AYVALIK OLIVE OIL GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1- Is the product in the olive oil package with the phrase “AYVALIK” in the trademark Ayvalık Olive Oil?
Trademark registrations with the phrase “AYVALIK” in the trademark must definitely carry the “AYVALIK OLIVE OLIVE OLIVE OIL COUNTRY MARK HOLOGRAMED LABEL” on the product packaging. If yes. If not; It may contain olive oil obtained from any other type of olives, as well as imitating AYVALIK OLIVE OLIVE OIL.
2- Is the product that gives the image that it is AYVALIK OLIVE OLIVE OIL with the name, phrase, visual etc. statements on the olive oil packaging really Ayvalık Olive Oil?
Yes, if AYVALIK OLIVE OLIVE OIL bears the GEOGRAPHIC MARK HOLOGRAM label. If it does not, it may be a counterfeit product, or it may be a product that has been adulterated, that is, another refined vegetable oil has been mixed into it.
3- My olive tree is of Ayvalık variety and my garden is within the borders of the region. Can I get the Olive Oil Ayvalık Geographical Indication Hologram?
Just being Ayvalık type and being collected from the region is not enough to get accreditation, geographical indication registration and hologram according to the Turkish food codex.
4- I bought Ayvalık type olives and pressed them in Ayvalık. Can I apply for the Ayvalık Geographical Indication Hologram?
It must be declared that the olives are of Ayvalık variety and from the orchard located in Ayvalık Region. In addition, it is not enough to do the pressing in the region. Every process of the product must take place within the borders of the region.
5-The picking and pressing of Ayvalık olives was carried out in the Ayvalık region. Can I apply for the Ayvalık Geographical Indication Hologram for my product filled outside Ayvalık?
Answer. The collection and pressing of the olives and the filling of the olive oil must take place in the Ayvalık region and for this, the Farmer Registration Certificate, the Producer Receipt-Tasiriye Invoice showing the pressing and the Business Registration Certificate of the place where the filling process is carried out must be declared.
6- I have declared all the requested documents. My olive is Ayvalık variety, all stages of production took place in Ayvalık region. Will my product receive the Ayvalık Geographical Indication Hologram?
If it is in the quality class of Extra Virgin Olive Oil in the chemical analysis and if it is in the quality of Extra Virgin Olive Oil in Sensory Analysis and if it gets positive results when it is evaluated whether it is Ayvalık Olive Oil or not, yes, yes, it can?
However, if the olive oil, which is in the Extra Virgin quality class in the chemical analysis, contains defects in the sensory analysis, it will not be in Extra Virgin quality, it will be in the category of Extra Virgin First or Lampant, and it will not be entitled to carry a hologram by receiving a direct negative result without being evaluated whether it is Ayvalık or not.
7.Can I pack my olive oil, which is entitled to receive the Geographical Indication Hologram, in flavored packaging and attach the hologram?
No. Ayvalık Olive Oil Geographical Indication Hologram label is only and only on the Extra Virgin Olive Oil packaging product.