Place of origin
Article 8
1. For extra virgin olive oil and virgin olive oil, referred to in Part VIII, points 1(a) and (b), of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the place of origin shall appear on the label. 2. For the oils referred to in Part VIII, points 3 and 6, of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, no place of origin shall be displayed on the label. 3. The place of origin referred to in paragraph 1 shall only consist of: (a) in the case of olive oils originating, in accordance with paragraphs 6 and 7, from one Member State or third country, a reference to that Member State, the Union or the third country, as appropriate; or (b) in the case of blends of olive oils originating, in accordance with paragraphs 6 and 7, from more than one Member State or third country, one of the following indications, as appropriate: (i) ‘blend of olive oils of European Union origin’ or a reference to the Union; (ii) ‘blend of olive oils not of European Union origin’ or a reference to origin outside the Union; (iii) ‘blend of olive oils of European Union origin and not of European Union origin’ or a reference to origin within the Union and outside the Union; or (c) a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012. 4. The names of brands or firms whose registration was applied for by 31 December 1998 in accordance with Directive 89/104/EEC or by 31 May 2002 in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 shall not be considered as the place of origin covered by this Regulation. 5. In the case of import from a third country, the place of origin shall be determined in accordance with Articles 59 to 63 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013. 6. The place of origin mentioning a Member State or the Union shall correspond to the geographical area in which the olives were harvested and in which the mill where the oil was extracted from the olives is situated. 7. If the olives have been harvested in a Member State or third country other than that in which the mill where the oil was extracted from the olives is situated, the place of origin shall contain the following wording: ‘(extra) virgin olive oil obtained in (the Union or the name of the Member State or third country concerned) from olives harvested in (the Union or the name of the Member State or third country concerned)’.