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  "legislation": "eudn/2020/964",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2020/964 of 26 June 2020 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",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-964",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2020/964\nof 26 June 2020\non 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\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015 (the ‘Agreement’) was signed on behalf of the Union in accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2016/1892 on 18 November 2016 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, subject to its conclusion at a later date. The Agreement entered into force provisionally on 1 January 2017 in accordance with Article 31(2) thereof.\n(2)\nThe Agreement was concluded on 17 May 2019 on behalf of the Union by Council Decision (EU) 2019/848.\n(3)\nPursuant to Article 7(1) of the Agreement, the Council of Members of the International Olive Council (the ‘Council of Members’) is to adopt decisions amending trade standards applying to olive oils and olive pomace oils.\n(4)\nDuring its 111th session from 29 June to 3 July 2020, the Council of Members is to adopt decisions amending trade standards applying to olive oils and olive pomace oils (the ‘amending decisions’).\n(5)\nIt is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on behalf of the Union within the Council of Members, as the amending decisions will have legal effects on the Union as regards international trade with the other members of the International Olive Council (IOC) and will be capable of decisively influencing the content of Union law, namely on marketing standards concerning olive oil adopted by the Commission pursuant to Article 75 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council.\n(6)\nThe amending decisions to be adopted by the Council of Members concern the insertion of the decision tree for refined olive oils and olive oils composed of refined olive oils and virgin olive oils of delta-7-stigmastenol and the revision of the title, the precision margins and the figures and chromatograms. The amending decisions have been extensively discussed between scientific and technical experts on olive oil of the Commission and of the Member States. The amending decisions will contribute to the international harmonisation of olive oil standards and will establish a framework which will ensure fair competition in the trading of products of the olive oil sector. The amending decisions should therefore be supported. Consequently amendments to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 will be required.\n(7)\nIf the adoption of the amending decisions during the 111th session of the Council of Members is postponed, as a result of some Members not being in a position to give their approval, the position to support the adoption of the amending decisions should be taken on behalf of the Union within the framework of a possible procedure for adoption by the Council of Members by exchange of correspondence, pursuant to Article 10(6) of the Agreement. The procedure for adoption by exchange of correspondence should be initiated before the next regular session of the Council of Members in November 2020.\n(8)\nIn order to preserve the interests of the Union, if the position to be taken on behalf of the Union is likely to be affected by new scientific or technical information presented before or during the 111th session of the Council of Members, the representatives of the Union in the Council of Members should be allowed to request the postponement of the adoption of the amending decisions to a later session,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2016/1892 of 10 October 2016 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015 (OJ L 293, 28.10.2016, p. 2)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2019/848 of 17 May 2019 on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union of the International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015 (OJ L 139, 27.5.2019, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 of 11 July 1991 on the characteristics of olive oil and olive-residue oil and on the relevant methods of analysis (OJ L 248, 5.9.1991, p. 1)."
    }
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