Commission Regulation (EC) No 282/98 of 3 February 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 on the characteristics of olive oil and olive-residue oil and on the relevant methods of analysis
Date: 1998-02-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: analytical chemistry, common customs tariff, olive oil, product quality, tariff nomenclature

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 282/98

of 3 February 1998

amending Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 on the characteristics of olive oil and
olive-residue oil and on the relevant methods of analysis

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of
22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common
organisation of the market in oils and fats ( 1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1581/96 ( 2), and in
particular Article 35a thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 ( 3),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2472/97 ( 4),
defines the characteristics of olive oil and olive-residue
oil and the relevant methods of analysis;

Whereas subsequent verification has revealed the need to
correct the text of Regulation (EC) No 2472/97; whereas,
as a result, the text of Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91
should be adapted;

Whereas Regulation (EC) No 2472/97 enters into force
on the 60th day following its publication in the Official
Journal of the European Communities, that is on 10

February 1998; whereas this Regulation should also enter
into force on that date;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Oils and Fats,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 annexed to this Regulation are
hereby added to Annex XVIII to Regulation (EEC) No
2568/91.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 February
1998.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.

Done at Brussels, 3 February 1998.

For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.
(2) OJ L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 11.
(3) OJ L 248, 5. 9. 1991, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 341, 12. 12. 1997, p. 25.

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ANNEX

Figure 1: Graph of log a against f (number of double bonds)

StStSt

PPP

+ 0 5

a
g
o

l

+ 0 25

0

- 0 25

- 0 5

StStLn

StOL

OOO

POL

PPLn

StLnLn

LLL

PLnLn

O

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Number of double bonds (n)

Note: La = lauric acid; My = myristic acid; P = palmitic acid; St = stearic acid; O = oleic acid; L = linoleic acid;

Ln = linolenic acid.

LnLnLn

 
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Figure 2: Soyabean oil

mV

4 0 . 0

3 0 . 0

2 0 . 0

1 0 . 0

0 . 0

mV

4 0 . 0

3 0 . 0

2 0 . 0

1 0 . 0

0 . 0

L
L
L

O
L
L

O
n
L
O
+
L
L
P

L
L
n
L

L
L
S
+
O
L
O

O
L
P

0

2 0

4 0

6 0

8 0

1 0 0

1 2 0

min.

Figure 3: Soyabean oil / olive oil 30/70

0

2 0

4 0

6 0

8 0

1 0 0

1 2 0

min.

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Figure 4: Olive oil

O
O
O

O
O
P
+
O
L
S

L
O
L

O
L
P

O
n
L
O
+
L
O
L

O
n
L
LP
L
P

L
n
L
O

L
n
L
P

L
L
L

O
O
S

S
O
P
+
S
L
S

L
O
P

mV

4 0 . 0

3 0 . 0

2 0 . 0

1 0 . 0

0 . 0

0

2 0

4 0

6 0

8 0

1 0 0

1 2 0

min.