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Division 3.2 Description of product to which the name in (1) applies

United Kingdom

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These are table olives obtained from the Konservolia variety, whole or whole pitted. The product has a fruity taste and firm flesh that is easily removed from the pit and keeps well. The black olives are black to inky in colour, whilst the green olives are green to straw yellow. The average weight of the fruit is 7 g. The ratio of pit to fruit is 6 to 1. The olive must not be damaged by olive fly, show signs of bruising or contain impurities. The olives are size-graded as follows, in accordance with the international standard:

Trade nameNumber of olives per kilogram
Super Super Mammoth70-90
Super Mammoth91-100
Mammoth101-110
Super Colossal111-120
Colossal121-140
Giants141-160
Extra Jumbo161-180
Jumbo181-200
Extra Large201-230
Large231-260
Superior261-290
Brilliants291-320
Fine321-350
Bullets351-380

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Footnotes

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OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12. Replaced by Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1).