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IOC Vacancies 2

Vacancies 

The IOC is recruiting:  Trainee to support the Legal Department (deadline 8 February)
Trainee to support the External Relations Department and the Executive Director's office (deadline 20 February) For more information, click on the links below.
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2026 Mario Solinas Quality Award

2026 Mario Solinas Quality Award

Celebrating excellence in extra virgin olive oil
Deadline for sample submission: 17 February 2026
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* IOC headquarters will be closed from 23 December to 6 January inclusive. Please do not send samples to the headquarters on those dates. 
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Challenges and opportunities of the olive sector

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Calls to tender 

Calls to tender 

· Contracting of services for the SAGE X3 ERP System
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IOC Statistics Dashboard

A comprehensive access to global economic data and analyses related to olive oil and table olives.
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OHIS

Olive Health Information System

Olive oil and table olives are well-known for their outstanding health benefits, including the prevention of cardiovascular diseases and other chronic conditions. 

Every week, the IOC and the University of Navarre publish new scientific discoveries highlighting these benefits in English, French and Spanish.  
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World Catalogue of Olive Varieties

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IOC News

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Olive oil diplomacy: Embassies sample excellence at the IOC

MADRID, SPAIN/ 03.02.2026
The International Olive Council (IOC) welcomed today a group of agricultural counsellors from several European embassies in Madrid for a dedicated virgin olive oil tasting session at its headquarters. The event was held at the initiative of the Embassy of the Netherlands in Madrid and coordinated by the IOC’s Standardisation and Research Unit. It...

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IOC Joins VI AOVE Forum Internacional

ALICANTE, SPAIN/ 29.01.2026
Highlighting mediterranean cooperation in the olive sector The International Olive Council (IOC) is...

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IOC Meets with Foreign Press in Madrid

MADRID, SPAIN/ 27.01.2026
The International Olive Council (IOC) hosted a group of international journalists from the Foreign...

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This week on OHIS

MADRID, SPAIN/ 23.01.2026
This week on the Olive Health Information System website The newsletter of the University of...

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Here you can find  information related to the olive and its oil, from history about this plant to benefits of consuming them and how it can improves our health passing by recipes and museums where you can find more information locally

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