Commission Regulation (EU) No 61/2011Show full title

“‘ANNEX I

OLIVE OIL CHARACTERISTICS

a Total isomers which could (or could not) be separated by capillary column.
b Or where the median defect is less than or equal to 3,5 and the fruity median is equal to 0.
c 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 %.
d Oils with a wax content of between 300 mg/kg and 350 mg/kg are considered to be crude olive-residue oil if the total aliphatic alcohol content is above 350 mg/kg and if the erythrodiol and uvaol content is greater than 3,5 %.
Category	Fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) and fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEEs)	Acidity(%)(*)	Peroxide indexmEq O2/kg(*)	Waxesmg/kg(**)	2-glyceril monopalmitate(%)	Stigmastadienemg/kga	Difference: ECN42 (HPLC) and ECN42(theoretical calculation)	K232 (*)	K270 (*)	Delta-K (*)	Organoleptic evaluationMedian defect (Md) (*)	Organoleptic evaluationFruity median (Mf) (*)
1. Extra virgin olive oil	Σ FAME + FAEE ≤ 75 mg/kg or 75 mg/kg <Σ FAME + FAEE ≤ 150 mg/kg and (FAEE/FAME) ≤ 1,5	≤ 0,8	≤ 20	≤ 250	≤ 0,9 if total palmitic acid % ≤ 14 %	≤ 0,10	≤ 0,2	≤ 2,50	≤ 0,22	≤ 0,01	Md = 0	Mf > 0
					≤ 1,0 if total palmitic acid % > 14 %
2. Virgin olive oil	—	≤ 2,0	≤ 20	≤ 250	≤ 0,9 if total palmitic acid % ≤ 14 %	≤ 0,10	≤ 0,2	≤ 2,60	≤ 0,25	≤ 0,01	Md ≤ 3,5	Mf > 0
					≤ 1,0 if total palmitic acid % > 14 %
3. Lampante olive oil	—	> 2,0	—	≤ 300c	≤ 0,9 if total palmitic acid % ≤ 14 %	≤ 0,50	≤ 0,3	—	—	—	Md > 3,5b	—
					≤ 1,1 if total palmitic acid % > 14 %
4. Refined olive oil	—	≤ 0,3	≤ 5	≤ 350	≤ 0,9 if total palmitic acid % ≤ 14 %	—	≤ 0,3	—	≤ 1,10	≤ 0,16	—	—
					≤ 1,1 if total palmitic acid % > 14 %
5. Olive oil composed of refined and virgin olive oils	—	≤ 1,0	≤ 15	≤ 350	≤ 0,9 if total palmitic acid % ≤ 14 %	—	≤ 0,3	—	≤ 0,90	≤ 0,15	—	—
					≤ 1,0 if total palmitic acid % > 14 %
6. Crude olive-residue oil	—	—	—	> 350d	≤ 1,4	—	≤ 0,6	—	—	—	—	—
7. Refined olive-residue oil	—	≤ 0,3	≤ 5	> 350	≤ 1,4	—	≤ 0,5	—	≤ 2,00	≤ 0,20	—	—
8. Olive-residue oil	—	≤ 1,0	≤ 15	> 350	≤ 1,2	—	≤ 0,5	—	≤ 1,70	≤ 0,18	—	—

a Other fatty acids content (%): palmitic: 7,5-20,0; palmitoleic: 0,3-3,5; heptadecanoic: ≤ 0,3; heptadecenoic: ≤ 0,3; stearic: 0,5-5,0; oleic: 55,0-83,0; linoleic: 3,5-21,0.
b Total: Delta-5,23-stigmastadienol+chlerosterol+beta-sitosterol+sitostanol+delta-5-avenasterol+delta-5,24-stigmastadienol.
c 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 %.
d Oils with a wax content of between 300 mg/kg and 350 mg/kg are considered to be crude olive-residue oil if the total aliphatic alcohol content is above 350 mg/kg and if the erythrodiol and uvaol content is greater than 3,5 %.
Category	Acid contenta						Total transoleic isomers(%)	Total translinoleic + translinolenic isomers(%)	Sterols composition						Total sterols(mg/kg)	Erythrodiol and uvaol(%) (**)
	Myristic(%)	Linolenic(%)	Arachidic(%)	Eicosenoic(%)	Behenic(%)	Lignoceric(%)			Cholesterol(%)	Brassicasterol(%)	Campesterol(%)	Stigmasterol(%)	Betasitosterol(%)b	Delta-7-stigmastenol(%)
1. Extra virgin olive oil	≤ 0,05	≤ 1,0	≤ 0,6	≤ 0,4	≤ 0,2	≤ 0,2	≤ 0,05	≤ 0,05	≤ 0,5	≤ 0,1	≤ 4,0	< Camp.	≥ 93,0	≤ 0,5	≥ 1 000	≤ 4,5
2. Virgin olive oil	≤ 0,05	≤ 1,0	≤ 0,6	≤ 0,4	≤ 0,2	≤ 0,2	≤ 0,05	≤ 0,05	≤ 0,5	≤ 0,1	≤ 4,0	< Camp.	≥ 93,0	≤ 0,5	≥ 1 000	≤ 4,5
3. Lampante olive oil	≤ 0,05	≤ 1,0	≤ 0,6	≤ 0,4	≤ 0,2	≤ 0,2	≤ 0,10	≤ 0,10	≤ 0,5	≤ 0,1	≤ 4,0	—	≥ 93,0	≤ 0,5	≥ 1 000	≤ 4,5c
4. Refined olive oil	≤ 0,05	≤ 1,0	≤ 0,6	≤ 0,4	≤ 0,2	≤ 0,2	≤ 0,20	≤ 0,30	≤ 0,5	≤ 0,1	≤ 4,0	< Camp.	≥ 93,0	≤ 0,5	≥ 1 000	≤ 4,5
5. Olive oil composed of refined and virgin olive oils	≤ 0,05	≤ 1,0	≤ 0,6	≤ 0,4	≤ 0,2	≤ 0,2	≤ 0,20	≤ 0,30	≤ 0,5	≤ 0,1	≤ 4,0	< Camp.	≥ 93,0	≤ 0,5	≥ 1 000	≤ 4,5
6. Crude olive-residue oil	≤ 0,05	≤ 1,0	≤ 0,6	≤ 0,4	≤ 0,3	≤ 0,2	≤ 0,20	≤ 0,10	≤ 0,5	≤ 0,2	≤ 4,0	—	≥ 93,0	≤ 0,5	≥ 2 500	> 4,5d
7. Refined olive-residue oil	≤ 0,05	≤ 1,0	≤ 0,6	≤ 0,4	≤ 0,3	≤ 0,2	≤ 0,40	≤ 0,35	≤ 0,5	≤ 0,2	≤ 4,0	< Camp.	≥ 93,0	≤ 0,5	≥ 1 800	> 4,5
8. Olive-residue oil	≤ 0,05	≤ 1,0	≤ 0,6	≤ 0,4	≤ 0,3	≤ 0,2	≤ 0,40	≤ 0,35	≤ 0,5	≤ 0,2	≤ 4,0	< Camp.	≥ 93,0	≤ 0,5	≥ 1 600	> 4,5

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 can be changed or the oil declared impure for the purposes of this Regulation.

(c) If a characteristic is marked with an asterisk (*), referring to the quality of the oil, this means the following:

• for lampante olive oil, it is possible for both the relevant limits to be different from the stated values at the same time,

• for virgin olive oils, if at least one of these limits is different from the stated values, the category of the oil will be changed, although they will still be classified in one of the categories of virgin olive oil.

(d) If a characteristic is marked with two asterisks (**), referring to the quality of the oil, this means that for all types of olive-residue oil, it is possible for both the relevant limits to be different from the stated values at the same time.’