Article 4

1.

Extra virgin olive oil and virgin olive oil as defined in points 1(a) and (b) of F1Part 8 of Annex 7 to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall bear a designation of origin on the labelling.

Products defined in points 3 and 6 of F1Part 8 of Annex 7 to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall not bear any designation of origin on the labelling.

For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘designation of origin’ means reference to a geographical area on the packaging or the label attached to the packaging.

2.

Designations of origin referred to in paragraph 1 shall only consist of:

(a)

in the case of olive oils originating, in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 4 and 5, F2from one country, a reference to that country; or

F3(b)

in the case of blends of olive oils originating, in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 4 and 5, from more than one country:

(i)

a reference to the countries concerned, or

(ii)

the words ‘blend of olive oils from more than one country’ or similar; or

(c)

a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication referred to in F4Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, in accordance with the provisions of the product specification concerned.

3.

The names of brands or firms whose registration was applied for no later than 31 December 1998 under Directive 89/104/EEC or no later than 31 May 2002 under Council Regulation (EC) No 40/9411 shall not be considered to be designations of origin covered by this Regulation.

F54.

In the case of import from another country, the designation of origin for the purposes of paragraph 1 is the country in which the mill where the oil was extracted from the olives is situated.

5.

The designation of origin may also contain wording indicating the country in which the olives were harvested.

(6.

By way of derogation from paragraphs 2, 4 and 5, in relation to any country or countries each of which is a member of a block of countries to which a regional trade agreement applies, references to that country or countries in the designation of origin may be replaced by references to the name under which the block of countries is known pursuant to that regional trade agreement.

(7.

In this Article, ‘regional trade agreement’ means an agreement of the type to which Article 24(5) of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 applies.