Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the Council of Members of the International Olive Council (IOC) as regards the trade standard for oliv...

EUROPEAN COMMISSION Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION Brussels, 10.4.2025 COM(2025) 168 final 2025/0088 (NLE) on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the Council of Members of the International Olive Council (IOC) as regards the trade standard for olive oil and olive pomace oil {SWD(2025) 81 final} EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 1. SUBJECT MATTER OF THE PROPOSAL This proposal concerns the decision establishing the position to be taken on the Union's behalf in the Council of Members of the International Olive Council ("IOC") in connection with the envisaged adoption of a decision in relation to the Trade Standard for olive oil and olivepomace oil. 2. CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 2.1. The International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015 The International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015 (‘the Agreement’) aims (i) to seek to achieve uniformity in national and international legislation relating to the physicochemical and organoleptic characteristics of olive oils, olive-pomace oils and table olives in order to prevent any obstacle to trade (ii) to conduct activities in the area of physico-chemical and organoleptic testing in order to add to the knowledge of the composition and quality characteristics of olive products, with a view to consolidating international standards, and (iii) to strengthen the role of the International Olive Council as a forum of excellence for the international scientific community in the area...