‘No L 166/10 Official Journal of the European Communities 1. 7. 88 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1858/88 of 30 June 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1058/77 on the characteristics of olive oil and of certain products containing olive oil and amending the Common Customs Tariff Nomenclature as regards olive oil THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, ' Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats ("), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1098/88 (3, and in particular Articles 14 (4), 15 (3) and 20 (3) thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1058/77 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2550/83 (¥, defined physico-chemical and organoleptic characteristics for products covered by the various customs subheadings used for olive oil ; whereas it appears that certain virgin olive oils can contain tetrachloroethylene, an undesirable substance that does not occur in the normal olive oil production process; whereas this substance can be tolerated in lampante olive oil since that oil is for refining and not directly marketed ; whereas the presence of this " substance beyond insignificant levels should mean that the virgin oil concerned is automatically classed under the customs subheading for lampante virgin oil to be refined ; Whereas there must be a standard Community analysis method for the detection of tetrachloroethylene, in olive oil ; whereas however different methods are in use in Member States ; whereas the use of these methods should be permitted during a transitional period ; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 () must be adapted as a consequence of the amendments made to Regulation (EEC) No 1058/77 ; Whereas fixing a maximum tetrachloroethylene level in virgin oils other than lampante might create difficulties () OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. () OJ No L 110, 29. 4. 1988, p. 10. () OJ No L 128, 24. 5. 1977, p. 6. () O] No L 252, 13.-9. 1983, p. 7. () OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1. for the disposal of certain oils by producers in the current season ; whereas consequently the measures in this Regulation relating to intervention buying should apply " only from the start of the next season; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 1058/77 is hereby amended as follows : 1. The title is replaced by the following: ‘Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1058/77 of 18 May 1977 concerning the characteristics of olive oil and certain products containing olive oil’. 2. The following paragraph 3 is added to Article 2: ‘3. The tetrachloroethylene content of olive oil and of olive-pomace oil shall be determined by the method set out in Annex X. However, until 31 October 1989 Member States may decide that the tetrachloroethylene content can be determined by other methods giving results which are compatible with the standard method. The Member States concerned shall communicate to the Commission those. other methods before using them. If the tetrachloroethylene content determined by another method differs from that determined by the standard Community method, the content determined by the standard method shall apply.’