Legal Framework

BACKGROUND:

• Resolution of 21 January 2008 of the Directorate-General for Agri-food Industry and Quality, publishing the registration of the Aceite de Lucena Designation of Origin, published in BOE no. 57 of 6 March 2008.

• Order of 2 January 2009 issuing a favourable decision on the application for registration of the Aceite de Lucena Protected Designation of Origin, published in BOJA no. 9 of 15 January 2009.

• Order of the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries of 4 September 2009 approving the Regulations of the Aceite de Lucena Protected Designation of Origin and its Regulatory Council, published in BOJA no. 180 of 14 September 2009.

• Resolution of 16 November 2009 of the Directorate-General for Food Industry and Markets granting transitional national protection to the Aceite de Lucena Protected Designation of Origin, published in BOE no. 306 of 21 December 2009.

• ORDER of 24 September 2010 appointing the presidents and vice-presidents of the Regulatory Councils of Andalusian Quality Designations.

• OJEU, European Commission, 16 November 2012: publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) no. 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs.

• OJEU of 20 September 2013: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) no. 899/2013 registering a name in the Register of Protected Designations of Origin and Protected Geographical Indications [ Aceite de Lucena(DOP)].

• Order of 9 March 2015 publishing the final product specification for the Aceite de Lucena Protected Designation of Origin.