#32026D01460Commission Implementing Decision of 3 March 2026 on the publication of an application for registration of the name ‘Aceite de las Sierras Espadán y Calderona’ (PDO)
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The European Commission has decided to publish the application for registration of ‘Aceite de las Sierras Espadán y Calderona’ as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) from Spain. This corrects an earlier erroneous publication from August 2025. The olive oil is produced mainly from the local Serrana de Espadán variety, with smaller amounts of Villalonga, Canetera, Morruda and Arbequina olives. It must meet strict chemical and organoleptic standards: extra virgin requires acidity below 0.8%, virgin below 1.5%, with specific limits on peroxide value, UV absorbance (K232/K270), and sensory medians. The production area covers 28 municipalities in the mountainous Espadán and Calderona Sierras in the Valencia region. The decision opens a three-month opposition period under the new GI Regulation (EU) 2024/1143.
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Key Changes
- Corrects error in previous publication from Official Journal C/2025/4540 of 13 August 2025
- Opens 3-month opposition period under Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143
- Establishes PDO standards: extra virgin acidity < 0.8%, virgin acidity < 1.5%
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Obligations
What this law requires
Publish the single document and product specification reference for 'Aceite de las Sierras Espadán y Calderona' in the Official Journal of the European Union
Olive oil producers must ensure extra virgin oil meets acidity below 0.8%, peroxide value below 20 meq O2/kg, K270 below 0.22, and K232 below 2.50
Olive oil producers must ensure virgin oil meets acidity below 1.5%, peroxide value below 20 meq O2/kg, K270 below 0.25, and K232 below 2.60
All olives must be grown, harvested, processed, and finished product prepared within the 28 specified municipalities in the Espadán and Calderona Sierras geographical area
All packaging must display 'D.O.P. Aceite de las Sierras Espadán y Calderona' in clear and indelible characters, plus the specific PDO logo symbol