Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1401 of 7 March 2024 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2104 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards marketing standards for olive oil
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1401of 7 March 2024amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2104 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards marketing standards for olive oil THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/1308/oj., and in particular Article 75(2), thereof,Whereas:(1)Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2104Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2104 of 29 July 2022 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards marketing standards for olive oil, and repealing Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 29/2012 (OJ L 284, 4.11.2022, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2022/2104/oj). lays down rules on the characteristics of the olive oils referred to in Part VIII, points 1 to 6, of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.(2)The limit values for the characteristics of olive oil laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2104 reflect the trade standard for olive oil and olive-pomace oil of the International Olive Council (IOC)https://www.internationaloliveoil.org/what-we-do/chemistry-standardisation-unit/standards-and-methods/. (hereinafter, "IOC Trade Standard").(3)At its 116th IOC session which took place on 30 November 2022, the IOC adopted Decision DEC-III.2/116-VI/2022 amending the IOC Trade Standard as regards the limit of Δ-7-stigmastenol for all categories of olive oil. The Union voted in favour of this amendment, in accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2022/2391Council Decision (EU) 2022/2391 of 25 November 2022 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Council of Members of the International Olive Council, as regards the trade standard applying to olive oils and olive-pomace oils (OJ L 316, 8.12.2022, p. 86, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2022/2391/oj)..(4)In order to ensure the implementation at Union level of the most recent international standard on limit values for the parameter Δ-7-stigmastenol established by the IOC, Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2104 should be amended accordingly,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2104 is amended as follows:(1)Annex I is amended as follows:(a)table B is replaced by the table set out in Annex I to this Regulation;(b)its Appendix is deleted;(2)Annex III is replaced by the text set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 7 March 2024.For the CommissionThe PresidentUrsula von der LeyenANNEX I"B.Purity characteristics
Other fatty acids content (%): palmitic: 7,00-20,00; palmitoleic: 0,30-3,50; heptadecanoic: ≤ 0,40; heptadecenoic ≤ 0,60; stearic: 0,50-5,00; oleic: 55,00-85,00; linoleic: 2,50-21,00.Total isomers which could (or could not) be separated by capillary column.When the linolenic acid is more than 1,00 but less than or equal 1,40, the ratio apparent β-sitosterol/campesterol has to be greater than or equal to 24.
CategoryFatty acid compositionTotal transoleic isomers(%)Total trans- linoleic + trans-linolenic isomers(%)Stigmasta- dienes(mg/kg)ΔΕCN422-glyceryl monopalmitate(%)
Myristic(%)Linolenic(%)Arachidic(%)Eicosenoic(%)Behenic(%)Lignoceric(%)
1.Extra virgin olive oil0,031,000,600,500,200,200,050,050,05≤ |0,20|≤ 0,9 if total palmitic acid % ≤ 14,00 %
≤ 1,0 if total palmitic acid % > 14,00 %
2.Virgin olive oil0,031,000,600,500,200,200,050,050,05≤ |0,20|≤ 0,9 if total palmitic acid % ≤ 14,00 %
≤ 1,0 if total palmitic acid % > 14,00 %
3.Lampante olive oil0,031,000,600,500,200,200,100,100,50≤ |0,30|≤ 0,9 if total palmitic acid % ≤ 14,00 %
≤ 1,1 if total palmitic acid % > 14,00 %
4.Refined olive oil0,031,000,600,500,200,200,200,30≤ |0,30|≤ 0,9 if total palmitic acid % ≤ 14,00 %
≤ 1,1 if total palmitic acid% > 14,00 %
5.Olive oil composed of refined olive oil and virgin olive oils0,031,000,600,500,200,200,200,30≤ |0,30|≤ 0,9 if total palmitic acid% ≤ 14,00 %
≤ 1,0 if total palmitic acid% > 14,00 %
6.Crude olive-pomace oil0,031,000,600,500,300,200,200,10≤ |0,60|1,4
7.Refined olive-pomace oil0,031,000,600,500,300,200,400,35≤ |0,50|1,4
8.Olive-pomace oil0,031,000,600,500,300,200,400,35≤ |0,50|1,2
Table B continued
Apparent β-sitosterol: Δ-5,23-stigmastadienol+clerosterol+ β-sitosterol+sitostanol+ Δ-5-avenasterol+ Δ-5,24-stigmastadienol.An extra virgin or virgin olive oil that exhibits 4,0 < campesterol % ≤ 4,5 is authentic provided that stigmasterol ≤ 1,4 %, Δ-7-stigmastenol ≤ 0,3 % and all other parameters lie within the limits fixed in this Regulation.An extra virgin or virgin olive oil that exhibits 0,5 < Δ-7-stigmastenol % ≤ 0,8 is authentic provided that apparent β-sitosterol/campesterol ≥ 28, ΔECN42 ≤|0,10| and all other parameters lie within the limits fixed in this Regulation.A lampante olive oil that exhibits 0,5 < Δ-7-stigmastenol % ≤ 0,8 is authentic provided that apparent β-sitosterol/campesterol ≥ 28, ΔΕCN42 ≤ |0,15|, stigmastadienes ≤ 0,30 mg/kg and all other parameters lie within the limits fixed in this Regulation.Oils with a wax content of between 300 mg/kg and 350 mg/kg are considered to be lampante olive oil if the total aliphatic alcohol content is less than or equal to 350 mg/kg or if the erythrodiol and uvaol content is less than or equal to 3,5 %.A refined olive oil or olive oil composed of refined olive oil and virgin olive oils that exhibits 0,5 < Δ-7-stigmastenol % ≤ 0,8 is authentic provided that apparent β-sitosterol/campesterol ≥ 28, ΔΕCN42 ≤ |0,15| and all other parameters lie within the limits fixed in this Regulation.Oils with an erythrodiol + uvaol content of between 4,5 and 6 % must have an erythrodiol content of less than or equal to 75 mg/kg.A crude olive-pomace oil or refined olive-pomace oil or olive-pomace oil that exhibits 0,5 < Δ-7-stigmastenol % ≤ 0,8 is authentic provided that stigmasterol ≤ 1,4 %, ΔECN42 ≤ |0,40| and all other parameters lie within the limits fixed in this Regulation.Oils with a wax content of between 300 mg/kg and 350 mg/kg are considered to be crude olive-pomace oil if the total aliphatic alcohol content is above 350 mg/kg and if the erythrodiol and uvaol content is greater than 3,5 %.
CategorySterols compositionTotal sterols(mg/kg)Erythrodiol and uvaol (**) (%)Waxes (**) (mg/kg)
Chole-sterol (%)Brassica-sterol (%)Campe-sterol(%)Stigmasterol (%)Apparent β–sito-sterol (%)Δ-7-stigma-stenol (%)
1.Extra virgin olive oil0,50,14,0< Camp.93,00,510004,5C42 + C44 + C46 ≤ 150
2.Virgin olive oil0,50,14,0< Camp.93,00,510004,5C42 + C44 + C46 ≤ 150
3.Lampante olive oil0,50,14,093,00,510004,5C40 + C42 + C44 + C46 ≤ 300
4.Refined olive oil0,50,14,0< Camp.93,00,510004,5C40 + C42 + C44 + C46 ≤ 350
5.Olive oil composed of refined olive oil and virgin olive oils0,50,14,0< Camp.93,00,510004,5C40 + C42 + C44 + C46 ≤ 350
6.Crude olive-pomace oil0,50,24,093,00,52500> 4,5C40 + C42 + C44 + C46 > 350
7.Refined olive-pomace oil0,50,24,0< Camp.93,00,51800> 4,5C40 + C42 + C44 + C46 > 350
8.Olive-pomace oil0,50,24,0< Camp.93,00,51600> 4,5C40 + C42 + C44 + C46 > 350
Notes:(a)The results of the analyses must be expressed to the same number of decimal places as used for each characteristic. The last digit must be increased by one unit if the following digit is greater than 4.(b)If just a single characteristic does not match the values stated, the category of an oil shall be changed or the oil shall be declared non-compliant for the purposes of this Regulation.(c)For lampante olive oil, both quality characteristics marked with an asterisk (*) may differ simultaneously from the limits established for that category.(d)If a characteristic is marked with two asterisks (**), this means that for crude olive-pomace oil, it is possible for both the relevant limits to be different from the stated values at the same time. For olive-pomace oil and refined olive-pomace oil, one of the relevant limits may be different from the stated values."
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Other fatty acids content (%): palmitic: 7,00-20,00; palmitoleic: 0,30-3,50; heptadecanoic: ≤ 0,40; heptadecenoic ≤ 0,60; stearic: 0,50-5,00; oleic: 55,00-85,00; linoleic: 2,50-21,00.Total isomers which could (or could not) be separated by capillary column.When the linolenic acid is more than 1,00 but less than or equal 1,40, the ratio apparent β-sitosterol/campesterol has to be greater than or equal to 24.Apparent β-sitosterol: Δ-5,23-stigmastadienol+clerosterol+ β-sitosterol+sitostanol+ Δ-5-avenasterol+ Δ-5,24-stigmastadienol.An extra virgin or virgin olive oil that exhibits 4,0 < campesterol % ≤ 4,5 is authentic provided that stigmasterol ≤ 1,4 %, Δ-7-stigmastenol ≤ 0,3 % and all other parameters lie within the limits fixed in this Regulation.An extra virgin or virgin olive oil that exhibits 0,5 < Δ-7-stigmastenol % ≤ 0,8 is authentic provided that apparent β-sitosterol/campesterol ≥ 28, ΔECN42 ≤|0,10| and all other parameters lie within the limits fixed in this Regulation.A lampante olive oil that exhibits 0,5 < Δ-7-stigmastenol % ≤ 0,8 is authentic provided that apparent β-sitosterol/campesterol ≥ 28, ΔΕCN42 ≤ |0,15|, stigmastadienes ≤ 0,30 mg/kg and all other parameters lie within the limits fixed in this Regulation.Oils with a wax content of between 300 mg/kg and 350 mg/kg are considered to be lampante olive oil if the total aliphatic alcohol content is less than or equal to 350 mg/kg or if the erythrodiol and uvaol content is less than or equal to 3,5 %.A refined olive oil or olive oil composed of refined olive oil and virgin olive oils that exhibits 0,5 < Δ-7-stigmastenol % ≤ 0,8 is authentic provided that apparent β-sitosterol/campesterol ≥ 28, ΔΕCN42 ≤ |0,15| and all other parameters lie within the limits fixed in this Regulation.Oils with an erythrodiol + uvaol content of between 4,5 and 6 % must have an erythrodiol content of less than or equal to 75 mg/kg.A crude olive-pomace oil or refined olive-pomace oil or olive-pomace oil that exhibits 0,5 < Δ-7-stigmastenol % ≤ 0,8 is authentic provided that stigmasterol ≤ 1,4 %, ΔECN42 ≤ |0,40| and all other parameters lie within the limits fixed in this Regulation.Oils with a wax content of between 300 mg/kg and 350 mg/kg are considered to be crude olive-pomace oil if the total aliphatic alcohol content is above 350 mg/kg and if the erythrodiol and uvaol content is greater than 3,5 %.
ANNEX II

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ANNEX IIICORRELATION TABLE
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 29/2012Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91This RegulationImplementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2105
Article 1, point (a)
Article 1
Article 2(2)
Article 1(1)Article 1, point (b), and Article 1(2)
Article 1(2)Article 1, point (b)
Article 2, first paragraphArticle 4(1)
Article 2, second paragraphArticle 4(2)
Article 3, first paragraphArticle 6(1)
Article 3, second paragraph, points (a) to (d)Article 6(2), points (a) to (d)
Article 4(1), first subparagraphArticle 8(1)
Article 4(1), second subparagraphArticle 8(2)
Article 4(1), third subparagraph
Article 4(2)Article 8(3)
Article 4(3)Article 8(4)
Article 4(4)Article 8(5)
Article 4(5), first subparagraphArticle 8(6)
Article 4(5), second subparagraphArticle 8(7)
Article 4aArticle 7
Article 4bArticle 5
Article 5, first paragraph, points (a) to (d)Article 10, points (a) to (d)
Article 5, first paragraph, point (e)Article 11(1) and (2)
Article 5, second paragraph
Article 5a, first paragraphArticle 11(3)
Article 5a, second paragraphArticle 11(4)
Article 5a, third paragraphArticle 11(5)
Article 6(1), first subparagraphArticle 12(1)
Article 6(1), second subparagraphArticle 12(2)
Article 6(1), third subparagraphArticle 3(3)
Article 6(2), first subparagraphArticle 12(3)
Article 6(2), second subparagraphArticle 12(4)
Article 6(3)Article 12(5)
Article 12(6)
Article 6(4)
Article 7Article 5(2)
Article 8(1)Article 2(3)
Article 8(2)Article 4(3)
Article 8(3)Article 4(2)
Article 8(4)Article 4(3)
Article 8aArticle 2(1) and Article 4(1)
Article 9(1), first subparagraphArticle 13(1)
Article 9(1), second subparagraphArticle 13(2)
Article 9(1), third subparagraph
Article 9(1), fourth subparagraph
Article 9(1), fifth subparagraph
Article 9(2),first subparagraphArticle 6(1)
Article 9(2), second subparagraph, points (a), (b) and (c)Article 6(2), points (a), (b) and (c)
Article 9(2), third subparagraphArticle 9
Article 6(3)
Article 10, first paragraph, introductory sentenceArticle 14
Article 10, first paragraph, points (a) to (d), and second paragraph
Article 10aArticle 14
Annex I
Annex II
Article 1(1)Article 2(1), points (a) and (b)
Article 1(2)Article 2(1), point (c)
Article 1(3)Article 2(1), point (d)
Article 1(4)Article 2(1), point (e)
Article 1(5)Article 2(1), point (f)
Article 1(6)Article 2(1), point (g)
Article 1(7)Article 2(1), point (h)
Article 2(2)
Article 3(1) and (2)
Article 2(1)Article 7
Article 2(1), point (a)Annex I, point 1
Article 2(1), point (b)Annex I, point 2
Article 2(1), point (c)
Article 2(1), point (d)
Article 2(1), point (e)Annex I, point 3
Article 2(1), point (f)Annex I, point 4
Article 2(1), point (g)Annex I, point 6
Article 2(1), point (h)
Article 2(1), point (i)Annex I, point 5
Article 2(1), point (j)Annex I, point 9
Article 2(1), point (k)Annex I, point 10
Article 2(1), point (l)Annex I, point 8
Article 2(1), point (m)Annex I, point 7
Article 2(2), first subparagraph and part of point 9.4 of Annex XIIArticle 10(1)
Article 2(2), second subparagraphArticle 11(1)
Article 2(2), third subparagraphArticle 11(2)
Article 11(3)
part of point 9.4 of Annex XIIArticle 11(4)
Article 2(3), first subparagraphArticle 3(1)
Article 2(3), second subparagraphArticle 3(2)
Article 2(4), first subparagraphArticle 9(2)
Article 2(4), second subparagraphArticle 9(3)
Article 2(4), third subparagraphArticle 9(4)
Article 2(5)Article 9(5)
Article 2a(1)Article 3(1)
Article 2a(2)Article 3(3)
Article 2a(3)Article 3(4)
Article 2a(4), first subparagraphArticle 3(5)
Article 2a(4), second subparagraphArticle 3(2)
Article 2a(5)Article 9(1)
Article 3, first paragraphArticle 13(1)
Article 3, second paragraphArticle 3(6)
Article 4(1), first subparagraphArticle 10(1)
Article 4(1), second subparagraphArticle 10(2)
Article 4(1), third subparagraphArticle 10(3)
Article 4(2)Article 10(4)
Article 4(3)-
Article 6(1)Article 12(1)
Article 6(2)Article 12(2)
Article 7
Article 7a, first subparagraphArticle 5(1)
Article 7a, second paragraphArticle 2(2)
Article 8(1)
Article 8(2)Article 14
Annex IAnnex I
Annex XII, point 3.3Annex II
Annex Ia, except for point 2.1Annex II
Annex Ia, point 2.1Article 9(6)
Annex IbAnnex III
Annex III
Annex IV
Annex VII
Annex IX
Annex X
Annex XI
Annex XII, except for point 3.3 and part of point 9.4
Annex XVAnnex IV
Annex XVI
Annex XVII
Annex XVIII
Annex XIX
Annex XX
Annex XXIAnnex V