The European Commission has written to the Italian government to complain about rules obliging olive oil producers to state the source of their olives on bottles.
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The regulation breaches EU internal market rules, which permit only a voluntary labelling system.
A spokesman said that the Commission had not yet opened formal legal proceedings against Italy over the labelling rules, but added that such a system was clearly “illegal”.
Italy claims that the labelling rule allows Italian consumers to make a conscious choice about the source of the olive oil they buy.
Italy has two months to respond to the Commission.
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