Commission implements changes in olive oil analysis methods

With implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2707 of 21 October 2024, the Commission amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2105 laying down rules on conformity checks of marketing standards for olive oil and methods of analysis of the characteristics of olive oil.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2105  lays down rules on conformity checks on olive oil to verify the implementation of the marketing standards laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2104.

The methods of analyses to be used when checking the characteristics of oils are regularly updated on the basis of the opinion of chemical experts and in line with the work carried out within the International Olive Council (IOC).

In order to ensure the correct implementation at Union level of the most recent methods of analyses established by the IOC, it is appropriate to include those methods in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2105. In the light of different interpretations by authorities carrying out conformity checks, the sampling methodology should be clarified.

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2105 should therefore be amended accordingly. In the light of different interpretations by authorities carrying out conformity checks, the sampling methodology should be clarified.

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