CELEX: 31978R3132
Language: en
Date: 1978-12-28 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3132/78 of 28 December 1978 amending Annex VIII to Regulation (EEC) No 1058/77 on the characteristics of olive oil and of certain products containing olive oil

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31978R3132

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3132/78 of 28 December 1978 amending Annex VIII to Regulation (EEC) No 1058/77 on the characteristics of olive oil and of certain products containing olive oil  

Official Journal L 370 , 30/12/1978 P. 0062 - 0063 Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 23 P. 0243  Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 15 P. 0107  Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 15 P. 0107 

****( 1 ) OJ NO 172 , 30 . 9 . 1966 , P . 3025/66 .  ( 2 ) OJ NO L 185 , 7 . 7 . 1978 , P . 1 .  ( 3 ) OJ NO L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , P . 1 .  ( 4 ) OJ NO L 128 , 24 . 5 . 1977 , P . 6 .    COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3132/78   OF 28 DECEMBER 1978   AMENDING ANNEX VIII TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1058/77 ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF OLIVE OIL AND OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS CONTAINING 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 1562/78 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 14 ( 4 ) AND 20 ( 3 ) THEREOF ,   HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2749/78 OF 23 NOVEMBER 1978 ON TRADE IN OILS AND FATS BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND GREECE ( 3 ), AND IN PARTICULAR THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 3 ( 4 ) AND ARTICLE 10 THEREOF ,   WHEREAS IN ANNEX VIII TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1058/77 ( 4 ), DEALING WITH TESTING FOR THE PRESENCE OF OTHER OILS IN OLIVE OIL BY ANALYSIS OF THE STEROL FRACTION OF THE OIL OR FAT , SECTION D , UNDER THE ' PROCEDURE '  HEADING , ' REPORTING OF RESULTS ' , COVERS ONLY DETERMINATION OF THE ]B-SITOSTEROL CONTENT OF THE STEROL FRACTION ANALYSED ;   WHEREAS IN THE OPINION OF THE EXPERT CHEMISTS RECENTLY CONSULTED DETERMINATION OF THE ]B-SITOSTEROL CONTENT IS NOT ENOUGH TO GUARANTEE THAT AN OLIVE OIL HAS NOT BEEN MIXED WITH OTHER TYPES OF OIL ; WHEREAS TO GUARANTEE THIS IT IS INDISPENSABLE ALSO TO SET MAXIMUM CONTENTS FOR OTHER STEROLS IN THE STEROL FRACTION ANALYSED ; WHEREAS ANNEX VIII TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1058/77 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   SECTION D UNDER THE HEADING ' PROCEDURE '  IN ANNEX VIII TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1058/77 SHALL READ AS FOLLOWS :   ' D . REPORTING OF RESULTS :   1 . IN INTERPRETING THE COMPOSITION OF THE STEROL FRACTION ANALYSED , IGNORE ANY PEAKS HAVING DIFFERENT RETENTION TIMES FROM THOSE DETERMINED EXPERIMENTALLY FOR THE SIX STEROLS MENTIONED ABOVE .   THE PERCENTAGE ]B-SITOSTEROL CONTENT IS GIVEN BY THE FORMULA :   AREA OF THE ]B-SITOSTEROL PEAK    BY  100   SUM OF THE AREAS OF THE SIX STEROL PEAKS   2 . THE ANALYSIS OF THE STEROL FRACTION MUST YIELD THE FOLLOWING RESULTS :  ( A ) THE ]B-SITOSTEROL CONTENT IS NOT LESS THAN 93 % ;  ( B ) NEITHER THE CHOLESTEROL NOR OL 7-STIGMASTEROL CONTENTS ARE MORE THAN 0.5 % ;  ( C ) THE CAMPESTEROL CONTENT IS NOT MORE THAN 4 % ;  ( D ) THE STIGMASTEROL CONTENT IS LOWER THAN THE CAMPESTEROL CONTENT . '   ARTICLE 2   THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1979 .   THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .   DONE AT BRUSSELS , 28 DECEMBER 1978 .   FOR THE COMMISSION   FINN GUNDELACH   VICE-PRESIDENT