S.L. 117.34 Art. 10Records to be kept by olive oil producers.

(1) An olive oil producer shall maintain records of his activity in an Olive Oil Record-book provided by the Directorate, and shall submit such information to the Director upon request.

(2) The Olive Oil Record-book shall contain accurate and updated records regarding the date of pressing, the amount of olives entering the mill and the amount of olive oil being produced under each of the categories listed in Schedule I. The producer shall also provide information regarding the amount of waste products resulting from the production and the methods used for their disposal.

(3) For each delivery of olives, the olive oil producer shall provide the person delivering the olives with a receipt indicating details of the delivery including date, details of the grower, and the amount in kilos delivered per variety of olives. A copy of this receipt shall be provided to the Directorate in terms of regulation 9(2).

(4) The Director may, at any time, request an olive oil producer to furnish him within fifteen (15) working days, with a statement showing the amount in litres of olive oil held by him on any particular day or on particular days as may be specified in such request.