The 57th meeting of the Advisory Committee is underway in Tbilisi. Chaired by Georgia, the event takes place a day before the 114th session of the Council of Members. This is the first post-pandemic meeting held in a hybrid format: some olive oil delegates are attending face-to-face, from the capital of Georgia, and others are attending virtually, from around the world.
The meeting was opened by the Chair of the International Olive Council, George Svanidze , followed by welcome addresses by Executive Director Abdellatif Ghedira 
and the Chair of the Advisory Committee, Ali Ben El Hadj M’Barek . The Deputy Executive Director responsible for administrative and financial matters, Mustafa Sepetçi, was also present. Jaime Lillo, the Deputy Executive Director responsible for operational activities, gave a presentation on two topics of particular interest to the sector: the NutriScore issue, and the revision of the international Codex Alimentarius standard.
The event continued with presentations from the Operational Units – Standardization and Research, Technology and Environment, Economics and Promotion – and on the horizontal support activities implemented by the IOC Observatory. Observers and representatives of the world olive oil sector complemented the items on the meeting’s agenda, providing the Executive Secretariat with excellent food for thought for the subsequent debate in the Council of Members.
Advisory Committee addresses important issues for the future of the sector
Tbilisi (Georgia) – The 57th meeting of the IOC Advisory Committee takes place in Tbilisi under the presidency of Georgia and precedes by one day the work of the 114th session of the Council of Members. This is the first post-pandemic meeting to be convened in a mixed format: in person, from the capital of Georgia, and remotely, with connected olive oil sector delegations from around the world. The proceedings were opened with a speech by the President of the International Olive Council, George Svanidze , before the intervention of the Executive Director of the IOC, Abdellatif Ghedira , and the President of the Advisory Committee, Ali Ben El Hadj M’Barek . The Deputy Executive Director responsible for administrative and financial matters, Mustafa Sepetçi,
was also present. Jaime Lillo,
the Deputy Executive Director responsible for operational aspects, intervened in his presentation on two subjects of particular interest for the sector: the question of Nutriscore and that of the revision of the international standard of the Codex Alimentarius.
The work continued with the presentation of reports from the Operational Units – Standardization and Research, Technology and Environment, Economy and Promotion – and the horizontal support activities implemented by the IOC Observatory.
The interventions of observers and representatives of the global olive oil sector complemented the items on the agenda of the meeting, providing the Executive Secretariat with excellent food for thought for the subsequent debate within the Council of Members.
Advisory Committee discusses important issues for the future of the sector
