G/TBT/N/EU/432/Add.1  
 
5 November 2021  
(21-8396) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  5 November 2021 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the European Union . 
 
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Title: Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, 
presentation, labelling of spirit drinks, the use of the names of spirit drinks in the presentation and 
labelling of other foodstuffs and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks 
(COM(2016) 750)  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[X] Notified measure adopted - date: 17 April 2019  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 17 May 2019  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 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.  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32019R0787&qid=1634141743877  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/EEC/final_measure/21_7023_00_
e.pdf 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/EEC/final_measure/21_7023_01_
e.pdf 
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 e thyl alcohol and distillates of 
agricultural origin in alcoholic beverages, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 110/2008. 
Published in the Official Journal of the EU L 130, 17.5.2019, p. 1 –54 (BG, ES, CS, DA, 
DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL , PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)  
[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[  ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[X] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final /modified  measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/EU/432/Add.1  
 
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  The European Union would like to inform the WTO Members of a draft Commission Notice 
on Guidelines for the implementation of certain labelling provisions of 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 11 0/2008.  
These non -binding Guidelines were prepared to ensure the uniform application of 
Regulation (EU) 2019/787 for the benefit both of national administrations and of food 
business operators as concerns certain labelling provisions laid down therein and can be 
consulted here.  
In addition, the European Union would like to inform the WTO Members of the adoption 
of: 
• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1096 of 21 April 2021 amending 
Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Counci l as regards 
labelling rules for blends (OJ L 238, 6.7.2021, p. 1). It is now available at: https://eur -
lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32021 R1096&from=EN  
• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1465 of 6 July 2021 amending 
Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards 
the definition of allusions to legal names of spirit drinks or geographical indications  for 
spirit drinks and their use in the description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks 
other than the spirit drinks to which allusion is made (OJ L 321, 13.09.2021, p. 12). It 
is now available at: https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32021R1465&from=EN  
[  ] Other:  
 
Description:  - 
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