Olive Oil (Marketing Standards) (Implementing) Regulations, 2020

Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 20,517, 10 ta’ Novembru, 2020

L.N. 426 of 2020

PRODUCT SAFETY ACT

(CAP. 427)

Olive Oil (Marketing Standards) (Implementing) Regulations, 2020

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by articles 38 and 39 of

the Product Safety Act, the Minister responsible for Tourism and

Consumer Protection, on the advice of the Director General (Technical

Regulations), has made the following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the Olive Oil (Marketing Citation.

Standards) (Implementing) Regulations, 2020.

These regulations implement the requirements of Scope.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 29/2012 of 13 January

2012 on marketing standards for olive oil and Commission Regulation

(EEC) No 2568/91 of 11 July 1991 on the characteristics of olive oil

and olive-residue oil and on the relevant methods of analysis.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires

Interpretation.

"the Act" means the Product Safety Act;

"Director General" means the Director General (Technical

Regulations) appointed by article 19 of the Malta Competition Cap. 510.

and Consumer Affairs Authority Act;

"Regulation (EU) No 29/2012" means Commission

Implementing Regulation (EU) No 29/2012 of 13 January 2012

on marketing standards for olive oil;

"Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91" means Commission

Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 of 11 July 1991 on the

characteristics of olive oil and olive-residue oil and on the

relevant methods of analysis.

For the purposes of the second paragraph of Article 2 of Packaging of

Regulation (EU) No 29/2012, oils referred to in Article 1(1) of oils

collective

Regulation (EU) No 29/2012 intended for consumption in restaurants, establishments.

hospitals, canteens and other similar collective establishments, may be

packaged in packaging of up to a maximum of two hundred and fifty

(250) litres.

For the purposes of Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91, the Conformity

Director General shall ensure that conformity checks are carried out checks.

selectively, based on a risk analysis, and with appropriate frequency,

so as to ensure that the olive oil marketed is consistent with the

category declared.

(1) The Director General shall have the power to request

from any person whether legal or natural, any agency, entity, body or

office, whether public or private any information or data he deems

necessary for the proper implementation of Regulation (EEC) No

2568/91 or Regulation (EU) No 29/2012.

(2) Any person whether legal or natural and any agency, entity,

body or office, whether public or private who is requested by the

Director General to provide the information or data referred to in the

preceding sub-regulation shall provide such information or data free of

any charge or consideration and within ten (10) working days from the

date of the request.

(3) The sharing of data and information as provided for by this

regulation shall be regarded as activities that are carried out in the

public interest for the purposes of the Data Protection Act.

For the purposes of enforcement of the provisions of these

regulations the Director General shall have the same functions and

powers prescribed under the Act.

Part IV of the Act shall apply to proceedings in relation to

any offence under these regulations and the penalties prescribed

therein shall apply to offences under these regulations.

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