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( 1 ) OJ NO 172 , 30 . 9 . 1966 , P . 3025/66 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 185 , 7 . 7 . 1978 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , P . 1 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 128 , 24 . 5 . 1977 , P . 6 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3132/78

OF 28 DECEMBER 1978

AMENDING ANNEX VIII TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1058/77 ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF OLIVE OIL AND OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS CONTAINING OLIVE OIL

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION NO 136/66/EEC OF 22 SEPTEMBER 1966 ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN OILS AND FATS ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1562/78 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 14 ( 4 ) AND 20 ( 3 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2749/78 OF 23 NOVEMBER 1978 ON TRADE IN OILS AND FATS BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND GREECE ( 3 ), AND IN PARTICULAR THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 3 ( 4 ) AND ARTICLE 10 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS IN ANNEX VIII TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1058/77 ( 4 ), DEALING WITH TESTING FOR THE PRESENCE OF OTHER OILS IN OLIVE OIL BY ANALYSIS OF THE STEROL FRACTION OF THE OIL OR FAT , SECTION D , UNDER THE ' PROCEDURE ' HEADING , ' REPORTING OF RESULTS ' , COVERS ONLY DETERMINATION OF THE ]B-SITOSTEROL CONTENT OF THE STEROL FRACTION ANALYSED ;

WHEREAS IN THE OPINION OF THE EXPERT CHEMISTS RECENTLY CONSULTED DETERMINATION OF THE ]B-SITOSTEROL CONTENT IS NOT ENOUGH TO GUARANTEE THAT AN OLIVE OIL HAS NOT BEEN MIXED WITH OTHER TYPES OF OIL ; WHEREAS TO GUARANTEE THIS IT IS INDISPENSABLE ALSO TO SET MAXIMUM CONTENTS FOR OTHER STEROLS IN THE STEROL FRACTION ANALYSED ; WHEREAS ANNEX VIII TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1058/77 SHOULD CONSEQUENTLY BE AMENDED ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR OILS AND FATS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

SECTION D UNDER THE HEADING ' PROCEDURE ' IN ANNEX VIII TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1058/77 SHALL READ AS FOLLOWS :

' D . REPORTING OF RESULTS :

1 . IN INTERPRETING THE COMPOSITION OF THE STEROL FRACTION ANALYSED , IGNORE ANY PEAKS HAVING DIFFERENT RETENTION TIMES FROM THOSE DETERMINED EXPERIMENTALLY FOR THE SIX STEROLS MENTIONED ABOVE .

THE PERCENTAGE ]B-SITOSTEROL CONTENT IS GIVEN BY THE FORMULA :

AREA OF THE ]B-SITOSTEROL PEAK

BY 100

SUM OF THE AREAS OF THE SIX STEROL PEAKS

2 . THE ANALYSIS OF THE STEROL FRACTION MUST YIELD THE FOLLOWING RESULTS :

( A ) THE ]B-SITOSTEROL CONTENT IS NOT LESS THAN 93 % ;

( B ) NEITHER THE CHOLESTEROL NOR OL 7-STIGMASTEROL CONTENTS ARE MORE THAN 0.5 % ;

( C ) THE CAMPESTEROL CONTENT IS NOT MORE THAN 4 % ;

( D ) THE STIGMASTEROL CONTENT IS LOWER THAN THE CAMPESTEROL CONTENT . '

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1979 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 28 DECEMBER 1978 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT