Статья 51Регламент № 2019/787 Европейского парламента и Совета Европейского Союза

Актуально на 03.11.2026.

Как цитировать: Статья 51. Регламент N 2019/787 Европейского парламента и Совета Европейского Союза. 2019/787. https://bukva.ai/docs/reglament-2019787/statya-51

1. Настоящий Регламент должен вступить в силу на седьмой день, следующий за днем его публикации в Официальном Журнале Европейского Союза.

Он должен применяться с 25 мая 2021 г.

2. Несмотря на параграф 1, Статья 14(2), Статья 16, пункт (c) Статьи 20, Статьи 21, 22 и 23, Статья 24(1), (2) и (3), первый и второй подпараграфы Статьи 24(4), Статья 24(8) и (9), Статьи 25 - 42, Статьи 46 и 47, Статья 50(1), (4) и (6), пункты 39(d) и 40(d) Приложения I, а также определения, установленные в Статье 3, относящиеся к данным положениям, должны применяться с 8 июня 2019 г.

3. Делегированные акты, предусмотренные в Статьях 8, 19 и 50, принятые в соответствии со Статьей 46, а также имплементационные акты, предусмотренные в Статье 8(4) и в Статьях 20, 43 и 44, принятые в соответствии со Статьей 47, должны применяться с 25 мая 2021 г.

Настоящий Регламент является обязательным во всей своей полноте и непосредственно применяется во всех государствах-членах ЕС.

Совершено в Страсбурге 17 апреля 2019 г.

КАТЕГОРИИ СПИРТНЫХ НАПИТКОВ


<*> «Traditionnel» или «traditional» — традиционный — прим. перевод.

  • был произведен путем дистилляции до содержания спирта концентрацией менее 90 об. % дистиллята, после алкогольной ферментации спиртосодержащего сырья, местом происхождения которого является исключительно заявленное место производства; и
  • содержание летучих частиц в котором равно или превышает 225 г на гектолитр спирта концентрацией 100 об. %; и
  • не был подслащен;

Настоящий пункт должен действовать без ущерба использованию термина «сельскохозяйственный», «traditionnel» или «traditional» по отношению к любым продуктам, не подпадающим под данную категорию, в соответствии с их собственными специфическими критериями.

  • были осахарены с помощью амилазы солода, содержащейся в них, с другими натуральными ферментами или без них;
  • были ферментированы с помощью дрожжей;

Конечный дистиллят, в который могут добавляться только вода и чистый карамельный колер (для окрашивания), должен сохранять свой цвет, аромат и вкус, полученные в результате процесса изготовления, указанного в пунктах (i), (ii) и (iii).

  • один год в дубовых емкостях вместимостью не менее 1000 литров каждая; или
  • шесть месяцев в дубовых бочках вместимостью менее 1000 литров каждая;
  • все без исключения дистилляции производились до содержания спирта концентрацией менее 86 об. % дистиллята;
  • первая дистилляция производилась из самих выжимок;
  • все без исключения дистилляции производились до содержания спирта концентрацией менее 86 об. % дистиллята;
  • первая дистилляция производилась из самих выжимок;
  • яблоки (Malus domestica Borkh.);
  • абрикосы (Prunus armeniaca L.);
  • сливы (Prunus domestica L.);
  • чернослив (Prunus domestica L.);
  • мирабель <*> (Prunus domestica L. subsp. syriaca (Borkh.) Janch. ex Mansf.);

<*> Мирабель — группа сортов сливы домашней, маленькая круглая слива золотистого цвета — прим. перевод.

  • персики (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch);
  • груши (Pyrus communis L.), кроме груш сорта Williams (Pyrus communis L. cv «Williams»);
  • ежевика (Rubus sect. Rubus);
  • малина (Rubus idaeus L.).
  • айва (Cydonia oblonga Mill.);
  • можжевеловые ягоды (Juniperus communis L. или Juniperus oxicedrus L.);
  • груши сорта Williams (Pyrus communis L. cv «Williams»);
  • черная смородина (Ribes nigrum L.);
  • красная смородина (Ribes rubrum L.);
  • шиповник (Rosa canina L.);
  • бузина (Sambucus nigra L.);
  • рябина обыкновенная (Sorbus aucuparia L.);
  • рябина домашняя (Sorbus domestica L.);
  • рябина глоговина (Sorbus torminalis (L.) Crantz).

Альтернативно:

  • «kirsch» для вишневого спиртного напитка (Prunus avium (L.) L.)
  • «слива», «чернослив» или «сливовица» для сливового спиртного напитка (Prunus domestica L.);
  • «мирабель» для спиртного напитка из плодов мирабели (Prunus domestica L. subsp. syriaca (Borkh.) Janch. ex Mansf.);
  • «плоды земляничного дерева» для спиртного напитка из плодов земляничного дерева (Arbutus unedo L.);
  • яблоки сорта «Golden Delicious» для яблочного спиртного напитка (Malus domestica var. «Golden Delicious»);
  • «Obstler» для фруктового спиртного напитка, изготовленного из фруктов с ягодами или без ягод при условии, что по меньшей мере 85% сусла произведено из различных сортов яблок и/или груш.

Название «Williams» или «Вильямс» может использоваться только для размещения на рынке грушевого спирта, изготовленного исключительно из груш сорта «Williams».

Если существует риск, что окончательный потребитель не поймет с легкостью одно или несколько официальных наименований, не содержащих слово «спиртной напиток», указанное в настоящем пункте, описание, представление и маркировка должны включать слово «спиртной напиток», к которому может добавляться объяснение.

  • «фруктовый спиртной напиток» для спиртных напитков, изготовленных исключительно путем дистилляции фруктов и/или ягод; или
  • «овощной спиртной напиток» для спиртных напитков, изготовленных исключительно путем дистилляции овощей; или
  • «фруктово-овощной спиртной напиток» для спиртных напитков, изготовленных исключительно путем дистилляции сочетания фруктов, ягод и овощей.

К официальному наименованию может добавляться название каждого фрукта, ягоды или овоща в порядке убывания количеств использованных продуктов.

  • «спиртной напиток на основе яблочного сидра» для спиртных напитков, изготовленных исключительно путем дистилляции яблочного сидра;
  • «спиртной напиток на основе грушевого сидра» для спиртных напитков, изготовленных исключительно путем дистилляции грушевого сидра;
  • «спиртной напиток на основе яблочно-грушевого сидра» для спиртных напитков, изготовленных путем дистилляции яблочного и грушевого сидра.
  • картофеля и/или зерновых культур;
  • иного сельскохозяйственного сырья,

дистиллированного таким образом, чтобы органолептические характеристики использованного сырья и субпродуктов, формируемых при ферментации, были выборочно уменьшены.

Этот процесс может сопровождаться повторной дистилляцией и/или обработкой с соответствующими вспомогательными средствами, включая обработку активированным углем, для придания особых органолептических характеристик.

Максимальные уровни отстоя для этилового спирта сельскохозяйственного происхождения, используемого для изготовления водки, должны соответствовать уровням, установленным в пункте (d) Статьи 5, кроме метанола, содержание которого не должно превышать 10 г на гектолитр спирта концентрацией 100 об. %.

  • мацерации частично ферментированных или неферментированных фруктов, ягод или орехов, перечисленных в пункте (ii), либо с возможным добавлением не более 20 литров этилового спирта сельскохозяйственного происхождения или спирта и/или дистиллята, полученного из тех же фруктов, ягод или орехов или из их сочетаний, на 100 кг ферментированных фруктов, ягод или орехов;
  • с последующей дистилляцией; все без исключения дистилляции должны производиться до содержания спирта концентрацией менее 86 об. % дистиллята.
  • арония (Aronia Medik. nom cons.);
  • арония черноплодная (Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott);
  • каштан (Castanea sativa Mill.);
  • цитрусовые (Citrus spp.);
  • фундук (Corylus avellana L.);
  • водяника черная (Empetrum nigrum L.);
  • земляника (Fragaria spp.)
  • облепиха (Hippophae rhamnoides L.);
  • остролист (Ilex aquifolium и Ilex cassine L.);
  • кизил (Cornus mas);
  • грецкий орех (Juglans regia L.);
  • банан (Musa spp.);
  • мирт (Myrtus communis L.);
  • опунция (Ountia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.);
  • маракуйя (Passiflora edulis Sims);
  • черемуха (Prunus padus L.);
  • терн (Prunus spinosa L.);
  • черная смородина (Ribes nigrum L.);
  • белая смородина (Ribes niveum Lindl.);
  • красная смородина (Ribes rubrum L.);
  • крыжовник (Ribes uva-crispa L. syn. Ribes grossularia);
  • шиповник (Rosa canina L.);
  • княженика (Rubus arcticus L.);
  • морошка (Rubus chamaemorus L.);
  • ежевика (Rubus sect. Rubus);
  • малина (Rubus idaeus L.);
  • бузина (Sambucus nigra L.);
  • рябина обыкновенная (Sorbus aucuparia L.);
  • рябина домашняя (Sorbus domestica L.);
  • рябина глоговина (Sorbus torminalis (L.) Crantz);
  • амбарелла (Spondias dulcis Parkinson);
  • момбин (Sondias mombin L.);
  • черника щитковая (Vaccinium corymbosum L.);
  • клюква (Vaccinium oxycoccos L.);
  • черника (Vaccinium myrtillus L.);
  • брусника (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.)

23. Спиртной напиток, ароматизированный тмином, или Kümmel

28. Anis или janeževec

32. Спиртной напиток с ароматом терна или pacharán

  • 70 г на литр для вишневых ликеров, этиловый спирт которых состоит исключительно из вишневого спирта;
  • 80 г на литр для ликеров, которые ароматизированы исключительно горечавкой или аналогичным растением, или полынью;
  • 100 г на литр во всех других случаях;

Однако следующие ликеры могут быть ароматизированы только ароматическими пищевыми добавками, вкусоароматическими препаратами и природными ароматическими веществами:

  • ананас (Ananas);
  • цитрус (Citrus L.);
  • облепиха (Hippophae rhamnoides L.);
  • шелковица (Morus alba, Morus rubra);
  • вишня (Prunus cerasus);
  • вишня птичья (Prunus avium);
  • черная смородина (Ribes nigrum L.);
  • княженика (Rubus arcticus L.);
  • морошка (Rubus chamaemorus L.);
  • малина (Rubus idaeus L.);
  • клюква мелкоплодная (Vaccinium oxycoccos L.)
  • черника/голубика (Vaccinium myrtillus L.)
  • брусника (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.)
  • альпийская полынь (Artemisia genepi);
  • горечавка (Gentiana L.);
  • мята (Mentha L.);
  • семена аниса (Pimpinella anisum L.);
  • для ликеров, изготовленных путем мацерации вишни или вишни птичьей (Prunus cerasus или Prunus avium) в этиловом спирте сельскохозяйственного происхождения, официальным наименованием может быть «guignolet» или "èešnjevec" с термином «ликер» или без него;
  • для ликеров, изготовленных путем мацерации вишни (Prunus cerasus) в этиловом спирте сельскохозяйственного происхождения, официальным наименованием может быть «ginja» или «ginjinha», или "višnjevec" с термином «ликер» или без него;
  • для ликеров, в которых содержание спирта обеспечивается исключительно ромом, официальным наименованием может быть «punch au rhum» с термином «ликер» или без него;
  • без ущерба действию пункта (2) Статьи 3, пункта (b) Статьи 10(5) и Статьи 11 для ликеров, содержащих молоко или молочные продукты, официальным наименованием может быть «крем», сопровождаемый названием использованного сырья, придавшего ликеру его преобладающий аромат, с термином «ликер» или без него.
  • prune brandy (сливовый бренди);
  • orange brandy (апельсиновый бренди);
  • apricot brandy (абрикосовый бренди);
  • cherry brandy (вишневый бренди);
  • solbaerrom или черносмородиновый ром.

В отношении описания, представления и маркировки ликеров, указанных в настоящем пункте, составной термин должен располагаться в одной строке единообразными буквами одного шрифта и цвета, и слово «ликер» должно находиться в непосредственной близости и должно отображаться буквами не меньшими, чем указанный шрифт. Если спирт не происходит из данного спиртного напитка, его происхождение должно быть отражено на этикетке в том же поле обзора, что и составной термин, и слово «ликер» либо с указанием типа сельскохозяйственного спирта, либо с помощью слов «сельскохозяйственный спирт», которым в каждом случае предшествуют «изготовлено из» или «изготовлено с использованием».

34. Crème de (сопровождаемый названием использованных
фруктов или другого сырья)

(d) Maraschino, marrasquino или maraskino не должен окрашиваться.

(e) Официальное наименование может сопровождаться термином «ликер».

41. Mistrà

(i) содержание анетола в нем не менее 1 г и не более 2 г на литр;

(ii) он также может содержать дистиллят пряных трав;

42. Väkevä glögi или spritglögg

Приложение II

СПЕЦИАЛЬНЫЕ ПРАВИЛА
В ОТНОШЕНИИ НЕКОТОРЫХ СПИРТНЫХ НАПИТКОВ

1. Rum-Verschnitt производится в Германии и получается путем смешивания рома и этилового спирта сельскохозяйственного происхождения таким образом, чтобы из рома было получено не менее 5% спирта, содержащегося в окончательном продукте. Минимальная концентрация спирта в Rum-Verschnitt должна составлять 37,5% объема готового продукта. Слово «Verschnitt» должно присутствовать в описании, представлении и маркировке буквами того же шрифта, размера и цвета и в той же строке, что и слово «Rum», а на бутылках — на фронтальной этикетке. «Спиртной напиток» должно быть официальным наименованием данного продукта. Если Rum-Verschnitt размещается на рынке за пределами Германии, его спиртовой состав должен быть представлен на этикетке.

2. Slivovice производится в Чехии и получается путем добавления в сливовый дистиллят, перед окончательной дистилляцией, этилового спирта сельскохозяйственного происхождения таким образом, чтобы из сливового дистиллята было получено не менее 70% спирта, содержащегося в окончательном продукте. «Спиртной напиток» должно быть официальным наименованием данного продукта. Наименование «slivovice» может добавляться, если оно представлено, в том же поле обзора на фронтальной этикетке. Если slivovice размещается на рынке за пределами Чехии, его спиртовой состав должен быть представлен на этикетке. Настоящее положение должно действовать без ущерба для использования официальных наименований фруктовых спиртных напитков в категории 9 Приложения I.

3. Guignolet Kirsch производится во Франции и получается путем смешивания guignolet и kirsch таким образом, чтобы из kirsch было получено не менее 3% общего чистого спирта, содержащегося в окончательном продукте. Слово «guignolet» должно присутствовать в описании, представлении и маркировке буквами того же шрифта, размера и цвета и в той же строке, что и слово «kirsch», а на бутылках — на фронтальной этикетке. «Ликер» должно быть официальным наименованием данного продукта. Его спиртовой состав должен включать объемный процент чистого спирта, который guignolet и kirsch составляют в общем объемном проценте чистого спирта в guignolet kirsch.

ДИНАМИЧНЫЕ СИСТЕМЫ ВЫДЕРЖКИ ИЛИ «CRIADERAS Y SOLERA»
ИЛИ «SOLERA E CRIADERAS»

Динамичная система выдержки или «criaderas y solera» или «solera e criaderas» заключается в периодических извлечениях части brandy, содержащегося в каждой из дубовых бочек и емкостей, которые формируют ярусы пирамиды выдержки, и соответствующих замещениях brandy, извлеченного из предыдущего яруса пирамиды выдержки.

Определения:

«Ярус пирамиды выдержки» означает каждую группу дубовых бочек и емкостей одного уровня созревания, в которой brandy прогрессирует в ходе процесса выдержки. Каждый ярус известен как «criadera», за исключением последнего яруса, предыдущего отправке brandy, известного как «solera».

«Извлечение» означает частичный объем brandy, извлеченный из каждой дубовой бочки и емкости в ярусе пирамиды выдержки, для его перемещения в следующий ярус пирамиды выдержки или, в случае solera, для его отправки.

«Замещение» означает объем brandy из дубовых бочек и емкостей данного яруса пирамиды выдержки, перемещенный в дубовые бочки и емкости следующего яруса и купажированный с содержимым дубовых бочек и емкостей следующего яруса пирамиды выдержки.

«Средний период выдержки» означает период времени, соответствующий ротации всего запаса brandy, претерпевающего процесс выдержки, который рассчитывается путем деления общего объема brandy, содержащегося во всех ярусах пирамиды выдержки, на объем извлечений из последнего яруса — solera — за один год.

Средний период выдержки brandy, извлеченного из solera, должен рассчитываться по следующей формуле: t = Vt / Ve, в которой:

  • t — это средний период выдержки, выраженный в годах;
  • Vt — общий объем запасов в системе выдержки, выраженный в литрах чистого спирта;
  • Ve — общий объем продукта, извлеченного для отправки в течение года, выраженный в литрах чистого спирта.

В случае дубовых бочек и емкостей объемом менее 1000 литров число ежегодных извлечений и замещений должно равняться двойному числу или быть меньше двойного числа ярусов в системе в целях обеспечения того, чтобы возраст самого молодого компонента был равен шести месяцам или был старше.

В случае дубовых бочек и емкостей объемом 1000 литров и более число ежегодных извлечений и замещений должно равняться числу или быть меньше числа ярусов в системе в целях обеспечения того, чтобы возраст самого молодого компонента был равен одному году или был старше.

КОРРЕЛЯЦИОННАЯ ТАБЛИЦА

Настоящий Регламент Регламент (ЕС) 110/2008
Статья 1(1) и (2) Статья 1(1) и (2)
Статья 2, пункты (a) - (d) Статья 2(1) и (3)
Статья 2, пункт (e) Статья 2(2)
Статья 2, пункт (f) Приложение I, пункт 6
Статья 3(1) Статья 8
Статья 3(2) и (3) Статья 10
Статья 3(4) Статья 15(1)
Статья 3(5) -
Статья 3(6) -
Статья 3(7) Статья 15 (3), третий подпараграф
Статья 3(8) -
Статья 3(9) и (10) Статья 11(2) и Приложение I, пункт 4
Статья 3(11) и (12) Приложение I, пункт 7
Статья 4(1) Статья 7 и Приложение I, пункт (14)
Статья 4(2) Статья 7 и Приложение I, пункт (15)
Статья 4(3) Статья 7 и Приложение I, пункт (16)
Статья 4(4) -
Статья 4(5) Приложение I, пункт (17)
Статья 4(6) -
Статья 4(7) Приложение I, пункт (2)
Статья 4(8) Приложение I, пункт (3)
Статья 4(9) Приложение I, пункт (3)
Статья 4(10) Приложение I, пункт (5)
Статья 4(11) Приложение I, пункт (8)
Статья 4(12) Приложение I, пункт (9)
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Статья 4(19) и (20) Приложение I, пункт (10)
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Статья 4(22) -
Статья 4(23) Приложение I, пункт (11)
Статья 4(24) Приложение I, пункт (12)
Статья 5 Приложение I, пункт (1)
Статья 6(1) Статья 3(1)
Статья 6(2) Статья 3(3)
Статья 6(3) Статья 3(4)
Статья 7(1) Статья 4
Статья 7(2) Статья 5(1)
Статья 7(3) Статья 5(2)
Статья 7(4) Статья 5(3)
Статья 8(1) Статья 26
Статья 8(2) Статья 1(3)
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Статья 8(4) -
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Статья 10(1) -
Статья 10(2) Статья 9(1)
Статья 10(3) Статья 9(2)
Статья 10(4) Статья 9(3)
Статья 10(5) Статья 9(5) и (6)
Статья 10(6), пункты (a) - (c), (e) и (f) -
Статья 10(6)(d) Статья 12(2)
Статья 10(7), первый подпараграф Статья 9(4) и (7)
Статья 10(7), второй подпараграф -
Статья 11(1) Статья 10(1) и (2)
Статья 11(2) и (3) -
Статья 12(1) Статья 10(1)
Статья 12(2), (3) и (4) -
Статья 13(1) Статья 12(1)
Статья 13(2) Статья 9(9)
Статья 13(3), первый и второй подпараграфы Статья 11(4)
Статья 13(3), третий подпараграф Статья 11(5)
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Статья 13(4), первый подпараграф Статья 11(3)
Статья 13(4), второй подпараграф Статья 11(4)
Статья 13(4), третий подпараграф Статья 11(5)
Статья 13(5) -
Статья 13(6) Статья 12(3)
Статья 13(7) -
Статья 14(1) Приложение I, пункт (13)
Статья 14(2) -
Статья 15(1) Статья 14(2)
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Статья 17 Статья 13
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Статья 19(1) Статья 12(3)
Статья 19(2) -
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Статья 20, пункт (b) Статья 28(2)
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Статья 21(3) Статья 15(3), первый подпараграф
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Статья 22(1), первый подпараграф Статья 17(4)
Статья 22(1), второй подпараграф -
Статья 22(2) -
Статья 23(1), вводный текст и пункты (a), (b) и (c) -
Статья 23(1), второй подпараграф Статья 17(3)
Статья 23(2) Статья 17(1), второе предложение
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Статья 24(5), (6) и (7) Статья 17(2)
Статья 24(8) Статья 17(3)
Статья 24(9) Статья 17(1), первое предложение
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Статья 26(1), первый подпараграф Статья 17(5)
Статья 26(1), второй подпараграф -
Статья 26(2) Статья 17(6)
Статья 27(1) Статья 17(7), первое предложение
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Статья 27(5) Статья 17(7), второе предложение
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Статья 30(1), (2) и (3) Статья 17(8), первое предложение
Статья 30(4), первый подпараграф Статья 17(8), второе предложение
Статья 30(4), второй подпараграф -
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Статья 32 Статья 18
Статья 33(1) Статья 15(2)
Статья 33(2) и (3) -
Статья 34(1), (2) и (3) Статья 19
Статья 34(4) -
Статья 35(1), первый подпараграф Статья 15(3), второй подпараграф
Статья 35(1), второй подпараграф -
Статья 35(2) Статья 23(3)
Статья 35(3) -
Статья 36(1) Статья 23(1)
Статья 36(2) Статья 23(2)
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Статья 38(1) -
Статья 38(2) Статья 22(1)
Статья 38(3) Статья 22(2)
Статья 38(4) -
Статья 38(5) Статья 22(3)
Статья 38(6) Статья 22(4)
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Статья 43(1) Статья 24(1)
Статья 43(2) Статья 24(3)
Статья 44(1) Статья 24(2)
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Статья 49 Статья 29
Статья 50 Статья 28
Статья 51 Статья 30
Приложение I, категории 1 - 31 Приложение II, категории 1 - 31
Приложение I, категория 32 Приложение II, категория 37a
Приложение I, категория 33 Приложение II, категория 32
Приложение I, категория 34 Приложение II, категория 33
Приложение I, категория 35 Приложение II, категория 37
Приложение I, категория 36 Приложение II, категория 38
Приложение I, категория 37 Приложение II, категория 39
Приложение I, категория 38 Приложение II, категория 40
Приложение I, категория 39 Приложение II, категория 41
Приложение I, категория 40 Приложение II, категория 42
Приложение I, категория 41 Приложение II, категория 43
Приложение I, категория 42 Приложение II, категория 44
Приложение I, категория 43 Приложение II, категория 45
Приложение I, категория 44 Приложение II, категория 46
Приложение II Приложение II, часть под заголовком «Другие спиртные напитки»
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Приложение IV -

REGULATION (EU) No. 2019/787
OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL ON THE
DEFINITION, DESCRIPTION, PRESENTATION AND LABELLING OF
SPIRIT DRINKS, THE USE OF THE NAMES OF SPIRIT DRINKS IN THE
PRESENTATION AND LABELLING OF OTHER FOODSTUFFS, THE
PROTECTION OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS FOR SPIRIT DRINKS,
THE USE OF ETHYL ALCOHOL AND DISTILLATES OF AGRICULTURAL
ORIGIN IN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, AND REPEALING REGULATION (EC)

No 110/2008 <*>

(Strasbourg, 17.IV.2019)

(Amended by: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1096
of 21 April 2021, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU)
2021/1334 of 27 May 2021, Commission Delegated Regulation
(EU) 2021/1335 of 27 May 2021, Commission Delegated
Regulation (EU) 2021/1465 of 6 July 2021)

(Corrected by:
Corrigendum, OJ L 316I, 6.12.2019, p. 3 (2019/787),
Corrigendum, OJ L 178, 20.5.2021, p. 4 (2019/787))


<*> This text is meant purely as a documentation tool and has no legal effect. The Union's institutions do not assume any liability for its contents. The authentic versions of the relevant acts, including their preambles, are those published in the Official Journal of the European Union and available in EUR-Lex. Those official texts are directly accessible through the links embedded in this document.

Article 1

Subject matter and scope

1. This Regulation lays down rules on:

  • the definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks, as well as on the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks;
  • the ethyl alcohol and distillates used in the production of alcoholic beverages; and
  • the use of legal names of spirit drinks in the presentation and labelling of foodstuffs other than spirit drinks.

2. This Regulation applies to products referred to in paragraph 1 that are placed on the Union market, whether produced in the Union or in third countries, as well as to those produced in the Union for export.

3. As regards the protection of geographical indications, Chapter III of this Regulation also applies to goods entering the customs territory of the Union without being released for free circulation there.

Article 2

Definition of and requirements for spirit drinks

For the purposes of this Regulation, a spirit drink is an alcoholic beverage which complies with the following requirements:

  • distillation, with or without added flavourings or flavouring foodstuffs, of fermented products,
  • the maceration or similar processing of plant materials in ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin, distillates of agricultural origin or spirit drinks or a combination thereof,
  • the addition, individually or in combination, to ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin, distillates of agricultural origin or spirit drinks of any of the following:
  • flavourings used in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008,
  • colours used in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008,
  • other authorised ingredients used in accordance with Regulations (EC) No 1333/2008 and (EC) No 1334/2008,
  • sweetening products,
  • other agricultural products,
  • foodstuffs; or
  • other spirit drinks,
  • ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin,
  • distillates of agricultural origin,
  • other foodstuffs;

<*> Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the quality of water intended for human consumption (OJ L 330, 5.12.1998, p. 32).

<**> Directive 2009/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 on the exploitation and marketing of natural mineral waters (OJ L 164, 26.6.2009, p. 45).

Article 3

Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:

the spirit drink so produced belongs to the same category of spirit drinks as the original spirit drinks before blending;

(12) «blend» means a spirit drink that has undergone blending.

Article 4

Technical definitions and requirements

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following technical definitions and requirements apply:


<*> Council Directive 2001/111/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to certain sugars intended for human consumption (OJ L 10, 12.1.2002, p. 53).


<*> Council Directive 2001/110/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to honey (OJ L 10, 12.1.2002, p. 47).


<*> Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1).

Article 5

Definition of and requirements for ethyl
alcohol of agricultural origin

For the purposes of this Regulation, ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin is a liquid which complies with the following requirements:

(viii) furfural: not detectable.

Article 6

Ethyl alcohol and distillates used in alcoholic beverages

1. The ethyl alcohol and distillates used in the production of spirit drinks shall be exclusively of agricultural origin, within the meaning of Annex I to the Treaty.

2. No alcohol other than ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin, distillates of agricultural origin or spirit drinks of categories 1 to 14 of Annex I shall be used to dilute or dissolve colours, flavourings or any other authorised ingredients used in the production of alcoholic beverages. Such alcohol used to dilute or dissolve colours, flavourings or any other authorised ingredients shall only be used in the amounts strictly necessary for that purpose.

3. Alcoholic beverages shall not contain alcohol of synthetic origin or other alcohol of non-agricultural origin, within the meaning of Annex I to the Treaty.

Article 7

Categories of spirit drinks

1. Spirit drinks shall be categorised in accordance with the general rules laid down in this Article and the specific rules laid down in Annex I.

2. Without prejudice to the specific rules laid down for each of the categories of spirit drinks 1 to 14 of Annex I, the spirit drinks of those categories shall:

3. Without prejudice to the specific rules laid down for each of the categories of spirit drinks 15 to 44 of Annex I, the spirit drinks of those categories may:

4. Without prejudice to the specific rules laid down in Annex II, spirit drinks which do not comply with the specific rules laid down for each of the categories set out in Annex I may:

(e) be sweetened.

Article 8

Delegated and implementing powers

1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 46 amending this Regulation by introducing amendments to the technical definitions and requirements laid down in point (f) of Article 2, and in Articles 4 and 5.

The delegated acts referred to in the first subparagraph shall be strictly limited to meeting demonstrated needs resulting from evolving consumer demands, technological progress or the need for product innovation.

The Commission shall adopt a separate delegated act in respect of each technical definition or requirement referred to in the first subparagraph.

2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 46 supplementing this Regulation by laying down, in exceptional cases, where the law of the importing third country so requires, derogations from the requirements set out in point (f) of Article 2, and in Articles 4 and 5, the requirements under the categories of spirit drinks set out in Annex I and the specific rules concerning certain spirit drinks set out in Annex II.

3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 46 supplementing this Regulation by specifying which other natural substances or agricultural raw materials having a similar effect to the products referred to in points (a) to (e) of Article 4(9) are authorised across the Union as sweetening products in the production of spirit drinks.

4. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt uniform rules for the use of other natural substances or agricultural raw materials authorised by delegated acts as sweetening products in the production of spirit drinks as referred to in paragraph 3, determining in particular the respective sweetening conversion factors. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 47(2).

Article 9

Presentation and labelling

Spirit drinks placed on the Union market shall comply with the presentation and labelling requirements set out in Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, unless otherwise provided for in this Regulation.

Article 10

Legal names of spirit drinks

1. The name of a spirit drink shall be its legal name.

Spirit drinks shall bear legal names in their description, presentation and labelling.

Legal names shall be shown clearly and visibly on the label of the spirit drink and shall not be replaced or altered.

2. Spirit drinks that comply with the requirements of a category of spirit drinks set out in Annex I shall use the name of that category as their legal name, unless that category permits the use of another legal name.

3. A spirit drink that does not comply with the requirements laid down for any of the categories of spirit drinks set out in Annex I shall use the legal name «spirit drink».

4. A spirit drink that complies with the requirements for more than one category of spirit drinks set out in Annex I may be placed on the market under one or more of the legal names provided for under those categories in Annex I.

5. Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, the legal name of a spirit drink may be:

6. Without prejudice to Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 and to the specific rules laid down for the categories of spirit drinks in Annex I to this Regulation, the legal name of a spirit drink may be supplemented by:

7. Without prejudice to Articles 11 and 12 and Article 13(2) to (4), the use of the legal names referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article or geographical indications in the description, presentation or labelling of any beverage not complying with the requirements of the relevant category set out in Annex I or of the relevant geographical indication shall be prohibited. That prohibition shall also apply where such legal names or geographical indications are used in conjunction with words or phrases such as «like», «type», «style», «made», «flavour» or any other similar terms.

Without prejudice to Article 12(1), flavourings that imitate a spirit drink or their use in the production of a foodstuff other than a beverage may bear, in their presentation and labelling, references to the legal names referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, provided that such legal names are supplemented by the term «flavour» or any other similar terms. Geographical indications shall not be used to describe such flavourings.

Article 11

Compound terms

1. In the description, presentation and labelling of an alcoholic beverage, the use in a compound term of either a legal name provided for in the categories of spirit drinks set out in Annex I or a geographical indication for spirit drinks shall be authorised on condition that:

2. Without prejudice to the legal names provided for in Article 10, the terms «alcohol», «spirit», «drink», «spirit drink» and «water» shall not be part of a compound term describing an alcoholic beverage.

3. Compound terms describing an alcoholic beverage shall:

Article 12

Allusions

1. In the presentation and labelling of a foodstuff other than an alcoholic beverage, an allusion to legal names provided for in one or more categories of spirit drinks set out in Annex I, or to one or more geographical indications for spirit drinks, shall be authorised on condition that the alcohol used in the production of the foodstuff originates exclusively from the spirit drink or the spirit drinks referred to in the allusion, except as regards the alcohol that may be present in flavourings, colours or other authorised ingredients used for the production of that foodstuff.

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 of this Article and without prejudice to Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013 <*> and (EU) No 251/2014 <**> of the European Parliament and of the Council, an allusion in the presentation and labelling of an alcoholic beverage other than a spirit drink to legal names provided for in one or more categories of spirit drinks set out in Annex I to this Regulation or to one or more geographical indications for spirit drinks shall be authorised on condition that:


<*> Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671).

<**> Regulation (EU) No 251/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of aromatised wine products and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 (OJ L 84, 20.3.2014, p. 14).

3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 of this Article and from Article 13(4), in the description, presentation and labelling of a spirit drink that complies with the requirements of categories 33 to 40 of Annex I, the allusion to legal names provided for under one or more categories of spirit drinks set out in that Annex or to one or more geographical indications for spirit drinks shall be authorised on condition that:

3a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, in the description, presentation and labelling of a spirit drink other than spirit drinks complying with the requirements of categories 33 to 40 of Annex I, the allusion to a legal name provided for in a category of spirit drinks set out in that Annex or to a geographical indication for spirit drinks shall be allowed on condition that:

4. The allusions referred to in paragraphs 2, 3 and 3a shall:

Article 13

Additional rules on description, presentation and labelling

1. The description, presentation or labelling of a spirit drink may refer to the raw materials used to produce the ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin or distillates of agricultural origin used in the production of that spirit drink only where that ethyl alcohol or those distillates have been obtained exclusively from those raw materials. In such a case, each type of ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin or distillate of agricultural origin shall be mentioned in descending order of quantity by volume of pure alcohol.

2. The legal names referred to in Article 10 may be included in a list of ingredients for foodstuffs, provided that the list is in accordance with Articles 18 to 22 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011.

3. In the case of a mixture, the legal names provided for in the categories of spirit drinks set out in Annex I or geographical indications for spirit drinks may be indicated only in a list of the alcoholic ingredients appearing in the same visual field as the legal name of the spirit drink.

In the case referred to in the first subparagraph, the list of alcoholic ingredients shall be accompanied by at least one of the terms referred to in point (e) of Article 10(6). Both the list of alcoholic ingredients and the accompanying term shall appear in the same visual field as the legal name of the mixture, in uniform characters of the same font and colour and in a font size which is no larger than half the font size used for the legal name.

In addition, the proportion of each alcoholic ingredient in the list of alcoholic ingredients shall be expressed at least once as a percentage, in descending order of quantities used. That proportion shall be equal to the percentage by volume of pure alcohol it represents in the total pure alcohol content by volume of the mixture.

3a. In the case of a blend, the spirit drink shall bear the legal name provided for in the relevant category of spirit drinks set out in Annex I.

In case of blends resulting from the combination of spirit drinks belonging to different geographical indications or from the combination of spirit drinks belonging to geographical indications with spirit drinks not belonging to any geographical indication, the following conditions shall apply:

4. By way of derogation from paragraph 3 of this Article, if a mixture complies with the requirements for one of the categories of spirit drinks set out in Annex I, that mixture shall bear the legal name provided for in the relevant category.

In the case referred to in the first subparagraph, the description, presentation or labelling of the mixture may show the legal names set out in Annex I or geographical indications corresponding to the spirits drinks that were mixed, provided that those names appear:

In addition, the proportion of each alcoholic ingredient in the list of alcoholic ingredients shall be expressed at least once as a percentage, in descending order of quantities used. That proportion shall be equal to the percentage by volume of pure alcohol it represents in the total pure alcohol content by volume of the mixture.

5. The use of the names of plant raw materials which are used as the legal names of certain spirit drinks shall be without prejudice to the use of the names of those plant raw materials in the presentation and labelling of other foodstuffs. The names of such raw materials may be used in the description, presentation or labelling of other spirit drinks, provided that such use does not mislead the consumer.

6. A maturation period or age may only be specified in the description, presentation or labelling of a spirit drink where it refers to the youngest alcoholic component of the spirit drink and in any case provided that all the operations to age the spirit drink took place under revenue supervision of a Member State or supervision providing equivalent guarantees. The Commission shall set up a public register listing the bodies appointed by each Member State to supervise ageing processes.

7. The legal name of a spirit drink shall be indicated in the electronic administrative document referred to in Commission Regulation (EC) No 684/2009 <*>. Where a maturation period or age is indicated in the description, presentation or labelling of the spirit drink, it shall also be mentioned in that administrative document.


<*> Commission Regulation (EC) No 684/2009 of 24 July 2009 implementing Council Directive 2008/118/EC as regards the computerised procedures for the movement of excise goods under suspension of excise duty (OJ L 197, 29.7.2009, p. 24).

Article 14

Indication of place of provenance

1. Where the place of provenance of a spirit drink, other than a geographical indication or trade mark, is indicated in its description, presentation or labelling, it shall correspond to the place or region where the stage in the production process which conferred on the finished spirit drink its character and essential definitive qualities took place.

2. The indication of the country of origin or place of provenance of the primary ingredient as referred to in Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 shall not be required for spirit drinks.

Article 15

Language used for the names of spirit drinks

1. The terms in italics in Annexes I and II and geographical indications shall not be translated either on the label or in the description and presentation of spirit drinks.

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, in the case of spirit drinks produced in the Union and destined for export, the terms referred to in paragraph 1 and geographical indications may be accompanied by translations, transcriptions or transliterations, provided that such terms and geographical indications in the original language are not hidden.

Article 16

Use of a Union symbol for geographical indications

The Union symbol for protected geographical indications established pursuant to Article 12(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 may be used in the description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks the names of which are geographical indications.

Article 17

Prohibition of lead-based capsules and lead-based foil

Spirit drinks shall not be held with a view to sale or be placed on the market in containers fitted with closing devices covered by lead-based capsules or lead-based foil.

Article 18

Union reference methods of analysis

1. Where ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin, distillates of agricultural origin or spirit drinks are to be analysed to verify that they comply with this Regulation, such analysis shall be in accordance with Union reference methods of analysis for the determination of their chemical and physical composition and organoleptic properties.

Other methods of analysis shall be permitted, under the responsibility of the director of the laboratory, on condition that the accuracy, repeatability and reproducibility of the methods are at least equivalent to those of the relevant Union reference methods of analysis.

2. Where Union methods of analysis are not laid down for the detection and quantification of substances contained in a particular spirit drink, one or more of the following methods shall be used:


<*> Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1).

  • a method of analysis approved by the Member State concerned;

- where necessary, any other suitable method of analysis.

Article 19

Delegated powers

1. In order to take into account the traditional dynamic ageing process for brandy in Member States which is known as the «criaderas y solera» system or «solera e criaderas» system as set out in Annex III, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 46 supplementing this Regulation by:

2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 46 supplementing this Regulation concerning the setting up of a public register listing the bodies appointed by each Member State to supervise ageing processes as provided for in Article 13(6).

Article 20

Implementing powers

The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt:

Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 47(2).

Article 21

Protection of geographical indications

1. Geographical indications protected under this Regulation may be used by any operator marketing a spirit drink produced in conformity with the corresponding product specification.

2. Geographical indications protected under this Regulation shall be protected against:

3. Geographical indications protected under this Regulation shall not become generic in the Union.

4. The protection referred to in paragraph 2 shall also apply with regard to goods entering the customs territory of the Union without being released for free circulation there.

Article 22

Product specification

1. A geographical indication protected under this Regulation shall comply with a product specification which shall include at least:

Where applicable, requirements regarding packaging shall be included in the product specification, accompanied by a justification showing why the packaging must take place in the defined geographical area to safeguard quality, to ensure the origin or to ensure control, taking into account Union law, in particular Union law on the free movement of goods and the free provision of services.

2. Technical files submitted as part of any application before 8 June 2019 under Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 shall be deemed to be product specifications under this Article.

Article 23

Content of application for registration of a geographical
indication

1. An application for registration of a geographical indication pursuant to Article 24(5) or (8) shall include at least:

An application as referred to in Article 24(8) shall also include the publication reference of the product specification and proof that the name of the product is protected in its country of origin.

2. An application dossier as referred to in Article 24(7) shall include:

(d) the publication reference of the product specification.

Article 24

Application for registration of a geographical indication

1. Applications for the registration of a geographical indication under this Chapter may only be submitted by groups who work with the spirit drink, the name of which is proposed for registration.

2. An authority designated by a Member State may be deemed to be a group for the purposes of this Chapter if it is not feasible for the producers concerned to form a group by reason of their number, geographical locations or organisational characteristics. In such case, the application dossier referred to in Article 23(2) shall state those reasons.

3. A single natural or legal person may be deemed to be a group for the purpose of this Chapter if both of the following conditions are fulfilled:

4. In the case of a geographical indication that designates a cross- border geographical area, several groups from different Member States or third countries may submit a joint application for registration.

Where a joint application is submitted, it shall be submitted to the Commission by a Member State concerned, or by an applicant group in a third country concerned, directly or through the authorities of that third country after consultation of all the authorities and applicant groups concerned. The joint application shall include the declaration referred to in point (c) of Article 23(2) from all the Member States concerned. The requirements laid down in Article 23 shall be fulfilled in all Member States and third countries concerned.

In the case of joint applications, the related national opposition procedures shall be carried out in all the Member States concerned.

5. Where the application relates to a geographical area in a Member State, the application shall be submitted to the authorities of that Member State.

The Member State shall scrutinise the application by appropriate means in order to check that it is reasoned and meets the requirements of this Chapter.

6. As part of the scrutiny referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 5, the Member State shall initiate a national opposition procedure that ensures adequate publication of the application referred to in paragraph 5 and that provides for a reasonable period within which any natural or legal person having a legitimate interest and resident or established on its territory may submit an opposition to the application.

The Member State shall examine the admissibility of any opposition received in accordance with the criteria referred to in Article 28.

7. If, after assessment of any opposition received, the Member State considers that the requirements of this Chapter are met, it may take a favourable decision and submit an application dossier to the Commission. In such a case, it shall inform the Commission of admissible oppositions received from a natural or legal person that has legally marketed the products in question, using the names concerned continuously for at least five years preceding the date of the publication referred to in paragraph 6. Member States shall also keep the Commission informed of any national judicial proceedings that may affect the registration procedure.

The Member State shall ensure that where it takes a favourable decision pursuant to the first subparagraph, that decision is made public and that any natural or legal person having a legitimate interest has an opportunity to appeal.

The Member State shall ensure that the version of the product specification on which its favourable decision is based is published, and shall provide electronic access to the product specification.

The Member State shall also ensure adequate publication of the version of the product specification on which the Commission takes its decision pursuant to Article 26(2).

8. Where the application relates to a geographical area in a third country, the application shall be submitted to the Commission, either directly or via the authorities of the third country concerned.

9. The documents referred to in this Article which are sent to the Commission shall be in one of the official languages of the Union.

Article 25

Provisional national protection

1. On a provisional basis only, a Member State may grant protection to a name under this Chapter at national level, with effect from the date on which an application is submitted to the Commission.

2. Such national protection shall cease on the date on which either a decision on registration under this Chapter is taken or the application is withdrawn.

3. Where a name is not registered under this Chapter, the consequences of such national protection shall be the sole responsibility of the Member State concerned.

4. The measures taken by Member States under paragraph 1 shall produce effects at national level only, and shall have no effect on intra-Union or international trade.

Article 26

Scrutiny by the Commission and publication for opposition

1. The Commission shall scrutinise by appropriate means any application that it receives pursuant to Article 24, in order to check that it is reasoned, that it meets the requirements of this Chapter, and that the interests of stakeholders outside the Member State of application have been taken into account. Such scrutiny shall be based on the single document referred to in point (c) of Article 23(1), shall consist of a check that there are no manifest errors in the application, and, as a general rule, shall not exceed a period of six months. However, where this period is exceeded, the Commission shall immediately indicate in writing to the applicant the reasons for the delay.

The Commission shall, at least each month, make public the list of names for which registration applications have been submitted to it, as well as their date of submission. The list shall also contain the name of the Member State or third country from which the application came.

2. Where, based on the scrutiny carried out pursuant to the first subparagraph of paragraph 1, the Commission considers that the requirements of this Chapter are met, it shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Union the single document referred to in point (c) of Article 23(1) and the publication reference of the product specification.

Article 27

Opposition procedure

1. Within three months from the date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, the authorities of a Member State or of a third country, or a natural or legal person having a legitimate interest and resident or established in a third country may submit a notice of opposition to the Commission.

Any natural or legal person having a legitimate interest and resident or established in a Member State other than that from which the application was submitted, may submit a notice of opposition to the Member State in which that person is resident or established within a time limit permitting an opposition to be submitted pursuant to the first subparagraph.

A notice of opposition shall contain a declaration that the application might infringe the requirements of this Chapter.

A notice of opposition that does not contain such a declaration shall be void.

The Commission shall forward the notice of opposition without delay to the authority or body that submitted the application.

2. If a notice of opposition is submitted to the Commission and is followed within two months by a reasoned statement of opposition, the Commission shall check the admissibility of this reasoned statement of opposition.

3. Within two months from the receipt of an admissible reasoned statement of opposition, the Commission shall invite the authority or person that submitted the opposition and the authority or body that submitted the application to engage in appropriate consultations for a period that shall not exceed three months. That deadline shall start on the date when the invitation to the interested parties is delivered by electronic means.

The authority or person that submitted the opposition and the authority or body that submitted the application shall start such appropriate consultations without undue delay. They shall provide each other with the relevant information to assess whether the application for registration complies with the requirements of this Chapter. If no agreement is reached, that information shall also be provided to the Commission.

When the interested parties reach an agreement, the authorities of the Member State or of the third country from which the application was submitted shall notify the Commission of all the factors which enabled that agreement to be reached, including the opinions of the applicant and of the authorities of a Member State or of a third country, or of other natural and legal persons having submitted an opposition.

Irrespective of whether an agreement has been reached or not, the notification to the Commission shall be made within one month from the end of the consultations.

At any time during those three months, the Commission may, at the request of the applicant extend the deadline for the consultations by a maximum of three months.

4. Where, following the appropriate consultations referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article, the details published in accordance with Article 26(2) have been substantially amended, the Commission shall repeat the scrutiny referred to in Article 26.

5. The notice of opposition, the reasoned statement of opposition and the related documents which are sent to the Commission in accordance with paragraphs 1 to 4 shall be in one of the official languages of the Union.

Article 28

Grounds for opposition

1. A reasoned statement of opposition as referred to in Article 27(2) shall be admissible only if it is received by the Commission within the time limit set out in that Article and if it shows that:

2. The grounds for opposition shall be assessed in relation to the territory of the Union.

Article 29

Transitional periods for use of geographical indications

1. The Commission may adopt implementing acts granting a transitional period of up to five years to enable spirit drinks originating in a Member State or a third country, and the name of which contravenes Article 21(2), to continue to use the designation under which they were marketed on condition that an admissible statement of opposition under Article 24(6) or Article 27 shows that the registration of the name would jeopardise the existence of:

Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 47(2).

2. Without prejudice to Article 36, the Commission may adopt im- plementing acts extending the transitional period granted under paragraph 1 up to 15 years, or allowing continued use for up to 15 years in duly justified cases, provided it is shown that:

Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 47(2).

3. When using a designation referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the indication of the country of origin shall clearly and visibly appear on the labelling.

Article 30

Decision on registration

1. Where, on the basis of the information available to the Commission from the scrutiny carried out pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 26(1), the Commission considers that the conditions for the registration of a proposed geographical indication are not fulfilled, it shall inform the Member State or third country applicant concerned of the reasons for rejection and shall give it two months to submit observations. If the Commission receives no observations or if, despite the observations received, it still considers that the conditions for registration are not fulfilled it shall, by means of implementing acts, reject the application unless the application is withdrawn. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 47(2).

2. If the Commission receives no notice of opposition or no admissible reasoned statement of opposition under Article 27, it shall adopt implementing acts, without applying the procedure referred to in Article 47(2), to register the name.

3. If the Commission receives an admissible reasoned statement of opposition, it shall, following the appropriate consultations referred to in Article 27(3), and taking into account the results thereof, either:

4. Acts of registration and decisions on rejection shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

The act of registration shall grant the protection referred to in Article 21 to the geographical indication.

Article 31

Amendment to a product specification

1. Any group having a legitimate interest may apply for approval of an amendment to a product specification.

Applications shall describe and give reasons for the amendments requested.

2. Amendments to a product specification shall be classified into two categories as regards their importance:

(a) Union amendments requiring an opposition procedure at Union level;

3. An amendment shall be considered a Union amendment if it:

Any other amendments shall be considered standard amendments.

A standard amendment shall also be considered a temporary amendment when it concerns a temporary change in the product specification resulting from the imposition of obligatory sanitary and phytosanitary measures by the public authorities or is linked to natural disasters or adverse weather conditions formally recognised by the competent authorities.

4. Union amendments shall be approved by the Commission. The approval procedure shall follow, mutatis mutandis, the procedure laid down in Article 24 and Articles 26 to 30. Applications for Union amendments submitted by a third country or by third country producers shall contain proof that the requested amendment complies with the laws applicable in that third country to the protection of geographical indications.

5. Standard amendments shall be approved by the Member State in whose territory the geographical area of the product concerned is located. As regards third countries, amendments shall be approved in accordance with the law applicable in the third country concerned.

6. The scrutiny of the application for amendment shall only address the proposed amendment.

Article 32

Cancellation

1. The Commission may, on its own initiative or at the request of any natural or legal person having a legitimate interest, adopt implemen- ting acts to cancel the registration of a geographical indication in either of the following cases:

Articles 24, 26, 27, 28 and 30 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the cancellation procedure.

2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the Commission may, at the request of the producers of the spirit drink marketed under the registered geographical indication, adopt implementing acts cancelling the corresponding registration.

3. In the cases referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, before adopting the implementing act, the Commission shall consult the authorities of the Member State, the authorities of the third country or, where possible, the third country producer which had originally applied for the registration of the geographical indication concerned, unless the cancellation is directly requested by those original applicants.

4. The implementing acts referred to in this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 47(2).

Article 33

Register of geographical indications of spirit drinks

1. The Commission shall adopt, by 8 June 2021, delegated acts in accordance with Article 46 supplementing this Regulation by establishing a publicly accessible electronic register, which is kept up to date, of geographical indications of spirit drinks recognised under this scheme («the register»).

2. The name of a geographical indication shall be registered in its original script. Where the original script is not in Latin characters, a transcription or transliteration in Latin characters shall be registered together with the name in its original script.

For geographical indications registered under this Chapter, the register shall provide direct access to the single documents and shall also contain the publication reference of the product specification.

For geographical indications registered before 8 June 2019, the register shall provide direct access to the main specifications of the technical file as set out in Article 17(4) of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008.

The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 46 supplementing this paragraph by laying down further detailed rules on the form and content of the register.

3. Geographical indications of spirit drinks produced in third countries that are protected in the Union pursuant to an international agreement to which the Union is a contracting party may be entered in the register as geographical indications.

Article 34

Homonymous geographical indications

1. If a name for which an application is submitted is a whole or partial homonym of a name already registered under this Regulation, the name shall be registered with due regard to local and traditional usage and any risk of confusion.

2. A homonymous name which misleads the consumer into believing that products come from another territory shall not be registered even if the name is accurate as far as the actual territory, region or place of origin of those products is concerned.

3. The use of a registered homonymous geographical indication shall be subject to there being a sufficient distinction in practice between the homonym registered subsequently and the name already in the register, having regard to the need to treat the producers concerned in an equitable manner and not to mislead the consumer.

4. The protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks referred to in Article 21 of this Regulation shall be without prejudice to the protected geographical indications and designations of origin of products under Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013 and (EU) No 251/2014.

Article 35

Specific grounds for refusal of protection

1. A generic name shall not be protected as a geographical indication.

To establish whether or not a name has become a generic name, account shall be taken of all relevant factors, in particular:

2. A name shall not be protected as a geographical indication where, in the light of a trade mark's reputation and renown, protection could mislead the consumer as to the true identity of the spirit drink.

3. A name shall only be protected as a geographical indication if the production steps which give the spirit drink the quality, reputation or other characteristic that is essentially attributable to its geographical origin, take place in the relevant geographical area.

Article 36

Relationship between trade marks and geographical

indications

1. The registration of a trade mark the use of which corresponds or would correspond to one or more of the situations referred to in Article 21(2) shall be refused or invalidated.

2. A trade mark the use of which corresponds to one or more of the situations referred to in Article 21(2), which has been applied for, registered, or established by use, if that possibility is provided for by the legislation concerned, in good faith within the territory of the Union, before the date on which the application for protection of the geographical indication was submitted to the Commission, may continue to be used and renewed notwithstanding the registration of a geographical indication, provided that no grounds for its invalidity or revocation exist under Directive (EU) 2015/2436 of the European Parliament and of the Council <*> or Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council <**>.


<*> Directive (EU) 2015/2436 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2015 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (OJ L 336, 23.12.2015, p. 1).

<**> Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the European Union trade mark (OJ L 154, 16.6.2017, p. 1).

Article 37

Existing registered geographical indications

Geographical indications of spirit drinks registered in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 and thus protected under that Regulation shall automatically be protected as geographical indications under this Regulation. The Commission shall list them in the register referred to in Article 33 of this Regulation.

Article 38

Verification of compliance with the product specification

1. Member States shall draw up and keep up to date a list of operators that produce spirit drinks with a geographical indication registered under this Regulation.

2. In respect of the geographical indications that designate spirit drinks originating within the Union registered under this Regulation, verification of compliance with the product specification referred to in Article 22, before placing the product on the market, shall be carried out by:

Where a Member State applies Article 24(2), verification of compliance with the product specification shall be ensured by an authority other than that deemed to be a group under that paragraph.

Notwithstanding the national law of Member States, the costs of such verification of compliance with the product specification may be borne by the operators which are subject to those controls.

3. In respect of the geographical indications that designate spirit drinks originating within a third country registered under this Regu- lation, verification of compliance with the product specification, before placing the product on the market, shall be carried out by:

(a) a public competent authority designated by the third country; or

(b) a product certification body.

4. Member States shall make public the names and addresses of the competent authorities and bodies referred to in paragraph 2, and update that information periodically.

The Commission shall make public the name and address of the competent authorities and bodies referred to in paragraph 3 and update that information periodically.

5. The control bodies referred to in point (b) of paragraph 2 and the product certification bodies referred to in point (b) of paragraph 3 shall comply with and be accredited in accordance with European standard ISO/IEC 17065:2012 or any applicable future revision or amended version thereof.

6. The competent authorities referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 that verify compliance of the geographical indication protected under this Regulation with the product specification shall be objective and impartial. They shall have at their disposal the qualified staff and resources necessary to carry out their tasks.

Article 39

Surveillance of the use of names in the market place

1. Member States shall carry out checks, based on a risk analysis, as regards the use, in the market place, of the geographical indications registered under this Regulation and shall take all necessary measures in the event of breaches of the requirements of this Chapter.

2. Member States shall take appropriate administrative and judicial steps to prevent or stop the unlawful use of the names of products or services that are produced or marketed in their territory and that are covered by geographical indications registered under this Regulation.

To that end, Member States shall designate the authorities that are responsible for taking those steps, in accordance with procedures determined by each individual Member State.

Those authorities shall offer adequate guarantees of objectivity and impartiality, and shall have at their disposal the qualified staff and resources necessary to carry out their tasks.

3. Member States shall inform the Commission of the names and addresses of the competent authorities responsible for controls as regards the use of names in the market place, and designated in accordance with Article 43. The Commission shall make public the names and addresses of those authorities.

Article 40

Procedure and requirements, and planning
and reporting of control activities

1. The procedures and requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the checks provided for in Articles 38 and 39 of this Regulation.

2. Member States shall ensure that activities for the control of obligations under this Chapter are specifically included in a separate section within the multi-annual national control plans in accordance with Articles 41 to 43 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.

3. The annual reports referred to in Article 44(1) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 shall include in a separate section the information referred to in that provision concerning the control of the obligations established by this Regulation.

Article 41

Delegated powers

1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 46 supplementing this Regulation by setting out further conditions to be followed, including in cases where a geographical area includes more than one country, in respect of:

(a) an application for the registration of a geographical indication as referred to in Articles 23 and 24; and

(b) preliminary national procedures as referred to in Article 24, scrutiny by the Commission, the opposition procedure, and the cancellation of geographical indications.

2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 46 supplementing this Regulation by estab- lishing conditions and requirements for the procedure concerning the Union amendments and standard amendments, including temporary amendments, to product specifications as referred to in Article 31.

Article 42

Implementing powers

1. The Commission may adopt implementing acts laying down detailed rules concerning:

2. The Commission shall adopt, by 8 June 2021, implementing acts laying down detailed rules concerning the procedures for, form and presentation of, applications as referred to in Articles 23 and 24, including for applications concerning more than one national territory.

3. The implementing acts referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 47(2).

Article 43

Checks on spirit drinks

1. Member States shall be responsible for checks on spirit drinks. They shall take the measures necessary to ensure compliance with this Regulation and designate the competent authorities responsible for ensuring this Regulation is complied with.

2. The Commission shall ensure the uniform application of this Regulation and, where necessary, shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt the rules concerning administrative and physical checks to be conducted by the Member States with regard to the respect of the obligations resulting from the application of this Regulation. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 47(2).

Article 44

Exchange of information

1. Member States and the Commission shall communicate to each other the information necessary for the application of this Regulation.

2. The Commission may adopt implementing acts concerning the nature and the type of the information to be exchanged and the methods for exchanging information.

Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 47(2).

Article 45

Member States' legislation

1. In applying a quality policy for spirit drinks produced in their own territory and in particular for geographical indications listed in the register or for the protection of new geographical indications, Member States may lay down rules on production, description, presentation and labelling that are stricter than those set out in Annexes I and II in so far as they are compatible with Union law.

2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, Member States shall not prohibit or restrict the import, sale or consumption of spirit drinks produced in other Member States or third countries which comply with this Regulation.

Section 1

DELEGATION OF POWER AND IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS

Article 46

Exercise of the delegation

1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article.

2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 8 and 19 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of seven years from 24 May 2019. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the seven-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.

3. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 33 and 41 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 24 May 2019. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.

4. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 50 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of six years from 24 May 2019.

5. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 8, 19, 33, 41 and 50 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.

6. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making.

7. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council.

8. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 8, 19, 33, 41 and 50 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.

Article 47

Committee procedure

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee for Spirit Drinks established by Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regu- lation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.

Section 2

DEROGATION, TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 48

Derogation from nominal quantities requirements
in Directive 2007/45/EC

By way of derogation from Article 3 of Directive 2007/45/EC, and from the sixth row of section 1 of the Annex to that Directive, single distilled shochu <*>, produced by pot still and bottled in Japan, may be placed on the Union market in nominal quantities of 720 ml and 1 800 ml.


<*> As referred to in Annex 2-D to the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership.

Article 49

Repeal

1. Without prejudice to Article 50, Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 is repealed with effect from 25 May 2021. However, Chapter III thereof is repealed with effect from 8 June 2019.

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1:

(b) Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 and, without prejudice to the applicability of the other provisions of Commission Imple- menting Regulation (EU) No 716/2013 <*>, Article 9 of that Imple- menting Regulation shall continue to apply until the completion of the procedures provided for in Article 9 of that Implementing Regu- lation but, in any event, no later than 25 May 2021; and


<*> Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 716/2013 of 25 July 2013 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks (OJ L 201, 26.7.2013, p. 21).

(c) Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 shall continue to apply until the register referred to in Article 33 of this Regulation has been established.

3. References to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 shall be construed as references to this Regulation and be read in accordance with the correlation table set out in Annex IV to this Regulation.

Article 50

Transitional measures

1. Products referred to in Article 1(1) of this Regulation which do not meet the requirements of this Regulation but which meet the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 and were produced before 25 May 2021 may continue to be placed on the market until stocks are exhausted.

2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1 of this Article, spirit drinks the description, presentation or labelling of which is not in conformity with Articles 21 and 36 of this Regulation but complies with Articles 16 and 23 of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 and which were labelled before 8 June 2019 may continue to be placed on the market until stocks are exhausted.

3. Until 25 May 2025, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 46 amending Article 3(2), (3), (9), (10), (11) and (12), Article 10(6) and (7), and Articles 11, 12 and 13 or supplementing this Regulation by derogating from those provisions.

The delegated acts referred to in the first subparagraph shall be strictly limited to meeting demonstrated needs that result from market circumstances.

The Commission shall adopt a separate delegated act in respect of each definition, technical definition or requirement in the provisions referred to in the first subparagraph.

4. Articles 22 to 26, 31 and 32 of this Regulation shall not apply to applications for registration or for amendment or to requests for cancel- lation, which are pending on 8 June 2019. Articles 17(4), (5) and (6), 18 and 21 of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 shall continue to apply to such applications and requests for cancellation.

The provisions on the opposition procedure referred to in Articles 27, 28 and 29 of this Regulation shall not apply to the applications for registration or to the applications for amendment, in relation to which the main specifications of the technical file or an application for amendment, respectively, have already been published for opposition in the Official Journal of the European Union on 8 June 2019.

Article 17(7) of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 shall continue to apply to such applications.

The provisions on the opposition procedure referred to in Articles 27, 28 and 29 of this Regulation shall not apply to a request for cancellation which is pending on 8 June 2019. Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 shall continue to apply to such requests for cancellation.

5. For the geographical indications registered under Chapter III of this Regulation and of which the application for registration was pending on the date of application of the implementing acts laying down detailed rules on the procedures for, form and presentation of, applications as referred to in Article 23 provided for in Article 42(2) of this Regulation, the register may provide direct access to the main specifications of the technical file within the meaning of Article 17(4) of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008.

6. In respect of geographical indications registered in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 the Commission shall, at the request of a Member State, publish a single document submitted by that Member State in the Official Journal of the European Union. That publication shall be accompanied by the publication reference of the product specification and shall not be followed by an opposition procedure.

Article 51

Entry into force and application

1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 25 May 2021.

2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, Article 14(2), Article 16, point (c) of Article 20, Articles 21, 22 and 23, Article 24(1), (2) and (3), the first and second subparagraphs of Article 24(4), Article 24(8) and (9), Articles 25 to 42, Articles 46 and 47, Article 50(1), (4) and (6), points 39(d) and 40(d) of Annex I and the definitions set out in Article 3 relating to those provisions shall apply from 8 June 2019.

3. The delegated acts provided for in Articles 8, 19 and 50, adopted in accordance with Article 46, and the implementing acts provided for in Article 8(4) and Articles 20, 43 and 44, adopted in accordance with Article 47, shall apply from 25 May 2021.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Annex I

CATEGORIES OF SPIRIT DRINKS

(a) Rum is a spirit drink produced exclusively by the distillation of the product obtained by the alcoholic fermentation of molasses or syrup produced in the manufacture of cane sugar or of sugar-cane juice itself, distilled at less than 96% vol., so that the distillate has the discernible specific organoleptic characteristics of rum.

(b) The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of rum shall be 37,5%.

(c) No addition of alcohol, diluted or not, shall take place.

(d) Rum shall not be flavoured.

(e) Rum may only contain added caramel as a means of adjusting the colour.

  • has been produced by distillation at less than 90% vol., after alcoholic fermentation of alcohol-producing materials originating exclusively from the place of production considered, and
  • has a volatile substances content equal to or exceeding 225 grams per hectolitre of 100% vol. alcohol, and
  • is not sweetened;

This point shall be without prejudice to the use of the term «agricultural», «traditionnel» or «tradicional» in connection with any product not covered by this category, in accordance with their own specific criteria.

  • saccharified by the diastase of the malt contained therein, with or without other natural enzymes,

- fermented by the action of yeast;

(ii) each and every distillation is carried out at less than 94,8% vol., so that the distillate has an aroma and taste derived from the raw materials used;

(iii) maturation of the final distillate for at least three years in wooden casks not exceeding 700 litres capacity.

The final distillate, to which only water and plain caramel (for colouring) may be added, shall retain the colour, aroma and taste it derived from the production process referred to in points (i), (ii) and (iii).

(b) The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of whisky or whiskey shall be 40%.

(c) No addition of alcohol, diluted or not, shall take place.

(a) Grain spirit is a spirit drink produced exclusively by the distillation of a fermented mash of whole grain cereals and having organoleptic characteristics derived from the raw materials used.

(b) With the exception of Korn, the minimum alcoholic strength by volume of grain spirit shall be 35%.

(c) No addition of alcohol, diluted or not, shall take place.

(d) Grain spirit shall not be flavoured.

(e) Grain spirit may only contain added caramel as a means of adjusting the colour.

(f) Grain spirit may be sweetened in order to round off the final taste. However, the final product may not contain more than 10 grams of sweetening products per litre, expressed as invert sugar.

(g) A grain spirit may bear the legal name «grain brandy» if it has been produced by distillation at less than 95% vol. from a fermented mash of whole grain cereals, presenting organoleptic features deriving from the raw materials used.

(h) In the legal name «grain spirit» or «grain brandy», the word «grain» may be replaced with the name of the cereal used exclusively in the production of the spirit drink.

(c) No addition of alcohol, diluted or not, shall take place.

(d) Wine spirit shall not be flavoured. This shall not preclude traditional production methods.

(e) Wine spirit may only contain added caramel as a means of adjusting the colour.

(f) Wine spirit may be sweetened in order to round off the final taste. However, the final product may not contain more than 20 grams of sweetening products per litre, expressed as invert sugar.

(g) Where wine spirit has been matured, it may continue to be placed on the market as «wine spirit» provided that it has been matured for as long as, or longer than, the maturation period provided for in respect of the spirit drink defined under category 5.

(h) This Regulation shall be without prejudice to the use of the term «Branntwein» in combination with the term «essig» in the presentation and labelling of vinegar.

  • one year in oak receptacles with a capacity of at least 1 000 litres each; or
  • six months in oak casks with a capacity of less than 1 000 litres each;

100% vol. alcohol.

(a) Grape marc spirit or grape marc is a spirit drink which meets the following requirements:

(i) it is produced exclusively from grape marc fermented and distilled either directly by water vapour or after water has been added and both of the following conditions are fulfilled:

- each and every distillation is carried out at less than 86% vol.;

  • the first distillation is carried out in the presence of the marc itself;
  • each and every distillation is carried out at less than 86% vol.;
  • the first distillation is carried out in the presence of the marc itself;

(c) No addition of alcohol, diluted or not, shall take place.

(d) Fruit marc spirit shall not be flavoured.

(e) Fruit marc spirit may only contain added caramel as a means of adjusting the colour.

(f) Fruit marc spirit may be sweetened in order to round off the final taste. However, the final product may not contain more than 20 grams of sweetening products per litre, expressed as invert sugar.

(g) The legal name shall consist of the name of the fruit followed by «marc spirit». If marc of several different fruits is used, the legal name shall be «fruit marc spirit» and may be supplemented by the name of each fruit in decreasing order of the quantity used.

(a) Fruit spirit is a spirit drink which meets the following requirements:

  • apple (Malus domestica Borkh.),
  • apricots (Prunus armeniaca L.),
  • plum (Prunus domestica L.),
  • quetsch (Prunus domestica L.),
  • mirabelle (Prunus domestica L. subsp. syriaca (Borkh.) Janch. ex Mansf.),
  • peach (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch),
  • pear (Pyrus communis L.), except for Williams pears (Pyrus communis L. cv «Williams»),
  • blackberry (Rubus sect. Rubus),
  • raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.).

- quince (Cydonia oblonga Mill.),

- juniper berry (Juniperus communis L. or Juniperus oxicedrus L.),

- Williams pear (Pyrus communis L. cv «Williams»),

  • blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum L.),
  • redcurrant (Ribes rubrum L.),
  • rosehip (Rosa canina L.),
  • elderberry (Sambucus nigra L.),
  • rowanberry (Sorbus aucuparia L.),
  • sorb apple (Sorbus domestica L.),
  • wild service tree (Sorbus torminalis (L.) Crantz).

Alternatively:

(ii) the following legal names may be used in the following cases:

- «kirsch» for cherry spirit (Prunus avium (L.) L.);

  • «plum», «quetsch» or «slivovitz» for plum spirit (Prunus domestica L.);
  • «mirabelle» for mirabelle spirit (Prunus domestica L. subsp. syriaca (Borkh.) Janch. ex Mansf.);
  • «fruit of arbutus» for fruit of arbutus spirit (Arbutus unedo L.);
  • «Golden Delicious» for apple spirit (Malus domestica var. «Golden Delicious»);
  • «Obstler» for a fruit spirit produced from fruits, with or without berries, provided that at least 85% of the mash is derived from different varieties of apples, pears or both.

The name «Williams» or «williams» may be used only to place on the market pear spirit produced solely from pears of the «Williams» variety.

If there is a risk that the final consumer does not easily understand one of the legal names not containing the word «spirit» referred to in this point, the description, presentation and labelling shall include the word «spirit», which may be supplemented by an explanation.

  • «fruit spirit» for spirit drinks exclusively produced by distillation of fruits or berries or both; or
  • «vegetable spirit» for spirit drinks exclusively produced by distillation of vegetables; or
  • «fruit and vegetable spirit» for spirit drinks produced by distillation of a combination of fruits, berries and vegetables.

The legal name may be supplemented by that of each fruit, berry or vegetable, in decreasing order of the quantity used.

  • «cider spirit» for spirit drinks exclusively produced by the distillation of cider;
  • «perry spirit» for spirit drinks exclusively produced by the distillation of perry; or
  • «cider and perry spirit» for spirit drinks produced by the distillation of cider and perry.

(f) Topinambur or Jerusalem artichoke spirit may be sweetened in order to round off the final taste. However, the final product may not contain more than 20 grams of sweetening products per litre, expressed as invert sugar.

  • potatoes or cereals or both,
  • other agricultural raw materials,

distilled so that the organoleptic characteristics of the raw materials used and by-products formed in fermentation are selectively reduced.

This may be followed by additional distillation or treatment with appropriate processing aids or both, including treatment with activated charcoal, to give it special organoleptic characteristics.

Maximum levels of residue for the ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin used to produce vodka shall meet those levels set out in point (d) of Article 5, except that the methanol content shall not exceed 10 grams per hectolitre of 100% vol. alcohol.

  • maceration of fruit, berries or nuts listed under point (ii), whether partially fermented or unfermented, with the possible addition of a maximum of 20 litres of ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin or of a spirit or distillate deriving from the same fruit, berries or nuts, or of a combination thereof, per 100 kg of fermented fruit, berries or nuts,
  • followed by distillation; each and every distillation shall be carried out at less than 86% vol;
  • chokeberry (Aronia Medik. nom cons.),
  • black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott),
  • chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.),
  • citrus fruits (Citrus spp.),
  • hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.),

- crowberry (Empetrum nigrum L.),

- strawberry (Fragaria spp.),

- sea-buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.),

  • hollyberry (Ilex aquifolium and Ilex cassine L.),
  • cornel cherry or cornelian cherry (Cornus mas),
  • walnut (Juglans regia L.),
  • banana (Musa spp.),
  • myrtle (Myrtus communis L.),
  • prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.),
  • passion fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims),
  • bird cherry (Prunus padus L.).
  • sloe (Prunus spinosa L.),
  • blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum L.),
  • white currant (Ribes niveum Lindl.),
  • redcurrant (Ribes rubrum L.),
  • gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa L. syn. Ribes grossularia),
  • rosehip (Rosa canina L.),
  • arctic bramble (Rubus arcticus L.),
  • cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus L.),
  • blackberry (Rubus sect. Rubus),
  • raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.),
  • elderberry (Sambucus nigra L.),
  • rowanberry (Sorbus aucuparia L.),
  • sorb apple (Sorbus domestica L.),
  • wild service tree (Sorbus torminalis (L.) Crantz),
  • ambarella (Spondias dulcis Parkinson),
  • hog plum (Spondias mombin L.),
  • high bush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.),
  • wild cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos L.),
  • bilberry/blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.),
  • cowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.).

(d) A juniper-flavoured spirit drink may bear the legal name «Wacholder» or «genebra».

23. Caraway-flavoured spirit drink or Kümmel

28. Anis or janeževec

32. Sloe-aromatised spirit drink or pacharán

  • 70 grams per litre for cherry or sour cherry liqueurs, the ethyl alcohol of which consists exclusively of cherry or sour cherry spirit,
  • 80 grams per litre for liqueurs which are flavoured exclusively with gentian or a similar plant or wormwood,
  • 100 grams per litre in all other cases;

However, the following liqueurs may only be flavoured with flavouring foodstuffs, flavouring preparations and natural flavouring substances:

  • pineapple (Ananas),
  • citrus fruit (Citrus L.),
  • sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.),
  • mulberry (Morus alba, Morus rubra),
  • sour cherry (Prunus cerasus),
  • cherry (Prunus avium),
  • blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum L.),
  • arctic bramble (Rubus arcticus L.),
  • cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus L.),
  • raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.),
  • wild cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos L.),
  • bilberry/blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.),
  • cowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.);
  • génépi (Artemisia genepi),
  • gentian (Gentiana L.),
  • mint (Mentha L.),
  • aniseed (Pimpinella anisum L.),
  • for liqueurs produced by maceration of sour cherries or cherries (Prunus cerasus or Prunus avium) in ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin, the legal name may be «guignolet» or « èešnjevec », with or without the term «liqueur»;
  • for liqueurs produced by maceration of sour cherries (Prunus cerasus) in ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin, the legal name may be «ginja» or «ginjinha» or « višnjevec », with or without the term «liqueur»;
  • for liqueurs for which the alcohol content is provided exclusively by rum, the legal name may be «punch au rhum», with or without the term «liqueur»;
  • without prejudice to point (2) of Article 3, point (b) of Article 10(5) and Article 11, for liqueurs containing milk or milk products, the legal name may be «cream» supplemented by the name of the raw material used conferring on the liqueur its predominant flavour, with or without the term «liqueur».

- prune brandy;

- orange brandy;

- apricot brandy;

- cherry brandy;

  • solbaerrom or blackcurrant rum.

As regards the description, presentation and labelling of the liqueurs referred to in this point, the compound term shall appear in one line in uniform characters of the same font and colour and the word «liqueur» shall appear in immediate proximity in characters no smaller than that font. If the alcohol does not come from the spirit drink indicated, its origin shall be shown on the label in the same visual field as the compound term and the word «liqueur» either by stating the type of agricultural alcohol or by the words «agricultural alcohol» preceded on each occasion by «made from» or «made using».

34. Crème de (supplemented by the name of a fruit or other raw material used)

(d) The raw materials used shall exclude milk and milk products.

(d) Sambuca shall not be coloured.

(e) The legal name may be supplemented by the term «liqueur».

41. Mistrà

42. Väkevä glögi or spritglögg

Annex II

SPECIFIC RULES CONCERNING CERTAIN SPIRIT DRINKS

1. Rum-Verschnitt is produced in Germany and obtained by mixing rum and ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin, in such a manner that a minimum proportion of 5% of the alcohol contained in the final product shall come from rum. The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of Rum-Verschnitt shall be 37,5%. The word «Verschnitt» shall appear in the description, presentation and labelling in characters of the same font, size and colour as, and on the same line as, the word «Rum» and, in the case of bottles, on the front label. The legal name of this product shall be «spirit drink». Where Rum-Verschnitt is placed on the market outside Germany, its alcoholic composition shall appear on the label.

2. Slivovice is produced in Czechia and obtained by the addition to the plum distillate, before the final distillation, of ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin, in such a manner that a minimum proportion of 70% of the alcohol contained in the final product shall come from plum distillate. The legal name of this product shall be «spirit drink». The name «slivovice» may be added if it appears in the same visual field on the front label. If slivovice is placed on the market outside Czechia, its alcoholic composition shall appear on the label. This provision shall be without prejudice to the use of the legal names for fruit spirits in category 9 of Annex I.

3. Guignolet Kirsch is produced in France and obtained by mixing guignolet and kirsch, in such a manner that a minimum proportion of 3% of the total pure alcohol contained in the final product shall come from kirsch. The word «guignolet» shall appear in the description, presentation and labelling in characters of the same font, size and colour as, and on the same line as, the word «kirsch» and, in case of bottles, on the front label. The legal name of this product shall be «liqueur». Its alcoholic composition shall indicate the percentage by volume of pure alcohol that guignolet and kirsch represent in the total pure alcohol content by volume of guignolet kirsch.

Annex III

DYNAMIC OR «CRIADERAS Y SOLERA» OR «SOLERA E CRIADERAS»
AGEING SYSTEM

The dynamic or «criaderas y solera» or «solera e criaderas» ageing system consists in the execution of periodical extractions of a portion of the brandy contained in each of the oak casks and containers that form an ageing scale and the corresponding replenishments with brandy extracted from the preceding ageing scale.

Definitions

«Ageing scale» means each group of oak casks and containers with the same level of maturation, through which the brandy progresses in the course of its ageing process. Each scale is known as «criadera», except the last one, previous to the expedition of the brandy, known as the «solera».

«Extraction» means the partial volume of brandy drawn from each oak cask and container in an ageing scale, for its incorporation into the oak casks and containers in the next ageing scale or, in the case of the solera, for its shipping.

«Replenishment» means the volume of brandy from the oak casks and containers of a given ageing scale that is incorporated into and blended with the content of the oak casks and containers of the following scale in terms of age.

«Average age» means the period of time corresponding to the rotation of the total stock of brandy that is undergoing the ageing process, calculated by dividing the total volume of brandy contained in all the ageing scales by the volume of the extractions made from the last scale — the solera — in one year.

The average age of the brandy drawn from the solera shall be calculated using the following formula: t = Vt/Ve, in which:

- t is the average age, expressed in years;

  • Vt is the total volume of stocks in the ageing system, expressed in litres of pure alcohol;
  • Ve is the total volume of product extracted for shipping during a year, expressed in litres of pure alcohol.

In the case of oak casks and containers of less than 1 000 litres, the number of annual extractions and replenishments shall be equal to or lower than twice the number of scales in the system, in order to guarantee that the youngest component has an age equal to or higher than six months.

In the case of oak casks and containers of 1 000 litres or more, the number of annual extractions and replenishments shall be equal to or lower than the number of scales in the system, in order to guarantee that the youngest component has an age equal to or higher than one year.

Annex IV

CORRELATION TABLE

This Regulation Regulation (EC) No 110/2008
Article 1(1) and (2) Article 1(1) and (2)
Article 2, points (a) to (d) Article 2(1) and (3)
Article 2, point (e) Article 2(2)
Article 2, point (f) Annex I, point 6
Article 3(1) Article 8
Article 3(2) and (3) Article 10
Article 3(4) Article 15(1)
Article 3(5) -
Article 3(6) -
Article 3(7) Article 15(3), third subparagraph
Article 3(8) -
Article 3(9) and (10) Article 11(2) and Annex I, point 4
Article 3(11) and (12) Annex I, point (7)
Article 4(1) Article 7 and Annex I, point (14)
Article 4(2) Article 7 and Annex I, point (15)
Article 4(3) Article 7 and Annex I, point (16)
Article 4(4) -
Article 4(5) Annex I, point (17)
Article 4(6) -
Article 4(7) Annex I, point (2)
Article 4(8) Annex I, point (3)
Article 4(9) Annex I, point (3)
Article 4(10) Annex I, point (5)
Article 4(11) Annex I, point (8)
Article 4(12) Annex I, point (9)
Article 4(13) -
Article 4(14) -
Article 4(15) -
Article 4(16) -
Article 4(17) -
Article 4(18) -
Article 4(19) and (20) Annex I, point (10)
Article 4(21) -
Article 4(22) -
Article 4(23) Annex I, point (11)
Article 4(24) Annex I, point (12)
Article 5 Annex I, point (1)
Article 6(1) Article 3(1)
Article 6(2) Article 3(3)
Article 6(3) Article 3(4)
Article 7(1) Article 4
Article 7(2) Article 5(1)
Article 7(3) Article 5(2)
Article 7(4) Article 5(3)
Article 8(1) Article 26
Article 8(2) Article 1(3)
Article 8(3) -
Article 8(4) -
Article 9 -
Article 10(1) -
Article 10(2) Article 9(1)
Article 10(3) Article 9(2)
Article 10(4) Article 9(3)
Article 10(5) Article 9(5) and (6)
Article 10(6), points (a) to (c), (e) and (f) -
Article 10(6)(d) Article 12(2)
Article 10(7), first subparagraph Article 9(4) and (7)
Article 10(7), second subparagraph -
Article 11(1) Article 10(1) and (2)
Article 11(2) and (3) -
Article 12(1) Article 10(1)
Article 12(2),(3) and (4) -
Article 13(1) Article 12(1)
Article 13(2) Article 9(9)
Article 13(3), first and second subparagraph Article 11(4)
Article 13(3), third subparagraph Article 11(5)
Article 13(3), fourth subparagraph -
Article 13(4), first subparagraph Article 11(3)
Article 13(4), second subparagraph Article 11(4)
Article 13(4), third subparagraph Article 11(5)
Article 13(5) -
Article 13(6) Article 12(3)
Article 13(7) -
Article 14(1) Annex I, point (13)
Article 14(2) -
Article 15(1) Article 14(2)
Article 15(2) -
Article 16 -
Article 17 Article 13
Article 18 -
Article 19(1) Article 12(3)
Article 19(2) -
Article 20, point (a) -
Article 20, point (b) Article 28(2)
Article 20, point (c) -
Article 20, point (d) -
Article 21(1) -
Article 21(2) Article 16
Article 21(3) Article 15(3), first subparagraph
Article 21(4) -
Article 22(1), first subparagraph Article 17(4)
Article 22(1), second subparagraph -
Article 22(2) -
Article 23(1), introductory wording and points (a), (b) -
and (c)
Article 23(1), second subparagraph Article 17(3)
Article 23(2) Article 17(1), second sentence
Article 24(1) to (4) -
Article 24(5), (6) and (7) Article 17(2)
Article 24(8) Article 17(3)
Article 24(9) Article 17(1), first sentence
Article 25 -
Article 26(1), first subparagraph Article 17(5)
Article 26(1), second subparagraph -
Article 26(2) Article 17(6)
Article 27(1) Article 17(7), first sentence
Article 27(2), (3) and (4) -
Article 27(5) Article 17(7), second sentence
Article 28 -
Article 29 -
Article 30(1), (2) and (3) Article 17(8), first sentence
Article 30(4), first subparagraph Article 17(8), second sentence
Article 30(4), second subparagraph -
Article 31 Article 21
Article 32 Article 18
Article 33(1) Article 15(2)
Article 33(2) and (3) -
Article 34(1), (2) and (3) Article 19
Article 34(4) -
Article 35(1), first subparagraph Article 15(3), second subparagraph
Article 35(1), second subparagraph -
Article 35(2) Article 23(3)
Article 35(3) -
Article 36(1) Article 23(1)
Article 36(2) Article 23(2)
Article 37 -
Article 38(1) -
Article 38(2) Article 22(1)
Article 38(3) Article 22(2)
Article 38(4) -
Article 38(5) Article 22(3)
Article 38(6) Article 22(4)
Article 39(1) -
Article 39(2) and (3) -
Article 40 -
Article 41 -
Article 42 -
Article 43(1) Article 24(1)
Article 43(2) Article 24(3)
Article 44(1) Article 24(2)
Article 44(2) -
Article 45 Article 6
Article 46 -
Article 47 Article 25
Article 48 -
Article 49 Article 29
Article 50 Article 28
Article 51 Article 30
Annex I, categories 1 to 31 Annex II, categories 1 to 31
Annex I, category 32 Annex II, category 37a
Annex I, category 33 Annex II, category 32
Annex I, category 34 Annex II, category 33
Annex I, category 35 Annex II, category 37
Annex I, category 36 Annex II, category 38
Annex I, category 37 Annex II, category 39
Annex I, category 38 Annex II, category 40
Annex I, category 39 Annex II, category 41
Annex I, category 40 Annex II, category 42
Annex I, category 41 Annex II, category 43
Annex I, category 42 Annex II, category 44
Annex I, category 43 Annex II, category 45
Annex I, category 44 Annex II, category 46
Annex II Annex II, part under the Title «Other spirit drinks»
Annex III -
Annex IV -

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