REGULATION (EU) 2019/787 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 17 April 2019
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
CHAPTER I
SCOPE, DEFINITIONS AND CATEGORIES OF SPIRIT DRINKS
Article 1
Subject matter and scope
Article 2
Definition of and requirements for spirit drinks
Article 3
Definitions
Article 4
Technical definitions and requirements
Article 5
Definition of and requirements for ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin
Article 6
Ethyl alcohol and distillates used in alcoholic beverages
Article 7
Categories of spirit drinks
Article 8
Delegated and implementing powers
CHAPTER II
DESCRIPTION, PRESENTATION AND LABELLING OF SPIRIT DRINKS AND USE OF THE NAMES OF SPIRIT DRINKS IN THE PRESENTATION AND LABELLING OF OTHER FOODSTUFFS
Article 9
Presentation and labelling
Article 10
Legal names of spirit drinks
Article 11
Compound terms
Article 12
Allusions
Article 13
Additional rules on description, presentation and labelling
Article 14
Indication of place of provenance
Article 15
Language used for the names of spirit drinks
Article 16
Use of a Union symbol for geographical indications
Article 17
Prohibition of lead-based capsules and lead-based foil
Article 18
Union reference methods of analysis
Article 19
Delegated powers
Article 20
Implementing powers
CHAPTER III
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS
Article 21
Protection of geographical indications
Article 22
Product specification
Article 23
Content of application for registration of a geographical indication
Article 24
Application for registration of a geographical indication
Article 25
Provisional national protection
Article 26
Scrutiny by the Commission and publication for opposition
Article 27
Opposition procedure
Article 28
Grounds for opposition
Article 29
Transitional periods for use of geographical indications
Article 30
Decision on registration
Article 31
Amendment to a product specification
Article 32
Cancellation
Article 33
Register of geographical indications of spirit drinks
Article 34
Homonymous geographical indications
Article 35
Specific grounds for refusal of protection
Article 36
Relationship between trade marks and geographical indications
Article 37
Existing registered geographical indications
Article 38
Verification of compliance with the product specification
Article 39
Surveillance of the use of names in the market place
Article 40
Procedure and requirements, and planning and reporting of control activities
Article 41
Delegated powers
Article 42
Implementing powers
CHAPTER IV
CHECKS, EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION, MEMBER STATES' LEGISLATION
Article 43
Checks on spirit drinks
Article 44
Exchange of information
Article 45
Member States' legislation
CHAPTER V
DELEGATION OF POWER, IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS, TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 1
Delegation of power and implementing provisions
Article 46
Exercise of the delegation
Article 47
Committee procedure
SECTION 2
Derogation, transitional and final provisions
Article 48
Derogation from nominal quantities requirements in Directive 2007/45/EC
Article 49
Repeal
Article 50
Transitional measures
Article 51
Entry into force and application
ANNEX I
CATEGORIES OF SPIRIT DRINKS
1.
Rum
2.
Whisky
or
whiskey
3.
Grain spirit
4.
Wine spirit
5.
Brandy
or
Weinbrand
6.
Grape marc spirit or grape marc
7.
Fruit marc spirit
8.
Raisin spirit or
raisin brandy
9.
Fruit spirit
10.
Cider spirit, perry spirit and cider and perry spirit
11.
Honey spirit
12.
Hefebrand
or lees spirit
13.
Beer spirit
14.
Topinambur
or Jerusalem artichoke spirit
15.
Vodka
16.
Spirit (supplemented by the name of the fruit, berries or nuts) obtained by maceration and distillation
17.
Geist
(supplemented by the name of the fruit or the raw materials used)
18.
Gentian
19.
Juniper-flavoured spirit drink
20.
Gin
21.
Distilled
gin
22.
London gin
23.
Caraway-flavoured spirit drink or
Kümmel
24.
Akvavit
or
aquavit
25.
Aniseed-flavoured spirit drink
26.
Pastis
27.
Pastis de Marseille
28.
Anis
or
janeževec
29.
Distilled
anis
30.
Bitter-tasting spirit drink or
bitter
31.
Flavoured vodka
32.
Sloe-aromatised spirit drink or
pacharán
33.
Liqueur
34.
Crème de (supplemented by the name of a fruit or other raw material used)
35.
Sloe gin
36.
Sambuca
37.
Maraschino
,
marrasquino
or
maraskino
38.
Nocino
or
orehovec
39.
Egg liqueur or
advocaat
or
avocat
or
advokat
40.
Liqueur with egg
41.
Mistrà
42.
Väkevä glögi
or
spritglögg
43.
Berenburg
or
Beerenburg
44.
Honey nectar or mead nectar
ANNEX II
SPECIFIC RULES CONCERNING CERTAIN SPIRIT DRINKS
ANNEX III
DYNAMIC OR ‘
CRIADERAS Y SOLERA
’ OR ‘
SOLERA E CRIADERAS
’ AGEING SYSTEM
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 |
— |