RULES AND REGISTRATION

 


GENERAL RULES, PAYMENT AND SAMPLES SHIPPING

Please read the rules below carefully. All points must be accepted in order to enter the competition.


ELIGIBILITY
The extra virgin olive oil presented in the contest must meet all legal requirements and come from the 2022-2023 harvesting campaign. Samples must come from a single homogeneous batch of at least 500 Kg.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE:

  • Companies producing extra virgin olive oil
  • Companies trading extra virgin olive oil
  • Cooperatives producing extra virgin olive oil
  • Bottlers of extra virgin olive oil

Participants will need to fill the entry form of the ITALY IOOA competition, which can be downloaded from the website www.italyiooa.com, under the “RULES AND REGISTRATION” page.


REGISTRATION

Participants must correctly fill the entry form, sign it, stamp it, scan it and send it to the e-mail address: info@italyooa.com , along with  a copy of the payment. The entry fee must be paid through bank transfer. After the payment, participants will receive a confirmation email. Under no circumstances the fee and/or other expenses will be refunded.

Registration opening: 1st January 2023

Registration deadline: 15th May 2023


PARTICIPATION FEE:

  • For only 1 (one) label submitted: € 200
  • Up to 2 (two) labels: € 180 each
  • Up to 3 (three) labels: € 160 each
  • Up to 4 (four) labels: € 140 each


BANK DETAILS FOR THE PAYMENT:

Bank name: Banca di Credito Cooperativo di Roma SCRL
Recipient: Associazione ARSOL
BIC code: ICRAITRRROM
IBAN:  IT04 U083 2774 3900 0000 0002 524
Reason: Contribution Ass. ARSOL - ITALY IOOA 2023 - Company name and number of participating labels.


SAMPLES IN COMPETITION AND QUANTITIES TO SHIP

The samples submitted must be the same as the products sold, in terms of brand, bottle, content, label, packaging and product quantity.

Products that don’t have a label and are not suitable for sale will not be admitted in the competition.

Participants must ship samples in the following quantity options:

  •   4 bottles of 500/750ml
  •   or 8 bottles of 250ml
  •   or other formats of bottles that have the equivalent in quantity

Samples received cannot be returned.


LAST DATE FOR SHIPPING

All samples must arrive at the ITALY IOOA headquarters by 20th May 2023. ITALY IOOA is not responsible for any delayed deliveries, lost or damaged packages.


SHIPPING AND DELIVERY

Samples of EVO oil must be shipped to the following address:


ASSOCIAZIONE ARSOL

Via Roma, 5 - 04010 Prossedi (LT) Italy
Delivery times: Monday to Saturday, from 9.00 to 13.00 and from 14.30 to 18.30


Participants are responsible for all shipping costs, otherwise ITALY IOOA will not accept the packages or cover the costs. ITALY IOOA is not responsible in any way for any shipping costs or other expenses. ITALY IOOA is not responsible for any late deliveries, lost or damaged packages. The entry fee will not be refunded if the samples arrive late and therefore beyond the official date set by ITALY IOOA.

IMPORTANT: In the case of Extra-EU shipments, it is mandatory to send the samples with the DDP method - Delivery Duty Paid.
Shipping costs, including possible customs and health charges, up to the destination, are fully borne by the participating companies.


FOR EXTRA-EU SHIPMENTS: Before making your Extra-EU shipment, check the rules of the countries of origin and destination. ITALY IOOA is not responsible for customs charges or any other expenses. When filling in the shipping forms (invoices, etc.) it is mandatory to include the Incoterms DDP as it clearly establishes which subject, in this case your company that sends the samples, is responsible for all costs and risks associated with the shipment.

As stated in the ITALY IOOA 2023 Competition Rules, companies must obligatorily send the samples with the DDP shipping method - Delivery Duty Paid.

Don't forget to indicate the Harmonized System code, i.e. the HS code.

This information is essential to avoid delays or the package being blocked at customs. Before making any type of shipment, contact your trusted forwarder and make sure with the latter that the documentation for the shipment has been filled in correctly.


Important note: ITALY IOOA is not an importing company or a buyer/broker who imports goods from abroad, therefore do not indicate ITALY IOOA as an importer/broker. The samples to be sent for the competition are to be considered samples not for commercial use.


COMPETITION DATES

Registration opening and samples submission:

1st January 2023

Deadline for application, registration and payment

15th May 2023

Deadline for samples shipping:

20th May 2023 (samples will not be accepted after this date)

Announcement of the results:

10th June 2023



JUDGMENT OF THE TASTING PANEL

The samples of extra virgin olive oil will be made anonymous by the managers of the organizing committee of ITALY IOOA in a meticulous and absolutely impartial manner and will be randomly tasted by the expert members of the jury in the dedicated Panel Room. Each sample will receive a score that will be obtained by averaging all the evaluation sheets of the tasters of the jury, and only at the end the relative recognition will be eventually assigned to each EVO participant.


COMPETITION REGISTRATION

TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ITALY IOOA 2023 COMPETITION DOWNLOAD THE FORM BELOW. FILL, SIGN, STAMP, SCAN AND SEND IT TO THE E-MAIL ADDRESS: info@italyiooa.com  ALONG WITH A COPY OF THE PAYMENT

IMPORTANT: INSERT THE COMPLETED REGISTRATION FORM INSIDE THE PACKAGE WHEN THE SAMPLES ARE SENT ALONG WITH A COPY OF THE PAYMENT.