1.This Regulation lays down detailed rules concerning the certification of hops and hop products.
2.This Regulation shall apply to:
(a)products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1952/2005 when harvested in the Community;
(b)products prepared from products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation which have either been harvested in the Community or imported from third countries in accordance with Article 9 of that Regulation.
3.This Regulation shall not apply to:
(a)hops harvested on land owned by a brewery and used by that brewery in the natural or processed state;
(b)products derived from hops and processed under contract on behalf of a brewery, provided that those products are used by the brewery itself;
(c)hops and products derived from hops put in small packets for sale to private individuals for their own use;
(d)products manufactured from isomerised hop products.
However, Article 20 shall apply to the products referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of this paragraph.
4.Without prejudice to paragraph 3(a), only certified hops, certified hop products prepared from certified hops and hops imported from third countries in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1952/2005 may be used in the manufacture of products prepared from hops.