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Commercial
Information Circulars
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e-mail address : tidenq@tid.gcn.gov.hk
Ref : EIC 230/4
12 October 2002
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No.
203/02
European
Union (EU)* :Marketing
Standards for Olive Oil
The European Commission (EC) has adopted a Regulation
setting out the marketing standards including the labelling rules for olive
oil. A copy of the Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1019/2002 is appended
(pdf format) to this circular for reference.
DETAILS
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In brief, the Regulation requires olive oil to be
packaged and labelled as follows:
packaging requirements -
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presented in packaging of not more than five litres
except for cases intended for consumption in restaurants or other
similar collective establishments;
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packaging should be fitted with an opening system that
can no longer be sealed after the first time it is opened;
labelling requirements -
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proper labelled, including a proper description on the
categorisation of the olive oil;
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with regard to mixtures of olive oil with other
vegetable oils, the presence of olive oil can only be highlighted on
the label if it accounts for more than 50% of the blend; and
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for other foodstuffs, if traders want to highlight
olive oil on the label, they must specify the share of olive oil
either as percentage of the total net weight of the foodstuff or as
percentage of the total weight of fats.
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The Regulation will take effect on 1 November 2002
except for products manufactured in or imported into the EU before 1
August 2002. The Regulation, however, allows the above labelling rules
to apply in full from 1 November 2003.
ENQUIRIES
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For enquiries about the contents of this circular,
please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5684.
Yours faithfully,
(Miss Sandra SOU)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
* : The EU Member States are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the
United Kingdom.
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