Council Decision (EU) 2019/1987 of 25 November 2019 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Council of Members of the International Olive Council as regards trade standards applying to olive oils and olive pomace oils

• CELEX: Decision (EU) 2019/1987
• Articles: 4

Article 1

The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Council of Members during its 110th session from 25 November to 29 November 2019, or within the framework of a procedure for adoption of decisions by the Council of Members by an exchange of correspondence to be initiated before its next regular session in June 2020, as regards trade standards applying to olive oils and olive pomace oils, is set out in the Annex.

Article 2

If the position referred to in Article 1 is likely to be affected by new scientific or technical information presented before or during the 110th session of the Council of Members, the Union shall request that the adoption by the Council of Members of a decision modifying trade standards applying to olive oils and olive pomace oils be postponed until the position of the Union is established on the basis of that new information.

Article 3

The Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

The Union shall support the revision of trade standard COI/T.15/NC No 3/Rev. 13 applying to olive oils and olive pomace oils at the 110th session of the Council of Members from 25 November to 29 November 2019, or within the framework of a procedure for adoption of decisions by the Council of Members by an exchange of correspondence to be initiated before its next regular session in June 2020. That revision will correct editing errors in sections related to purity criteria and quality criteria and will insert a new decision tree for lampante virgin olive oils.

Technical adaptations to other methods or documents of the IOC may be agreed to by the representatives of the Union in the Council of Members without further decision of the Council if those technical adaptations result from the revision referred to in the first paragraph.