Marketing of Agricultural Products Act, 1996 (Act No. 47 of 1996) Notices Establishment of Statutory Measure: Records and Returns relating to Olive Trees as well as Domestic Production and Processing of Table Olives and Olive Oil, and Importation of Table Olives and Olive Oil 1. Definitions

 

In this Schedule any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act shall have that meaning, unless the context indicates otherwise:

 

“Extra virgin olive oil”

means olive oil which conforms to all the conditions set out by the International Olive Council (IOC) for extra virgin olive oil;

 

“exporter”

means the person or company that sends olives or olive oil to another country for sale;

 

“fresh olives”

means the unprocessed fruits of the Olea europaea to be used for the production of table olives, olive paste or olive oil;

 

“grower”

means any entity involved in growing the Olea europaea to be sold for commercial gain, i.e. nurseries

 

“importer”

means an entity which imports packaged product ready for retail distribution

 

“olive industry”

means all participants and role players in the South African olive industry;

 

“olive oil packer”

means the entity which buys in olive oil in bulk and packages the oil for resale;

 

“olive pomace oil”

means oils that are obtained by treating olive-pomace with solvents or other physical treatments, excluding oils that are obtained by re-esterification processes and any mixture with oils of other kinds with the exception of olive oil.

 

“olive oil processor”

means the entity which extracts olive oil from fresh olives;

 

“olive products”

means the processed products obtained from fresh olives, namely table olives, extra virgin olive oil and virgin olive oil.

 

“olives”

means the fruits of the Olea europaea;

 

“processed olive products”

means the fruits which have been processed and are ready for consumption;

 

“processed table olives”

means olives that have been processed and are ready for consumption;

 

“producer”

means the entity which grows olive trees to produce fresh olives for commercial gain;

 

“table olive packer”

means the entity which buys in processed table olives in bulk and packages these olives for resale;

 

“table olive processor”

means the entity which converts the fresh olives into product which can be consumed;

 

“The Act”

means the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act, 1996 (Act No 47 of 1996); as amended, and

 

“virgin olive oil”

means olive oil which conforms to all the conditions set out by the International Olive Council (IOC) for extra virgin olive oil.

 

A person shall have a choice to register as either a producer or as an importer or as a processor. A person who is a producer as well as an importer and/or a processor, must register as a producer and as an importer and/or a processor.