Division 2

Headings 1509 and 1510 cover only oils derived solely from the treatment of olives, the analytical characteristics of whose fatty acid content — determined using the methods set out in Annexes V, X-A and X-B to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 — and sterol content are as follows:

Headings 1509 and 1510 do not cover chemically altered olive oil (in particular re-esterified olive oil) and mixtures of olive oil with other oils. The presence of re-esterified olive oil or other oils is ascertained using the methods set out in Annex VII to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91.

Subheading 1509 10 covers only the olive oils defined in points 1 and 2 below, obtained solely by mechanical or other physical means under conditions which do not lead to the modification of the oil, and which have not undergone any treatment other than washing, decantation, centrifugation or filtration. Olive oils obtained using solvents, chemical or biochemical reagents, or re-esterification processes, as well as any mixtures with oils of other kinds, are excluded from this subheading.

1. 1..

   For the purposes of subheading 1509 10 10, ‘lampante olive oil’, whatever its acidity, means olive oil with:

   1. (a)

      one of the following wax contents:

      1. (i)

         a wax content not exceeding 300 mg/kg, or

      2. (ii)

         a wax content exceeding 300 mg/kg but not exceeding 350 mg/kg, provided that:

         • the total aliphatic-alcohol content does not exceed 350 mg/kg, or

         • the erythrodiol-and-uvaol content does not exceed 3,5 %;

   2. (b)

      an erythrodiol-and-uvaol content not exceeding 4,5 %;

   3. (c)

      one of the following two characteristics:

      1. (i)

         a content in 2-glyceryl monopalmitate not exceeding 0,9 %, if the palmitic-acid content does not exceed 14 % of the total content in fatty acids;

      2. (ii)

         a content in 2-glyceryl monopalmitate not exceeding 1,1 %, if the palmitic-acid content exceeds 14 % of the total content in fatty acids;

   4. (d)

      a sum of transoleic isomers not exceeding 0,10 % and a sum of translinoleic + translinolenic isomers not exceeding 0,10 %;

   5. (e)

      a stigmastadiene content not exceeding 0,50 mg/kg;

   6. (f)

      a difference between the HPLC and theoretical content of triglycerides with ECN42 of 0,3 or less; and

   7. (g)

      one or more of the following characteristics:

      1. 1..

         a content in volatile halogenated solvents not exceeding 0,2 mg/kg overall and not exceeding 0,1 mg/kg for each solvent;

      2. 2..

         organoleptic characteristics showing a median of defects exceeding 3,5 in accordance with Annex XII to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91;

2. 2..

   For the purposes of subheading 1509 10 90, ‘virgin oil’ means olive oil having the following characteristics:

   1. (a)

      an acid content, expressed as oleic acid, not exceeding 2,0 g per 100 g;

   2. (b)

      a peroxide number not exceeding 20 meq O₂/kg;

   3. (c)

      a wax content not exceeding 250 mg/kg;

   4. (d)

      a content in volatile halogenated solvents not exceeding 0,2 mg/kg overall and not exceeding 0,1 mg/kg for each solvent;

   5. (e)

      a K₂₇₀ extinction coefficient not higher than 0,25;

   6. (f)

      an extinction-coefficient variation (ΔK), in the 270-nm region, not higher than 0,01;

   7. (g)

      organoleptic characteristics showing a median of defects not exceeding 3,5 in accordance with Annex XII to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91;

   8. (h)

      an erythrodiol-and-uvaol content not exceeding 4,5 %;

   9. (ij)

      one of the following two characteristics:

      1. (i)

         a content in 2-glyceryl monopalmitate not exceeding 0,9 %, if the palmitic-acid content does not exceed 14 % of the total content in fatty acids;

      2. (ii)

         a content in 2-glyceryl monopalmitate not exceeding 1,0 %, if the palmitic-acid content exceeds 14 % of the total content in fatty acids;

   10. (k)

       a sum of transoleic isomers not exceeding 0,05 % and a sum of translinoleic + translinolenic isomers not exceeding 0,05 %;

   11. (l)

       a content in stigmastadienes not exceeding 0,10 mg/kg;

   12. (m)

       a difference between the HPLC and theoretical content of triglycerides with ECN42 of 0,2 or less.

Subheading 1509 90 covers olive oil obtained by the treatment of olive oils of subheading 1509 10 10 and/or 1509 10 90, whether or not blended with virgin olive oil, having the following characteristics:

1. (a)

   an acid content, expressed as oleic acid, not exceeding 1,0 g per 100 g;

2. (b)

   a wax content not exceeding 350 mg/kg;

3. (c)

   a K₂₇₀ extinction coefficient not exceeding 0,90;

4. (d)

   an extinction-coefficient variation (ΔK), in the 270-nm region, not exceeding 0,15;

5. (e)

   an erythrodiol-and-uvaol content not exceeding 4,5 %;

6. (f)

   one of the following two characteristics:

   1. (i)

      a content in 2-glyceryl monopalmitate not exceeding 0,9 %, if the palmitic-acid content does not exceed 14 % of the total content in fatty acids;

   2. (ii)

      a content in 2-glyceryl monopalmitate not exceeding 1,0 %, if the palmitic-acid content exceeds 14 % of the total content in fatty acids;

7. (g)

   the sum of transoleic isomers not exceeding 0,20 % and the sum of translinoleic + translinolenic isomers not exceeding 0,30 %.

8. (h)

   a difference between the HPLC and theoretical content of triglycerides with ECN42 of 0,3 or less.

For the purposes of subheading 1510 00 10, ‘crude oils’ means oils, particularly olive-residue oils, with the following characteristics:

1. (a)

   one of the following wax contents:

   1. (i)

      a wax content exceeding 350 mg/kg, or

   2. (ii)

      a wax content exceeding 300 mg/kg but not exceeding 350 mg/kg, provided that:

      • the total aliphatic-alcohol content exceeds 350 mg/kg, and

      • the erythrodiol-and-uvaol content exceeds 3,5 %;

2. (b)

   an erythrodiol-and-uvaol content exceeding 4,5 %;

3. (c)

   a content in 2-glyceryl monopalmitate not exceeding 1,4 %;

4. (d)

   the sum of transoleic isomers not exceeding 0,20 %, and the sum of translinoleic + translinolenic isomers not exceeding 0,10 %;

5. (e)

   a difference between the HPLC and theoretical content of triglycerides with ECN42 not exceeding 0,6.

Subheading 1510 00 90 covers oils obtained by the treatment of oils of subheading 1510 00 10, whether or not blended with virgin olive oil, and oils not having the characteristics of the oils referred to in additional notes 2(B), 2(C) and 2(D). Oils of this subheading must have a content in 2-glyceryl monopalmitate not exceeding 1,4 %, a sum of transoleic isomers of less than 0,4 %, a sum of translinoleic + translinolenic isomers of less than 0,35 %, and a difference between the HPLC and theoretical content of triglycerides with ECN42 not exceeding 0,5.