21.2.2022
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 83/15
The existing text reads as follows: “7.
Extra virgin olive oil with the protected designation of origin as described in Article 1 must be marketed in dark-coloured glass, stainless steel or tin containers with a capacity of no more than five litres.”
This is to be replaced by: “7.
Extra virgin olive oil with the protected designation of origin as described in Article 1 must be marketed in glass or tin containers, or any other receptacles suitable for preserving oil, with a capacity of no more than five litres.”
The purpose of this amendment is to allow producers to use containers other than those currently established in the specification in order to be able to meet different market demands. — The bottling rules have been amended.
The existing text reads as follows: “Cultivation, oil extraction and bottling all take place within the defined area.
Bottling needs to be carried out within the defined geographical area in order to preserve the specific characteristics and quality of ‘Monte Etna’ oil, ensuring that the external control body carries out its checks under the producers’ supervision.”
This is to be replaced by: “Extra virgin olive oil with the protected designation of origin ‘Monte Etna’ must be packaged within the geographical area as defined in point 4.”
This requirement is necessary in the interests of ensuring that the raw material and the oil itself are moved as little as possible.
Even transporting the oil in bulk in tanks has on more than one occasion resulted in minor chemical changes that translated into noticeably more significant organoleptic changes.
Olive oil is extremely sensitive to aromatic interference that may be caused by the internal environment of the tank in which it is transported.
This also enables the control body to guarantee that proper checks can be made throughout the production and packaging process, which also helps to maintain the PDO’s typical characteristics and guarantee tracking and traceability.’
This amendment provides further justification for restricting bottling to the defined area.
Control body — A specific article on this subject has been added to the product specification as it was missing.
As the control body has changed, point 4.7 of the summary has been corrected to reflect this.
The existing text reads as follows: ‘Name: Agroqualità SARL Address: Piazza Sallusti, 21, 1-00187 Rome’ This is to be replaced by:
‘Article 10
Controls As required by EU legislation, a control body checks that the product complies with the product specification.
The chosen control body is Agroqualità (Viale Cesare Pavese, 305, 00144 Rome; Email: agroqualita@agroqualita.it; Tel.
06 54228675; Fax 06 54228692).’