CELEX: 31980R2538
Language: en
Date: 1980-10-01 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2538/80 of 1 October 1980 amending for the second time Regulation (EEC) No 1058/77 on the characteristics of olive oil and of certain products containing olive oil and amending the Common Customs Tariff nomenclature as regards olive oil

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31980R2538

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2538/80 of 1 October 1980 amending for the second time Regulation (EEC) No 1058/77 on the characteristics of olive oil and of certain products containing olive oil and amending the Common Customs Tariff nomenclature as regards olive oil  

Official Journal L 259 , 02/10/1980 P. 0024 - 0026 Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 31 P. 0024  Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 19 P. 0064  Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 19 P. 0064 

****( 1 ) OJ NO 172 , 30 . 9 . 1966 , P . 3025/66 .  ( 2 ) OJ NO L 186 , 19 . 7 . 1980 , P . 1 .  ( 3 ) OJ NO L 128 , 24 . 5 . 1977 , P . 6 .  ( 4 ) OJ NO L 370 , 30 . 12 . 1978 , P . 62 .    COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2538/80   OF 1 OCTOBER 1980   AMENDING FOR THE SECOND TIME REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1058/77 ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF OLIVE OIL AND OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS CONTAINING OLIVE OIL AND AMENDING THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF NOMENCLATURE AS REGARDS OLIVE OIL   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN   COMMUNITIES ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,   HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION NO 136/66/EEC OF 22 SEPTEMBER 1966 ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN OILS AND FATS ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1917/80 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 14 ( 4 ) AND 19 ( 3 ) THEREOF ,   WHEREAS ANNEX I TO COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1058/77  ( 3 ), AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3132/78 ( 4 ), SPECIFIED THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VARIOUS TYPES OF OLIVE OIL ; WHEREAS , IN PRACTICE , CERTAIN PROBLEMS ARISE AS REGARDS THE CLASSIFICATION OF VIRGIN OLIVE OILS AND VIRGIN LAMPANTE OLIVE OILS ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , ANNEX I SHOULD BE ADAPTED AND ANNEX III CONCERNING ADDITIONAL NOTES TO THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF SHOULD CONSEQUENTLY BE AMENDED ;   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   REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1058/77 IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :   1 . IN ANNEX I , POINTS 1 AND 2 ARE REPLACED BY THE TEXT SET OUT IN ANNEX I TO THIS REGULATION ;   2 . IN ANNEX III , THE TEXT OF ADDITIONAL NOTE 2 ( B ) I AND II IS REPLACED BY THE TEXT SET OUT IN ANNEX II TO THIS REGULATION .   ARTICLE 2   THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .   IT SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM 1 NOVEMBER 1980 .   THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .   DONE AT BRUSSELS , 1 OCTOBER 1980 .   FOR THE COMMISSION   FINN GUNDELACH   VICE-PRESIDENT ****    ANNEX I   CHARACTERISTICS OF OLIVE OILS   1 . FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUBHEADING 15.07 A I A ) OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , ' VIRGIN OLIVE OIL '  MEANS NATURAL OLIVE OIL HAVING THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS :  ( A ) A FREE FATTY ACID CONTENT , EXPRESSED AS OLEIC ACID , NOT GREATER THAN 3.3 % ;  ( B ) A K270 EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT ( ABSORPTION UNDER A THICKNESS OF 1 CM OF SOLUTION OF 1 G OF OIL PER 100 ML IN ISO-OCTANE ( 2,2,4-TRIMETHYLPENTANE ) AT A WAVELENGTH OF 270 NM ) NOT HIGHER THAN 0.25 AND , AFTER TREATMENT OF THE SAMPLE OF OIL WITH ACTIVATED ALUMINA , NOT HIGHER THAN 0.11 ;  ( C ) AN EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT VARIATION , IN THE 270 NM REGION , NOT HIGHER THAN 0.01 .   THIS VARIATION IS DEFINED BY :    UE K À KM  -  0.5 ( KM - 4 + KM+4 )      WHERE KM    IS THE EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT AT THE WAVELENGTH OF THE MAXIMUM OF THE ABSORPTION CURVE IN THE 270 NM REGION , AND      KM - 4 AND KM+4 ARE THE EXTINCTION COEFFICIENTS AT WAVELENGTHS 4 NM LOWER AND HIGHER , RESPECTIVELY , THAN THAT OF KM ;  ( D ) NEGATIVE BELLIER AND MODIFIED VIZERN REACTIONS , DETERMINED BY THE METHODS SPECIFIED IN ANNEX V , SECTIONS A AND B ;  ( E ) NEGATIVE SOAP TEST CARRIED OUT ACCORDING TO THE METHOD DESCRIBED IN ANNEX VI ;  ( F )  SUCH A TASTE THAT IT IS SUITABLE IN THAT STATE FOR IMMEDIATE CONSUMPTION .   2 . FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUBHEADING 15.07 A I B ) OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , ' VIRGIN LAMPANTE OIL ' , WHATEVER ITS ACIDITY , MEANS OLIVE OIL :   -  EITHER HAVING THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS :  ( A ) A K270 EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT HIGHER THAN 0.25 AND , AFTER TREATMENT OF THE SAMPLE WITH ACTIVATED ALUMINA , NOT HIGHER THAN 0.11 .   SOME OILS HAVING A FREE FATTY ACID CONTENT , EXPRESSED AS OLEIC ACID , OF MORE THAN 3.3 % MAY HAVE , AFTER PASSAGE THROUGH ACTIVATED ALUMINA , A K270 EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT HIGHER THAN 0.11 . IF SO , AFTER NEUTRALIZATION AND DECOLORIZATION IN THE LABORATORY BY THE METHOD SPECIFIED IN ANNEX IV , THEY MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS :   -  A K270 EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT NOT HIGHER THAN 1.10 ,   -  AN EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT VARIATION , IN THE 270 NM REGION , HIGHER THAN 0.01 BUT NOT HIGHER THAN 0.16 ;  ( B ) NEGATIVE BELLIER AND MODIFIED VIZERN REACTIONS , DETERMINED BY THE METHODS SPECIFIED IN ANNEX V , SECTIONS A AND B ;  ( C ) NEGATIVE SOAP TEST CARRIED OUT ACCORDING TO THE METHOD DESCRIBED IN ANNEX VI ,   -  OR HAVING THE CHARACTERISTICS UNDER 1 ( A ), ( B ), ( C ), ( D ) AND ( E ), BUT A TASTE WHICH RENDERS IT UNSUITABLE IN THAT STATE FOR IMMEDIATE CONSUMPTION . ****    ANNEX II   B . UNTREATED OLIVE OIL MEANS OIL WITH CHARACTERISTICS AS DEFINED IN SECTIONS I , II AND III BELOW .   I . FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUBHEADING 15.07 A I A ) ' VIRGIN OLIVE OIL '  MEANS NATURAL OLIVE OIL OBTAINED EXCLUSIVELY BY MECHANICAL PROCESSES , INCLUDING PRESSURE , BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE MIXTURES WITH OLIVE OIL OBTAINED OTHERWISE , HAVING THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS :  ( A ) A FREE FATTY ACID CONTENT , EXPRESSED AS OLEIC ACID , NOT GREATER THAN 3.3 % ;  ( B ) A K270 EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT ( ABSORPTION UNDER A THICKNESS OF 1 CM OF SOLUTION OF 1 G OF OIL PER 100 ML IN ISO-OCTANE ( 2,2,4-TRIMETHYLPENTANE ) AT A WAVELENGTH OF 270 NM ) NOT HIGHER THAN 0.25 AND , AFTER TREATMENT OF THE SAMPLE OF OIL WITH ACTIVATED ALUMINA , NOT HIGHER THAN 0.11 ;  ( C ) AN EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT VARIATION , IN THE 270 NM REGION , NOT HIGHER THAN 0.01 .   THIS VARIATION IS DEFINED BY :    UE K À KM  -  0.5 ( KM - 4 + KM+4 )       WHERE KM    IS THE EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT AT THE WAVELENGTH OF THE MAXIMUM OF THE ABSORPTION CURVE IN THE 270 NM REGION , AND       KM - 4 AND KM+4 ARE THE EXTINCTION COEFFICIENTS AT WAVELENGTHS 4 NM LOWER AND HIGHER , RESPECTIVELY , THAN THAT OF KM ;  ( D ) NEGATIVE BELLIER AND MODIFIED VIZERN REACTIONS ;  ( E ) NEGATIVE SOAP TEST ;  ( F )  SUCH A TASTE THAT IT IS SUITABLE IN THAT STATE FOR IMMEDIATE CONSUMPTION .   II . FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUBHEADING 15.07 A I B ) ' VIRGIN LAMPANTE OIL ' , WHATEVER ITS ACIDITY , MEANS OLIVE OIL :   -  EITHER HAVING THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS :  ( A ) A K270 EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT HIGHER THAN 0.25 AND , AFTER TREATMENT OF THE SAMPLE WITH ACTIVATED ALUMINA , NOT HIGHER THAN 0.11 .   SOME OILS HAVING A FREE FATTY ACID CONTENT , EXPRESSED AS OLEIC ACID , OF MORE THAN 3.3 % MAY HAVE , AFTER PASSAGE THROUGH ACTIVATED ALUMINA , A K270 EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT HIGHER THAN 0.11 . IF SO , AFTER NEUTRALIZATION AND DECOLORIZATION IN THE LABORATORY , THEY MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS :   -  A K270 EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT NOT HIGHER THAN 1.10 ,   -  AN EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT VARIATION , IN THE 270 NM REGION , HIGHER THAN 0.01 BUT NOT HIGHER THAN 0.16 ;  ( B ) NEGATIVE BELLIER AND MODIFIED VIZERN REACTIONS ;  ( C ) NEGATIVE SOAP TEST ,   -  OR HAVING THE CHARACTERISTICS UNDER 1 ( A ), ( B ), ( C ), ( D ) AND ( E ), BUT A TASTE WHICH RENDERS IT UNSUITABLE IN THAT STATE FOR IMMEDIATE CONSUMPTION .