Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs
Date: 2006-06-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greece, designation of origin, location of production, olive oil, product quality

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Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on
the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and
foodstuffs

(2006/C 128/03)

This publication confers the right to object to the application pursuant to Article 7 of Council Regulation
(EC) No 510/2006. Statements of objection must reach the Commission within six months from the date
of this publication.

SUMMARY

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

Application for registration according to Article 5 and Article 17(2)

EXAIRETIKO PARTHENO ELAIOLADO ‘TROIZINIA’

EC No: EL/0206/24.9.2001

PDO ( X ) PGI ( )

This summary has been drawn up for information only. For full details, interested parties are invited to
consult the full version of the product specification obtainable from the national authorities indicated in
section 1 or from the European Commission (1).

1.

Responsible department in the Member State

Name:

Ministry of Rural Development and Food

Organic Farming Directorate

PDO, PGI and GTS Products Division

Address: Akharnon 29, 101 76 Athens

Tel.:

Fax:

(30) 210 823 20 25

(30) 210 882 12 41

E-mail:

yg3popge@otenet.gr.

2.

Group

Name:

Οµάδα Παραγωγών Ελαιολάδου Τροιζηνίας (Trizinia Olive Oil Producer Group) Non-
profit association

Address:

Galatas Trizinias 180 20 Greece

Tel.:

Fax:

+ 30 22980 26 140

+ 30 22980 22 602

E-mail:

rastoni@hol.gr.

Composition: Producers/processors ( X ) Other ( )

3.

Type of product

Group 1.5. Oils and fats — Extra virgin olive oil

4.

Specification

(summary of requirements under Article 4(2))

4.1. N a me : Exairetiko partheno elaiolado ‘Troizinia’

(1) European Commission, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, Agricultural Product Quality

Policy, B-1049 Brussels.

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4.2. De scr i p ti on:

Extra virgin olive oil produced either exclusively from the Manaki variety or in association with no
more than 50 % of the Koroneiki variety.

Organoleptic characteristics:

— Colour: yellow to yellowish green, depending on the degree of ripeness of the fruit when

harvested.

— flavour: has a pleasant taste with a sweet or bitter basis (over several months the bitterness steadily

abates), and

— aroma: newly picked fruit predominates.

4.3. G e og r a p h i ca l a r e a :

The area is delimited by the boundaries of the Trizinia area, in which the olives are grown and the oil
prepared, which comprises the municipalities of:

(a) Methana (also including the administrative districts of Kounopitsa, Kipseli and Megalokhorio)

(b) Poros, and

(c) Trizinia (Galatas and the administrative districts of Ano Fanario, Driopi, Karatzas, Taktikoupoli

and Trizinia).

4.4. Pr oof of or i g i n:

Production, processing, packing and bottling are all carried out in the defined area. The growers
register their olive groves in a register which is kept up to date. Processing and bottling facilities are
also recorded in special registers. These registers are kept and updated by the Rural Development
Directorate and the quantity of olives processed and the amount of olive oil produced are announced
each year. In this way, all the stakeholders involved are recorded in the special registers and closely
supervised to ensure that they fulfil their obligations, thereby ensuring the traceability of the product.

4.5 M e th od of p r odu c ti on:

(a) Cultivation techniques

The soil is worked mechanically but no herbicide is used.

25 % of the trees are watered using a hose or a trickle or sprinkler system.

Suitable pruning, water and fertilizer application leads to roughly the same yield from each tree
every year.

Fertiliser provision and plant protection are carried out using mild methods compatible with the
environment (organic fertilizers, suspended olive fly traps, bait spraying, etc.).

(b) Harvesting

Almost all the fruit is harvested when its colour changes from green to dark violet. Harvesting
extends from November (fruits slightly unripe) to February with the bulk in December and
January. The fruit is not left to over-ripen on the tree, which would result in a loss in its weight
and bulk, a poorer aroma and higher acidity of the oil.

Harvesting is traditionally carried out using rakes alone or by hand, which is beneficial for the
quality of the product and good for the health of the olive trees.

(c) Collection/storage

The picked fruit is immediately ‘bagged’ in sacks made of plant fibres (jute), which facilitates aera-
tion, and taken to the mill on the same day. On the rare occasions when it has to be stored for
24 hours the sacks are placed on pallets in roofed areas where they are well ventilated but
protected from sun and rain.

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(d) Extraction

The procedure followed is: reception, feeding, deleafing, watering, breaking, grinding, kneading,
reception of oil from paste, final separation.

All the appropriate rules are complied with on cleanliness, kneading speed (17–19 rev/min),
kneading time (20-30 min.) and above all temperature, which must in no case exceed 28–29 °C.

(e) Packaging

Before being sent to the market and the final consumer, the oil is stored in stainless tanks and
then packaged in 5 litre tins and dark-coloured bottles of 0,1 to 1 litre.

Packaging of the end product takes place only in the geographical area, to protect quality, ensure
that the end product can be inspected, of course after taking account of the economic parameters
and benefits of having the final packaging done in the region.

Lastly, it is considered both necessary and right that all activity take place within the geographical
area, to ensure protection of the name and guarantee the quality and authenticity of the product.

4.6. L i nk:

The exceptional quality of the area's oil is due largely to its particular soil and weather conditions, the
cultivation techniques used, method and time of cropping, and processing and packaging using tradi-
tional or modern methods that are technically and scientifically sound.

Its mountain and hill terrain, (favouring unusually intense illumination and ventilation of the trees,
well known determinants for outstanding quality), moderate rainfall (about 550 mm), mild spring,
relatively dry and warm summer (during which however a beneficial 15 % of total annual rainfall
occurs), high level of sunshine and moderately strong north winds, conduce to production of an oil
that is of a rich colour and pleasing delicate flavour. A slightly chalky soil of neutral or slightly alka-
line pH and generally high concentrations of phosphorus, potassium, boron etc. are very important
for production of an oil that is naturally translucent and rich in aromatic substances.

4.7. Insp e c ti on b odi e s:

A.

Name:

Νοµαρχιακή Αυτοδιοίκηση Αθηνών — Πειραιώς (Prefecture of Athens — Pireas)

Νοµαρχιακό ∆ιαµέρισµα Πειραιώς (Prefectoral District of Pireas)

Agriculture Directorate Pireas)

Address: ∆imosthenous 1, 185 31 PIREAS

Tel.:

Fax:

+ 30 210 4124 772

+ 30 210 4126 143

E-mail:

u15614@minagric.gr

B.

Name:

Organisation for the Accreditation of Agricultural Products (OPEGEP)

Address: Androu 1 & Patision, 112 57 ATHENS

Tel.:

Fax:

(30) 210 823 12 53

(30) 210 823 14 38

E-mail:

agrocert@otenet.gr

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4.8. L a b e lli n g :

The product packaging must carry the indication ΕΞΑΙΡΕΤΙΚΟ ΠΑΡΘΕΝΟ ΕΛΑΙΟΛΑ∆Ο ‘ΤΡΟΙΖΗΝΙΑ’
Π.Ο.Π and the indications specified in Article 4(8) of Presidential Decree 61/93 and Joint Ministerial
Decision 2823003/12.1.2004.

4.9. N a ti ona l r e q u i r e me nts: Law 2040/92, Presidential Decree 61/93 and Joint Ministerial Decision

2823003/12.1.2004 apply.