Commission Regulation (EC) No 2042/2001 of 18 October 2001 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 on the characteristics of olive oil and olive-residue oil and on the relevant methods of analysis and the Additional Note in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2042/2001
of 18 October 2001
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 on the characteristics of olive oil and olive-residue oil and on the relevant methods of analysis and the Additional Note in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1513/2001(2), and in particular Article 35(a) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1783/2001(4), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 of 11 July 1991 on the characteristics of olive oils and olive-residue oils and on the relevant methods of analysis(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 455/2001(6), defines the physical, chemical and organoleptic characteristics of olive oils and olive-residue oils and the methods for evaluating these characteristics.
(2) The olive varieties and conditions under which they are harvested in Morocco may produce virgin olive oils with a linolenic acid content above the 0,9 % limit laid down in Community legislation.
(3) Article 1(8) of Regulation (EC) No 2568/91 and Table I in Additional Note 2 in Chapter 15 of the Combined Nomenclature contained in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 provide for a maximum linolenic acid content of 1,0 % in the case of virgin oils from Morocco falling within subheadings 1509 10 10 and 1509 10 90 for the 1998/1999 to 2000/2001 marketing years.
(4) Pending a review of the characteristics and methods of analysis that must be conducted in order to apply the new names and definitions provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 136/66/CEE and applicable from 1 November 2003, the existing arrangements should be extended by amending Regulations (EEC) Nos 2568/91 and 2658/87.
(5) The Management Committee for Oils and Fats has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,