Publication of an application for registration pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin
Date: 2001-08-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: designation of origin, location of production, olive oil, product designation, product quality, regions of Greece

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Publication of an application for registration pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC)
No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin

(2001/C 241/04)

This publication confers the right to object to the application pursuant to Article 7 of the abovementioned
Regulation. Any objection to this application must be submitted via the competent authority in the
Member State concerned within a time limit of six months from the date of this publication. The
arguments for publication are set out below, in particular under 4.6, and are considered to justify the
application within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2081/92

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION: ARTICLE 5

PDO (x)

PGI (

)

National application No: EL 03/00-5

1. Responsible department in the Member State

Name:

(cid:213)(cid:240)(cid:239)ıæª(cid:229)(cid:223)(cid:239) ˆ(cid:229)øæª(cid:223)Æ(cid:242) ˜/(cid:237)(cid:243)(cid:231) ˝(cid:239)(cid:236)(cid:239)(cid:240)ÆæÆ(cid:243)Œ(cid:229)ıÆ(cid:243)(cid:244)ØŒ(cid:239)(cid:253) ‚æª(cid:239)ı ŒÆØ ˝(cid:239)(cid:236)ØŒ(cid:254)(cid:237) (cid:213)(cid:240)(cid:239)Ł(cid:221)(cid:243)(cid:229)ø(cid:237)

Address: `(cid:247)Ææ(cid:237)(cid:254)(cid:237) 2, T.K. GR-101 76 `Ł(cid:222)(cid:237)Æ

Tel.

Fax

(30-1) 524 89 40

(30-1) 524 89 40

2. Applicant group

2.1. Name:

`ªæ(cid:239)(cid:244)ØŒ(cid:252)(cid:242) (cid:211)ı(cid:237)(cid:229)(cid:244)ÆØæØ(cid:243)(cid:236)(cid:252)(cid:242) ¨æÆłÆ(cid:237)(cid:239)(cid:253) —(cid:229)(cid:228)Ø(cid:220)(cid:228)(cid:239)(cid:242) ˙æÆŒº(cid:229)(cid:223)(cid:239)ı ˚æ(cid:222)(cid:244)(cid:231)(cid:242)

2.2. Address: ¨æÆłÆ(cid:237)(cid:252) —(cid:229)(cid:228)Ø(cid:220)(cid:228)(cid:239)(cid:242), ˙æ(cid:220)Œº(cid:229)Ø(cid:239) ˚æ(cid:222)(cid:244)(cid:231)(cid:242) T.K. GR-700 06

Tel.

Fax

(30-891) 412 12-412 07-417 78

(30-891) 412 12

2.3. Composition: 442 producers/members (balance sheet on 31.12.1997) who comprise 90 % of the
the village and have their olive trees within the Thrapsano

inhabitants of
geographical zone.

3. Type of product: Category 1.5, oils and fats (butter, margarine etc.).

4. Specification

(summary of requirements under Article 4(2))

4.1. Name: ¯(cid:238)ÆØæ(cid:229)(cid:244)ØŒ(cid:252) (cid:240)ÆæŁ(cid:221)(cid:237)(cid:239) (cid:229)ºÆØ(cid:252)ºÆ(cid:228)(cid:239): «¨æÆłÆ(cid:237)(cid:252)» (Exeretiko partheno eleolado: (cid:145)Thrapsano(cid:146)).

4.2. Description: The qualitative characteristics of Thrapsano olive oil depend on a combination of
factors: variety cultivated (Psilolia/Koroneiki), the area’s soil and climate, and mode of cropping and
processing the olives (common pressing system). It has the following physico-chemical charac-
teristics:

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(a) The taste is a composite of bitter and sweet. The prevalent bitterness of the young oil lessens

with time.

(b) It has a strongly fruity aroma (particularly when new) that shows great persistence owing to
the high number of constituents with gustatory and olfactory characteristics (saturated and
monounsaturated aldehydes, terpenoid compounds).

(c) The colour is a clear light green.

(d) It flows thinly owing to its content of liquid glycerides with many unsaturated acids, properties
that upgrade its quality and are due to the wet production environment (high annual rainfall,
moisture-retaining soil and watering during the summer).

(e)

It contains high quantities of oleic acid and vitamin E and is characterised by low acidity,
absorption factors K232 and K270 and a peroxide rating, chemical characteristics shaped by
the climatic peculiarities of the area and the post-harvest procedure, which involves common
pressing of the olives of all the area’s growers, a practice unique in Crete.

4.3. Geographical area: Thrapsano olive oil is produced within the administrative boundaries of the
former commune of that name (the municipality of Thrapsano created under Law No 2539/97
includes a number of adjacent communes).

The Thrapsano Agricultural Cooperative is located in the former commune of Thrapsano roughly
in the centre of the Prefecture of Irakliou. It is an upland area with excellent soil and weather for
growing the olives for Thrapsano extra virgin olive oil.

4.4. Proof of origin: Olives have been grown in the village from the most ancient times. Production
and storage of olive oil is attested by comparison of the earthenware jars of the Minoan period in
the palaces of Knossos with those still made today by the potters of the village and also by the will
of Andrea Giacomo Kornaros indicating Thrapsano as a fief of his family.

Olive-producing holdings are properly registered throughout Greece, since under Community
legislation growers are required, in order to be paid the olive oil production aid that has been
available for the last 20 years, to submit a (cid:145)cultivation declaration(cid:146) that is kept up to date and gives
details of the holding.

The (cid:145)inspection structure(cid:146) (Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92) is the Prefectural Agri-
culture Directorate, which holds the up-to-date data as mentioned above for each holding and in
line with the Ministerial Decisions stemming from PD 61/93 monitors in detail
the entire
production process and handling, market preparation (bottling) and marketing of the oil and
certifies its origin.

The oil
is produced at the cooperative’s mill. This is recognised by the PAD and holds the
appropriate operating permit. Production is electronically recorded: the computer system enters
on every piece of printed matter the code number allotted when the mill was recognised. This is
one of the requirements imposed for the purposes of the olive oil production aid scheme.

In connection with production security, the joint (cid:145)declaration of production of PDO or PGI olive
oil(cid:146) by the oil producer and the crusher of the olives will carry the mill’s code number and will be
one of the documents required for certification of production of the PDO or PGI oil. Naturally the
same will apply for any other mill that may be installed in the specified geographical area for
production of Thrapsano PDO olive oil.

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4.5. Method of production: Growers in the area prune every four to five years to a low shape
providing a balanced tree. Suitable inspected products are used for soil fertilisation,
including
dung. Weeds are dealt with by mechanical cultivation and insects and diseases by sprinkling
bait on the soil. The olives are picked when pale yellow to violet in colour depending on
degree of ripeness. They are taken immediately in sacks made of plant fibres to the cooperative’s
mill, where the common pressing takes place. The oil is extracted by cold pressure centrifigation
and removed in closed circuit stainless tanks. It is disposed of within two months.

4.6. Link: The excellence of the olives grown to produce Thrapsano extra olive virgin oil is an outcome
of the harmony between soil and climate in the area. Both are deemed ideal for the purpose.
Growing olives and turning them into oil is one of the main production sectors of the area and a
mainstay of the local economy. Their importance can be gauged by the planting of many new trees
and the employment of young men in olive-growing.

4.7. Inspection body

Name:

˜Ø(cid:229)(cid:253)Łı(cid:237)(cid:243)(cid:231) `ªæ(cid:239)(cid:244)ØŒ(cid:222)(cid:242) `(cid:237)(cid:220)(cid:240)(cid:244)ı(cid:238)(cid:231)(cid:242) ˝(cid:239)(cid:236)(cid:239)(cid:253) ˙æÆŒº(cid:229)(cid:223)(cid:239)ı (Diefthinsi Agrotikis Anaptixis Nomou
Irakliou)

Address: ‚(cid:226)Æ(cid:237)(cid:242) 60, ˙æ(cid:220)Œº(cid:229)Ø(cid:239) ˚æ(cid:222)(cid:244)(cid:231)(cid:242), T.K. GR-712 01, (cid:212)(cid:231)º. 34 16 86 (Evans 60,

Iraklio

GR-712 01, Crete)

4.8. Labelling: All packaging will carry the compulsory indication ¯˛`(cid:201)(cid:209)¯(cid:212)(cid:201)˚ˇ —`(cid:209)¨¯˝ˇ ¯¸`(cid:201)ˇ¸`˜ˇ

¨(cid:209)`(cid:216)`˝ˇ —ˇ— (Exeretiko partheno eleolado Thrapsano POP)

4.9. National requirements: The general provisions of Presidential Decree No 61/93 (GG/I/27) on

PDO/PGI production apply.

EC No: EL/00125/2000.04.04.

Date of receipt of the full application: 22 March 2001.