{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1991-2568/annex-I/division-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1991-2568/annex-I/division-1.json",
  "legislation": "eur/1991/2568",
  "legislation_title": "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",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1991-2568",
  "path": "annex/I/division/1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Quality characteristics",
  "text": "The median of defect may be less than or equal to 3,5 when the fruity median is equal to 0,0.\nCategory\nAcidity (%) (*)\nPeroxide value (mEq O 2 /kg)\nK 232\nK 268 or K 270\nDelta-K\nOrganoleptic evaluation\nFatty acid ethyl esters (mg/kg)\nMedian of defect (Md) (*)\nFruity median (Mf)\n1.\nExtra virgin olive oil\n≤ 0,80\n≤ 20,0\n≤ 2,50\n≤ 0,22\n≤ 0,01\nMd = 0,0\nMf > 0,0\n≤ 35\n2.\nVirgin olive oil\n≤ 2,0\n≤ 20,0\n≤ 2,60\n≤ 0,25\n≤ 0,01\nMd ≤ 3,5\nMf > 0,0\n—\n3.\nLampante olive oil\n> 2,0\n—\n—\n—\n—\nMd > 3,5\n—\n—\n4.\nRefined olive oil\n≤ 0,30\n≤ 5,0\n—\n≤ 1,25\n≤ 0,16\n—\n—\n5.\nOlive oil composed of refined olive oil and virgin olive oils\n≤ 1,00\n≤ 15,0\n—\n≤ 1,15\n≤ 0,15\n—\n—\n6.\nCrude olive-pomace oil\n—\n—\n—\n—\n—\n—\n—\n7.\nRefined olive-pomace oil\n≤ 0,30\n≤ 5,0\n—\n≤ 2,00\n≤ 0,20\n—\n—\n8.\nOlive-pomace oil\n≤ 1,00\n≤ 15,0\n—\n≤ 1,70\n≤ 0,18\n—\n—",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1604 of 27 September 2019 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 on the characteristics of olive oil and olive-residue oil and on the relevant methods of analysis."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The median of defect may be less than or equal to 3,5 when the fruity median is equal to 0,0."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1991/2568/annex/I/division/1",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}