Regulatory framework
Technology of fatty substances (oils and vegetable fats)

The characteristics of oils and their production and transformation processes are governed by French and European regulations, as well as by international trade standards (IOC International Olive Oil Council standards for olive and olive-pomace oils, and Codex Alimentarius standards for edible oils and fats).

The regulatory provisions are structured along two lines:

• one vertical: oilseeds, oils and fats, olive oils, margarines, refining processes;

• the other horizontal: GMOs, extraction solvents, additives, contaminants...

Olive oil benefits from special international (IOC and Codex trade standards), European and national regulations.

The main texts are listed below.