sentence  Article 9(1)
Article 7a, first paragraph, second sentence  Article 9(2)
Article 7a, second paragraph  Article 9(3)
Article 7a, third paragraph, first sentence  Article 9(4), first subparagraph
Article 7a, third paragraph, second sentence  Article 9(4), second subparagraph
Article 8  Article 10
Article 9  —
Article 10  —
— — Article 11
— — Article 12
 Annex Annex I
Annex I  Annex II
Annex II  Annex III
Annex III  —
Annex IV  Annex IV
— — Annex V
— — Annex VI