Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 Apri... (32019R0787)
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
- 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
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