BECOME A MEMBER OF

SA OLIVE

SA OLIVE MEMBER

BENEFITS

Members of SA Olive enjoy a host of benefits, including:

  • CTC scheme – access to SA Olives’ Commitment to Compliance (CTC) scheme to  assess and verify your product as EVOO
  • SA Olive Awards – access to our annual competition for EVOO producers
  • Forum meetings – bringing members together to exchange views and make suggestions
  • Newsletters – keeping you updated with what is happening in the industry
  • Voting rights – your chance to have a say at the Annual General Meeting
  • Representation – be part of a recognised industry group
  • SA Olive website – full access to members-only website pages
  • Farm Listing – soon to come on the SA Olive website
  • Buy/Sell Listings – free listings on the SA Olive website
  • Referrals – for potential purchasers, media, event organisers and sponsors
  • Research – access to latest research results and discussion groups
  • Professional Development – access to courses and workshops organised by SA Olive at a discounted rate
  • Promotional Activities – benefit from SA Olive’s promotions to consumers and other interest groups
  • Merchandise – members can purchase SA Olive branded merchandise to help promote their products

STATUTORY MEASURES IN THE

OLIVE INDUSTRY

The third term of Statutory Measures relating to table olives and olive oil were promulgated on 20 November 2020 in the Government Gazette 43914 by the Minister of Agriculture under the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act 47 of 1996. These Statutory Measures are administered by SA Olive.

In terms of the Statutory Measures, SA Olive is responsible for:

Compelling all Growers, Producers, Processors, Importers and Packers of olives and olive oil to register with SA Olive in terms of the Registration Measure (Notice No. 1238 of 20 November 2020). This compulsory registration serves to ensure that accurate and timeous industry information – e.g. crop estimates and tree census information – is generated and made available for the industry’s benefit.

Ensuring that Producers, Processors and Importers of olives and olive oil keep records on numbers of trees and volumes of olives and olive oil (as applicable) and render monthly returns in terms of the Records and Returns Measure (Notice No. 1239 of 20 November 2020). This prescribed record keeping and rendering of returns serve to ensure that production and importation information can be processed and disseminated to enable better decision making.

Collecting the levy of 8c per kilogram of olives and 40c per litre of olive oil from Producers, Processors and Importers of olives and olive oil, in terms of the Statutory Levy Measure (Notice No. 1240 of 20 November 2020). This levy is required to fund technical research projects, technology transfer, quality control and certification, information and statistics, communications, consumer education and market development, transformation and training. The levy excludes VAT, and VAT must be charged on levies.

NOTE: Automated submission of Statutory Returns

As of November 2022, the submission of Statutory Returns and invoicing for Statutory Levies has been automated via an online portal, which is accessed from the Members page. Follow the instructions in this document if you are using the portal for the first time.

REGISTRATION
(No. R. 1238)

RECORDS & RETURNS
(No. R. 1239)
STATUTORY LEVY

(No. R. 1240)

OLIVE NURSERIES
PRODUCERS (OO, TO)
PROCESSORS (OO, TO)
IMPORTERS (OO, TO)
PACKERS/DISTRIBUTORS (OO, TO)

* OO = Olive Oil
* TO = Table Olives

GOVERNMENT

GAZETTES

Download the Government Gazette 43914 no. 1238, 1239, 1240 for reference purposes below:

Government Gazette 43914 no. 1238
Government Gazette 43914 no. 1239
Government Gazette 43914 no. 1240

ASSOCIATE

MEMBERSHIP

Associate Membership is available to other interested parties who do not belong to the above-mentioned membership categories. The 2022/23 Associate Membership fee is R500. Members are kindly informed that this category does not have any voting rights.

Contact info@saolive.co.za for more detail.

MEMBER

DASHBOARD

As a SA Olive member, you have access to the following:

  • Discussion Groups all Olive related

  • Special Notifications from SA Olive

  • Members Directory Listings

  • All the Latest Statistics

  • Interesting Articles

  • Important Documents & Special Reports

For more information or to become a member, please contact us.

SA Olive Industry Association

Postal address:
P.O. Box 4,
Elsenburg, 7607

Physical address:
Klein Joostenberg Farm
Office 4A, The Courtyard
R 304 Muldersvlei, 7607

Email: info@saolive.co.za
Tel: +27 (0)21 201 8506

Contact the CEO, Vittoria Jooste, at
manager@saolive.co.za