#52026XC03342EU publication of the PDO application for ‘Oliva Alta Daunia’ table olives
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The notice opens the EU opposition period for registering ‘Oliva Alta Daunia’ as a protected designation of origin for whole table olives from Italy. The product is defined as Peranzana variety olives in acidic-saline brine, with specific size, colour, taste, quality, and composition standards. Businesses, producer groups, authorities, or other parties with a legitimate interest have three months to oppose the registration. If approved, the name would be reserved for olives meeting the product specification and production-area rules, affecting producers, processors, importers, distributors, and food businesses using or selling similar olive products.
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Key Changes
- Opens a three-month EU opposition period for the proposed PDO registration of ‘Oliva Alta Daunia’.
- Defines the protected product as whole Peranzana variety table olives in acidic-saline brine with detailed quality standards.
- Would reserve the name for products that meet the specification and production-area requirements if registration is approved.
Obligations
What this law requires
Authorities of a Member State or third country, and natural or legal persons with a legitimate interest established or resident in a third country, must lodge any opposition to the ‘Oliva Alta Daunia’ PDO application with the European Commission within three months of publication.
If the PDO is registered, the name ‘Oliva Alta Daunia’ may be used only for whole table olives of the Peranzana variety, turning colour, in acidic-saline brine, meeting the published product specification.
Olives marketed under the ‘Oliva Alta Daunia’ PDO specification must, when released for consumption, have a minimum size of 16 mm, not more than 400 olives per kilogram, a flesh-to-stone ratio of at least 3, flesh yield of at least 75%, and total polyphenol content of at least 300 mg per 100 g of edible part.
Finished olives marketed under the ‘Oliva Alta Daunia’ PDO specification must not exceed 1% defects involving drupes or epicarp changes in the flesh, wrinkling, stalk presence, or damage from cryptogams or insects.