Olive oil marketing standards – 2024 revision
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EU revises Δ-7-stigmastenol limits in olive oil
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1401 of 7 March 2024 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2104 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards marketing standards for olive oil
Update
The EU has revised the limit values for the characteristics of Δ-7-stigmastenol for all categories of olive oil set out in Delegated Regulation 2022/2104.
Impacted Products
Olive oil
What is changing?
The EU has revised the limit values for the characteristics of Δ-7-stigmastenol for all categories of olive oil set out in Delegated Regulation 2022/2104.
The revised limit values are set out in Table 1.
Why?
The International Olive Council (IOC) amended the IOC Trade Standard for olive oil and olive-pomace oil in November 2022. The EU voted in favour of this amendment (Council Decision 2022/2391) and has therefore revised the EU marketing standards for olive oil in line with the IOC standard.
Timeline
The revised limit values apply from 10 June 2024.
Background
Marketing standards for olive oil were previously revised in 2022. For further information see Olive oil marketing standards.
Resources
International Olive Council (2022) Trade Standard applying to olive oils and olive pomace oils
Regulation (EU) 2022/2104 as regards marketing standards for olive oil
Regulation (EU) 1308/2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products
Council Decision (EU) 2022/2391 of 25 November 2022 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Council of Members of the International Olive Council, as regards the trade standard applying to olive oils and olive-pomace oils
Sources
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1401 as regards marketing standards for olive oil
Tables & Figures
Source: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1401