Europian PDO & PGI

European Union’s System Of Approval is Guarantee of Highest Quality of Olive Oil

	The Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) – is the European recognition (Reg. 510/06) for an agricultural product or food whose entire production cycle, from raw material to finished product (processing and packaging), is carried in a given territory. The combination of natural factors (raw materials, environmental characteristics and location) and human (production and traditional craft), make the product unique and not reproducible elsewhere. The production rules are more strict to ensure the utmost quality.
	The Protected Geographical Indication – PGI – is the European recognition (Reg. 501/06) for an agricultural product or food, produced and processed in a specific geographic area. The link with the geographical area of reference may also be limited to a single phase of production (production of raw materials and / or processing of olives).
These products meet strict production rules that describe characteristics of the product, geographic area, methods of cultivation and processing, varieties of olives. This is a self-regulatory code, whose compliance by operators in the olive is constantly monitored by a third party recognized by the competent authorities.
	Organic Olive Oil – complies with the method of production governed by community regulation EC Regulation 834/07, which certifies and monitors all stages of production of food. In particular, the organic farming requires the cultivation without the use of synthetic chemicals (artificial, made in chemical laboratories) and GMO (genetically modified organisms), rotation of crops for protection and prevention from pests, diseases, weeds and fertilizing the soil with only natural organic matter and minerals.

Olive oils recognized by the European Union are Greece, Italy, France, Spain & Portugal

Greece

1	Agios Mathaios Kerkyras	PGI
2	Apokoronas Hanion Kritis	PDO
3	Archanes Iraklio Kritis	PDO
4	Exeretiko partheno eleolado Selino Kritis	PDO
5	Exeretiko partheno eleolado “Trizinia”	PDO
6	Finiki lakonias	PDO
7	Hania Kritis	PGI
8	Huile d’olive extra vierge Thrapsana	PDO
9	Kalamata	PDO
10	Kefalonia	PGI
11	Kolymvari Hanion Kritis	PDO
12	Kranidi Argolidas	PDO
13	Krokees Lakonias	PDO
14	Lakonia	PGI
15	Lesbos	PGI
16	Lygourio Asklipiou	PDO
17	Olympia	PGI
18	Petrina Lakonias	PDO
19	Peza Iraklio Kritis	PDO
20	Preveza	PGI
21	Rhodos	PGI
22	Samos	PGI
23	Sitia Lasithi Kritis	PDO
24	Thassos	PGI
25	Viannos Iraklio Kritis	PDO
26	Vorios Mylopotamos Rethymnis Kritis	PDO
27	Zakynthos	PGI

Italy

1	Alto Crotonese	PDO
2	Aprutino Pescarese	PDO
3	Brisighella	PDO
4	Bruzio	PDO
5	Canino	PDO
6	Cartoceto	PDO
7	Chianti Classico	PDO
8	Cilento	PDO
9	Collina di Brindisi	PDO
10	Colline di Romagna	PDO
11	Colline Pontine	PDO
12	Colline Salernitane	PDO
13	Colline Teatine	PDO
14	Dauno	PDO
15	Garda	PDO
16	Irpinia – Colline dell’Ufita	PDO
17	Laghi Lombardi	PDO
18	Lametia	PDO
19	Lucca	PDO
20	Molise	PDO
21	Monte Etna	PDO
22	Monti Iblei	PDO
23	Penisola Sorrentina	PDO
24	Pretuziano delle colline teramane	PDO
25	Riviera Ligure	PDO
26	Sabina	PDO
27	Sardegna	PDO
28	Tergeste	PDO
29	Terra di Bari	PDO
30	Terra d’Otranto	PDO
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France

1	Huile d’olive Aix-en-Provence	PDO
2	Huile d’olive Haute Provence	PDO
3	Huile d’olive de Corse o Huile d’olive deCorse-Oliu di Corsica	PDO
4	Huile d’olive de la Vallιe desBaux de Provence	PDO
5	Huile d’olive de Nimes	PDO
6	Huile d’olive de Nice	PDO
7	Huile d’olive de Nyons	PDO

Spain

1	Priego de Cordoba	PDO
2	Montes de Toledo	PDO
3	Aceite del Bajo Aragon	PDO
4	Gala-Hurdes	PDO
5	Sierra de Cazorla	PDO
6	Montes de Granada	PDO
7	Aceite Monterrubio	PDO
8	Sierra de Cadiz	PDO
9	Aceite de Terra Alta /Oli de Terra Alta	PDO
10	Oli de Mallorca	PDO
11	Poniente de Granada	PDO
12	Aceite del Baix Ebre Montsiΰo Oli del Baix Ebre Montsiΰ	PDO
13	Aceite de la Rioja	PDO
14	Antequera	PDO
15	Sierra de Segura	PDO
16	Sierra Mαgina	PDO
17	Les Garrigues	PDO
18	Sluranα	PDO
19	Baena	PDO
20	Aceite de la Alcarria	PDO

Portugal

1	Azeite de Moura	PDO
2	Azeite de Trαs-os-Montes	PDO
3	Azeites do Alentejo Interior	PDO
4	Azeites do Ribatejo	PDO
5	Azeites do Norte Alentejano	PDO
6	Azeites da Beira Interior(Azeite da Beira Alta, Azeite da Beira Baixa)	PDO