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XV International
Contest of
Organically
Produced Extra
Virgin Olive Oil
Considering that the incitement of the
quality of the organically-produce extra
virgin olive oil is important.
Considering that it is important to award the
best organic extra olive oil brands in order
to
contribute
to
their
and
their
commercialization.
Furthermore, holding an tinternational
competition will assist in supporting these
objectives, the organisers; Delegation of
Córdoba, the town hall of Pozoblanco and
the Association Valor Ecológico have decided
to announce the 15th International Contest
of organically produced extra virgin olive oil,
following:
RULES AND REGULATIONS
I.- Participation
I.1.- This competition is open to the owners
of oil mills, bottling companies and
authorised distributors registered in the
databases of the corresponding Organic
organic certification bodies and that do not
possess any withdraw authorisation.
I.2.- Participating in this competition
implies the acceptance of these rules and
regulations, and the final decision of the
judging panel.
II.- Accepted oils to enter into
the competition
II.1.- The competition is open only to extra
virgin olive oils,
obtained from certified
organically produced olives, harvested in the
2014/2015, season, pursuant to the
provisions of Council Regulation (EC)
1638/98, of 20 July, amending Regulation
No 136/66/EEC, on the establishment of a
common organisation of the market in oils
and fats.
These
oils
must
comply
with
the
requirements established for extra virgin
olive
oils
pursuant
to
Commission
Regulation (EC) No 640/2008 of 4 July on
the characteristics of olive oil and oliveresidue oil and on the relevant methods of
analysis, or with the equivalent official
regulations in non-European conuntries.
II.2.- Every oil sample entered in the
competition must come from a batch that is
available on the market or that has been
prepared to be brought to market during the
current year. The organisation may request
documents to prove this fact (dispatch note,
sles invoice, warehouse stocks, bank
movements or whatever is deemed
necessary to prove that is is a batch that can
be brought to market). Every sample must
come from a batch of a minimum of 3.000
litres.
II.3.- Ther is an entry fee of € 65 (including
tax) per sample were stable from the second
sample 20% discount, you must enter the
name of Asociación Valor Ecológico CAAE the account BBVA: ES37 0182 5566
72 0201506789
Proof of payment must be sent to the
following email: comunicacion@ecotrama.org
III.- Sample sendig and collection
III.1.- For each sample entered in the
competition, it is necessary to send 6
bottles with a capacity of 0,5 litres (or an
equivalent amount in another format) with
their labels, hermetic seal and with the
batch number stated on the label or bottle,
just as they are brought to market.
III.2.- Each sample (of 6 bottles) must be
sent in a single package, including the
registration form giving the competitor´s
data, the batch number of the oil entered in
the competition and documentation proving
that it has been certified by an organic
farmeng control body.
XV International
Contest of
Organically
Produced Extra
Virgin Olive Oil
IV.- Tasting Panel and sample
evaluation.
Given that there are methods for checking
the origin of the oil through advanced
analysis, the organisation may perform this
check, and the competitor must allow a
sample to be taken from the tank or the
batch that has been brought to market, if
required. For this reason, the competitor
should keep at least 200 litres during 30
days following the decision of the judging
panel. This is how the origin of the
competing oils will be guaranteed, especially
for winning oils.
At the discretion of the organisation and in
order to guarantee the origin of the oil, the
product may be traced, starting with the
batch number stated on the label.
Samples are to be sent to the address given
below.
Please
write
"XV
Concurso
Internacional de Aceite de Oliva Virgen
Extra Ecológicos" in large, clear letters, on
the outside of the package.
Address:
Centro Agropecuario Provincial. Diputación
de Córdoba.
Ctra. de Córdoba-Alcolea, km 395
14014. Córdoba
Tfno.: 957 32 53 13
III.3.- Any costs arasing from the actions
described in the preceding sections are to be
faced by the competing company.
III.4.- The deadline to entry in the
competition is 12 february 2016.
IV. 1.-The Ecotrama Organising Committee
will appoint a Competition Manager with an
outstanding professional reputation and
extensive experience in the subject. His or
her role will be to ensure compliance with
these Rules and Regulations and to
safeguard the total anonymity
of the
samples. The Competition Manager will not
participate in the tasting.
IV. 2.- Expert judging panels will be set up
and each judging panel will belong to an
independent organoleptic judging table,
wich will work under the management of a
Table Chair. The Competition Manager will
appoint the members of the judging panel
and the chair for each table.
IV. 3.-Finalist oils will be tasted by the
judging panels and each will be given an
averege score per table, with a maximum
score of 100. The Table Chair will notify the
Competition Manager of these scores.
IV. 4.- The Competition Manager will then
calculate the avereges of the evaluations
from the tables and use these calculations
to organise all the oils tasted in order of
their score.
The judging panels will be required to
respect the absolute anonymity of the
samples and are to correctly complete the
tasting forms, with the scores that they
deem appropriate. The Table Chair
may significantly different from the
average awarded by the judging
panel they represent.
IV. 5.-Tasting will take place on 20 february 2016
XV International
Contest of
Organically
Produced Extra
Virgin Olive Oil
V.- Tasting procedure.
V.1.- The Competition Manager will assign a
code to each of the samples entered, which will
be kept in a sealed envelope until tasting is
complete.
V.2.- The oils will be served in standard tasting
conditions,
in
coloured
glasses
and
at
appropriate temperatures and each will be
identified by a code assigned by the Competition
Manager.
V.3.- The Competition Manager, aware of the
codes assigned to the samples, will produce the
list of names of the oils and their scores, and
will make the Competition decision public at the
end of the tasting.
VI.- Prizes.
VI. 1.- The GOLDEN ECOTRAMA will be awarded
to oils with more than 75 points and the SILVER
ECOTRAMA to those with 70 to 75 points.
VI. 2.-
The Diputación de Córdoba Special Award
will be given to the oil whose samples receives
the highest score in the competition.
VI. 3.-
All prize-winning oils will receive a
certificate of the prize obtained, signed by the
Competition Manager.
VI. 4.- Winners will be notified of their prizes,
and they may show these awards on the
packaging of their winning oils.
VI.5.- There will be a public ceremony to present
the prizes.
Deadline to suscribe until 12th february
2016
Further information
955 018 961
comunicacion@ecotrama.org
www.ecotrama.org