Considerations on COM(2016)373 - EU position with regard to certain decisions to be adopted in the framework of the International Olive Council (IOC) - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2016)373 - EU position with regard to certain decisions to be adopted in the framework of the International Olive Council (IOC). |
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| document | COM(2016)373  |
| date | June 27, 2016 |
| (2) | The Union, as a member of the IOC, can propose amendments to the draft IOC decisions and express its formal position on them according to procedural and voting rules of the IOC. |
| (3) | During the next meeting of its Council of Members on 15 July 2016, the IOC will examine and possibly adopt five draft decisions (‘draft decisions’) which will affect Union law. |
| (4) | The first, second, third and fourth draft decisions modify the trade standard applying to olive oils and olive pomace oils (COI/T.15/Rev…): they concern, respectively, the modification of the limit of ethyl esters; the modification of the limits of heptadecanoic, heptadecenoic and eicosenoic acids; the modification of the limit of the specific extinction coefficient at wavelength 270 nm (K270); and the official notification of the ISO methods adopted with a view to achieving full harmonisation and inclusion of a reference to the new peroxide value method. |
| (5) | The fifth draft decision adopts the new method of analysis for the determination of the peroxide value (COI/T.20/Doc. No…). |
| (6) | If the draft decisions are adopted, amendments may need to be made to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 (1). |
| (7) | The draft decisions have been extensively discussed between scientific and technical experts of the olive oil sector. They contribute to the international harmonisation of the olive oil standard and will set a framework which will ensure fair competition in the trading of products of the olive oil sector. They should therefore be supported. |
| (8) | In order to allow for the necessary flexibility during the negotiations ahead of the meeting of the Council of Members of the IOC, the Union should be authorised to agree to changes to the draft decisions provided that such changes do not alter their substance, |