G/TBT/N/EU/488  
 
7 June 2017  
(17-3019) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member : EUROPEAN UNION   
If applicable, name of local government involved  (Article 3.2 and 7.2) :  
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification  shall be indicated if different from above : European 
Commission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/  
3. Notified under  Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Spirit drinks 
(CN code 2208 90 71) - Other (HS 220 890).  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  Draft Commission 
Regulation amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling an d the protection 
of geographical indications of spirit drinks (4 page(s), in English)   
6. Description of content:  It concerns the adjustment of two of the spirit drink categories of 
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008, i.e. category 9 "fruit spirit" a nd category 10 
"cider spirit and perry spirit" to adapt them respectively to the traditional denomination 
and production methods actually used in EU Member States. Regardless of the title, please 
note that this draft Commission Regulation does not contain provisions on intellectual 
property right issues, in particular related to geographical indications. Only the provisions 
related to technical standards, definitions and labelling would be relevant for the purpose 
of the TBT Agreement.  
7. Objective and rat ionale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
To determine rules on the corresponding sales denomination.  
8. Relevant documents:  Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council of 15 January 2008 on the defini tion, description, presentation, labelling and 
the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation 
(EEC) No 1576/89 ( OJ L 39, 13.2.2008, p. 16 –54) 
http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  First quarter of 2018 (indicative)  
Proposed date of entry into force: This Regulation shall enter into f orce on the third day 
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/EEC/17_2608_00_e.pdf