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Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2262/84 laying down special measures in respect of olive oil.

Country/Territory
European Union
Document type
Legislation
Date
1984
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
CELEX-EUR Official Journal L 208, 3 August 1984, pp. 11-13.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Oils/oilseeds/fats Food quality control/food safety Inspection Institution
Geographical area
European Union Countries
Abstract

Each producer Member State shall, in accordance with its legal structure, set up an agency for the purpose of carrying out certain checks and duties in connection with the olive oil production aid scheme. However, Member States whose production is less than 3,000 tonnes over a reference period to be determined shall not be required to set up an agency. In order to ensure that the production-aid arrangements are correctly applied, the agency shall check that the work of the producer organizations and associations complies with Council rules on the granting of aid for the production of olive oil and of aid to olive oil producer organizations conduct checks of approved mills; carry out checks on the end-use of the oil obtained by crushing the olives and on the end-use of its by-products, collect, verify and process, at national level, the data required. The agency shall be given full administrative autonomy. (7 articles)

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Website
europa.eu