Division (1) VIRGIN OLIVE OILS

"Virgin olive oils" mean oils obtained from the fruit of the olive tree solely by mechanical or other physical means under conditions that do not lead to alterations in the oil, which have not undergone any treatment other than washing, decantation, centrifugation or filtration, to the exclusion of oils obtained using solvents or using adjuvants having a chemical or biochemical action, or by re-esterification process and any mixture with oils of other kinds.

Virgin olive oils are exclusively classified and described as follows:

1. (a)

   Extra virgin olive oil

   "Extra virgin olive oil" means virgin olive oil having a maximum free acidity in terms of oleic acid, of 0,8 g per 100 g, the other characteristics of which comply with those laid down F1... in F2accordance with Article 75(2)Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 on the characteristics of olive oil and olive-residue oil and on the relevant methods of analysis and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 29/2012 on marketing standards for olive oil, F3Commission Regulation (EEC) 2568/91 on the characteristics of olive oil and olive-residue oil and on the relevant methods of analysis, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 29/2012 on marketing standards for olive oil (codification) and regulations made under section 9 of the Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Act 2020 for this category.

2. (b)

   Virgin olive oil

   "Virgin olive oil" means virgin olive oil having a maximum free acidity in terms of oleic acid, of 2 g per 100 g, the other characteristics of which comply with those laid down ... in F4accordance with Article 75(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 and Regulation (EU) No 29/2012, F5Regulation (EEC) 2568/91, Regulation (EU) 29/2012, and regulations made under section 9 of the Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Act 2020 for this category.

3. (c)

   Lampante olive oil

   "Lampante olive oil" means virgin olive oil having a free acidity in terms of oleic acid, of more than 2 g per 100 g, and/or the other characteristics of which comply with those laid down ... in F6accordance with Article 75(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 and Regulation (EU) No 29/2012, F7Regulation (EEC) 2568/91, Regulation (EU) 29/2012, and regulations made under section 9 of the Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Act 2020 for this category.