#32026D0711Council Decision (EU) 2026/711 on the EU position within the IOC regarding the trade standard for olive oils and olive pomace oils and a new peroxide value analysis method
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This Council Decision establishes the official position of the European Union in the International Olive Council (IOC) regarding two upcoming decisions. The EU will support amending the IOC trade standard (COI/T.15/NC No 4) by adding the Coratina olive variety to the existing footnote on total sterol content that currently covers Koroneiki and Nocellara del Belice varieties. This addition applies without limitation until the end of the 2026/27 crop year. The EU will also back the adoption of a new safer method of analysis (COI/T.20/Doc. No 38) for determining peroxide value in olive oils and olive pomace oils, replacing the current method (COI/T.20/Doc. No 35). These changes aim to harmonise international standards and ensure fair competition in olive oil trade.
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Key Changes
- Addition of Coratina variety to the footnote on total sterol content alongside Koroneiki and Nocellara del Belice varieties
- Removal of limitation on the sterol content footnote for these three varieties until the end of the 2026/27 crop year
- Adoption of new method COI/T.20/Doc. No 38 for determining peroxide value in olive oils and olive pomace oils
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Obligations
What this law requires
EU representatives in the IOC Council of Members must support the adoption of decision on new method of analysis (COI/T.20/Doc. No 38) for determining peroxide value in olive oils and olive pomace oils, replacing the current method (COI/T.20/Doc. No 35)
EU representatives in the IOC Council of Members must support the addition of Coratina variety to the footnote on total sterol content in the IOC trade standard (COI/T.15/NC No 4), alongside existing Koroneiki and Nocellala del Belice varieties
The application of the total sterol content footnote amendment for Coratina, Koroneiki and Nocellala del Belice varieties must be without limitation until the end of the 2026/27 crop year
EU representatives may agree to technical adaptations of other IOC methods or documents without further Council decision, provided such adaptations result from amendments related to the revision of the trade standard or the new peroxide value determination method
EU representatives must request postponement of adoption of the trade standard amendment and peroxide value method decisions if new scientific or technical information presented before exchange of correspondence is likely to affect the EU position