26.8.2022
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 322/7
— pronounced aroma of green fruit and olive leaves (median for ‘fruity’ ≥ 2,5); — pronounced and homogeneous medium to intense bitter and sharp taste with a lasting aftertaste (median for bitterness and sharpness ≥ 3).
3.3.
Feed (for products of animal origin only) and raw materials (for processed products only) The basic raw materials for producing ‘Korčulansko maslinovo ulje’ are olives of the indigenous cultivars ‘Lastovka’ and ‘Drobnica’, either by themselves or in combination with each other and comprising at least 80 % of the product.
Other olive cultivars grown in the geographical area defined under point 4 comprise no more than 20 % of all the olives processed to produce ‘Korčulansko maslinovo ulje’ and do not have a significant influence on the quality of the final product.
3.4.
Specific steps in production that must take place in the identified geographical area All stages of production of ‘Korčulansko maslinovo ulje’ (cultivation, harvest and processing of the olives) must take place in the defined geographical area referred to under point 4.
3.5.
Specific rules concerning slicing, grating, packaging, etc. of the product the registered name refers to Storage and bottling of the oil must also take place in the defined geographical area referred to under point 4 in order to preserve the specific organoleptic properties and quality of the product, which could be adversely affected by decanting.
Each subsequent decanting of the oil outside the defined geographical area, or transport by sea over long distances, given possible restricted transport connections between the island of Korčula and the mainland, could ultimately have an adverse effect on the quality of the oil.
For these reasons the product cannot be bottled outside the defined geographical area.
‘Korčulansko maslinovo ulje’ is placed on the market in (dark) glass containers of a volume not exceeding 1 litre.
Tin containers intended for this type of product and of a volume of up to 5 litres may also be used if they have a closing system that, after opening, cannot be returned to its original state.
3.6.
Specific rules concerning labelling of the product the registered name refers to The harvest year must be indicated on the product label.
Every container placed on the market must feature the common identifier.
The design of the common identifier is shown below.
All users of the designation of origin who place the product on the market in accordance with its specification have the right to use the common identifier, under the same conditions.
4.
Concise definition of the geographical area The production area of ‘Korčulansko maslinovo ulje’ comprises the entire island of Korčula, i.e. the cadastral municipalities of Vela Luka, Blato, Smokvica, Čara, Račišće, Pupnat, Žrnovo, Korčula and Lumbarda.
To the west, the island is separated from the island of Hvar by the 15-kilometre-wide Korčula Channel, to the north from the Pelješac Peninsula by the 2,5-kilometre-wide Pelješac Channel, and to the south from the island of Lastovo by the 13-kilometre-wide Lastovo Channel.