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►B COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)No1576/89
of29May1989
layingdowngeneral rulesonthedefinition,descriptionandpresentationofspiritdrinks
(OJ L 160, 12.6.1989, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Council Regulation (EEC) No 3280/92 of 9 November 1992 L 327 3 13.11.1992
►M2Regulation (EC) No 3378/94 of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 22 December 1994L 366 1 31.12.1994
Amended by:
►A1Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C 241 21 29.8.1994
(adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995
Corrected by:►
C1Corrigendum, OJ L 223, 2.8.1989, p. 27 (1576/89)
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COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)No1576/89
of29May1989
layingdowngeneralrulesonthedefinition,descriptionandpresen-
tationofspiritdrinks
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European EconomicCommunity, and in particular Articles43 and 100a thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(
1),
In cooperation with the European Parliament(2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee(3),
Whereas at the moment there are no specific Community provisions
governing spirit drinks, in particular as concerns the definition of these
products and the requirements relating to their description and presen-
tation; whereas, given the economic importance of these products, it isnecessary, in order to assist the functioning of the common market, tolay down common provisions on this subject;
Whereas spirit drinks constitute a major outlet for Community agricul-
ture; whereasthisoutlet islargely the res ult of the reputation whichthese products have acquired throughout the Community and on theworld market; whereasthisreputation can be attributed to the qualityof traditional products; whereas a certain quality standard should there-
fore be maintained for the productsin ques tion if thisoutlet isto be
preserved; whereas the appropriate means of maintaining this qualitystandard is to define the products in question taking into account thetraditional practices on which their reputation is based; whereas, more-over, the terms thus defined should be used only for products of the
same quality as traditional products so as to prevent their being deva-
lued;
Whereas Community rules should reserve, for certain territories among
which certain countriesmay, by way of exception, appear, the us e of
geographical designations referring to them, provided that the stages
of production during which the finished product acquires its character-istics and definitive properties are completed in the geographical areain question; whereas, by thus conferring exclusive rights on the produ-cers concerned, the Community rules will ensure that the designations
in question continue to serve as indications of provenance and will
prevent them from entering the public domain and becoming genericterms; whereas the designations in question also perform the functionof informing the consumer as to the provenance of products character-ized by the raw materials used or by the special processes employed intheir manufacture;
Whereas the normal and customary means of informing the consumer
isto include certain information on the label; whereasthe labelling ofspirit drinks is subject to the general rules laid down in Council Direc-
tive 79/112/EEC of 18 December 1978 on the approximation of the
lawsof the Member Statesrelating to labelling, pres entation and adver-tising of foodstuffs(
4), aslas t amended by Directive 86/197/EEC(5);
whereas, in view of the nature of the products in question and so thatthe consumer may have fuller information, specific provisions addi-tional to these general rules should be adopted and whereas, in
particular, there should be incorporated, in the definition of products,
conceptsrelating to maturation and minimum alcoholic s trength forrelease for human consumption;1989R1576 — EN — 01.01.1996 — 003.001 — 2
(1) OJ No C 189, 23. 7. 1982, p. 7 and OJ No C 269, 25. 10. 1986, p. 4.
(2) Opinion published in OJ No C 127, 14. 5. 1984, p. 175 and Decision of 24
May 1989 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
(3) OJ No C 124, 9. 5. 1983, p. 16.
(4) OJ No L 33, 8. 2. 1979, p. 1.
(5) OJ No L 144, 29. 5. 1986, p. 38.
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Whereas, although Directive 79/112/EEC requires the printing of
certain particularson the labelling, it iss omewhat lacking in clarity asregardsthe place of manufacture; whereasthisconcept isof particular
importance in the sector of the drinks concerned owing to the fact that
the consumer often makes an association between the drinks in ques-tion and the place of its manufacture; whereas the absence of such anindication may give the consumer the impression of a false origin;whereasthisdanger s hould be avoided by making it obligatory, in
certain cases, to state the place of manufacture on the labelling;
Whereas additional requirements should, in certain cases, also be laid
down; whereas, in particular, when ethyl alcohol is used it should be
required that it be solely of agricultural origin, as is already customaryin the Community, so as to continue to ensure a major outlet for basicagricultural products;
WhereasCouncil Directive 80/778/EEC of 15 July 1980 relating to the
quality of water intended for human consumption(
1), and Council
Directive 80/777/EEC of 15 July 1980 on the approximation of thelawsof the Member Statesrelating to the exploitation and marketing
of natural mineral waters(
2), as last amended by the Act of Accession
of Spain and Portugal, lay down the characteristics of the water whichmay be used in foodstuffs; whereas reference should be made thereto:
Whereas ►
C1Council Directive 88/388/EEC ◄of 22 June 1988 on
the approximation of the lawsof the Member Statesrelating to flavour-ings for use in foodstuffs and to source materials for their production(
3)
putsforward definitionsof varioustermsliable to be us ed in connec-
tion with flavouring: whereas the same terminology should be used in
thisRegulation;
Whereas specific provisions should be adopted concerning description
and presentation for imported spirit drinks, bearing in mind the
Community'scommitmentsin itsrelationswith third countries ;
Whereas, in order to defend the reputation of Community products on
the world market, the same rules should be extended to exportedproducts, except where there are contrary provisions, bearing in mindtraditional habitsand practices ;
Whereasit ispreferable to act by way of a Regulation in order to
ensure the uniform and simultaneous implementation of the measuresin question;
Whereas, to simplify and expedite the procedure, the Commission
should be entrusted with adopting implementing measures of a tech-
nical nature; whereas, for this purpose, provision should be made for
a procedure whereby the Member States and the Commission cancooperate closely within an implementation committee;
Whereas transitional measures are necessary to facilitate the change-
over to the system introduced by this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. ThisRegulation laysdown the general ruleson the definition,
description and presentation of spirit drinks.
2. For the purposes of this Regulation spirit drink shall mean an
alcoholic liquid:
— intended for human consumption,
— having particular organoleptic qualitiesand, except in the cas e of
the productslis ted under point I of Annex III, a minimum alcoholicstrength of 15 % vol, and1989R1576 — EN — 01.01.1996 — 003.001 — 3
(1) OJ No L 229, 30. 8. 1980, p. 11.
(2) OJ No L 229, 30. 8. 1980, p. 1.
(3) OJ No L 184, 15. 7. 1988, p. 61.
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— produced
— either directly by the distillation, with or without added flavour-
ings, of natural fermented products, and/or by the maceration of
vegetable substances and/or the addition of flavourings, sugarsor other sweetening products listed in paragraph 3 (a) and/orother agricultural productsto ethyl alcohol of agricultural originand/or to distillate of agricultural origin and/or to spirit asdefined in thisRegulation
— or by the mixture of a spirit drink with:
— one or more other spirit drinks,
— ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin, distillate of agricultural
origin or spirit,
— one or more alcoholic drinks,— one or more drinks.
However, drinksfalling within CN codes2203 00, 2204, 2205, 2206 00
and 2207 shall not be considered spirit drinks.
3. Preliminary definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following terms shall have the
meaningsindicated:
(a) sweetening:
using one or more of the following products in the preparation of
spirit drinks:
semi-white sugar, white sugar, refined white sugar, dextrose, fruc-
tose, glucose syrup, liquid sugar, invert liquid sugar, invert sugar
syrup, rectified concentrated grape must, concentrated grape must,
fresh grape must, burned sugar, honey, carob syrup, or using othernatural carbohydrate substances having a similar effect to theabove products.
‘Burned sugar’ means the product obtained exclusively from the
controlled heating of sucrose without bases, mineral acids or other
chemical additives;
(b) mixing:
combining two or more different drinksto make a new drink;
(c) addition of alcohol:
adding ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin to a spirit drink;
(d) blending:
combining two or more spirit drinks belonging to the same cate-
gory and distinguished only by minor differences in composition
due to one or more of the following factors:
— the methods of preparation themselves,
— the stills employed,
— the period of maturation or ageing,
— the geographical area of production.
The spirit drink so produced belongs to the same category as the
original spirit drinks before blending;
(e) maturation or ageing:
allowing certain reactionsto develop naturally in appropriate
containers, thereby giving the spirit drink in question organolepticqualities previously absent;
(f) flavouring:
using in the preparation of spirit drinks one or more of the flavour-
ingsdefined in Article 1 (2) (a) of Directive 88/388/EEC;
(g) colouring:
using one or more colorants in the preparation of spirit drinks;
(h) ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin:
ethyl alcohol which possesses the properties listed in Annex I to
thisRegulation and hasbeen obtained by the dis tillation, after1989R1576 — EN — 01.01.1996 — 003.001 — 4
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alcoholic fermentation, of agricultural productslis ted in Annex II
to the Treaty, excluding spirit drinks as defined in paragraph 2.Where reference ismade to the raw material us ed, the alcohol
must be obtained solely from that raw material;
(i) distillate of agricultural origin:
an alcoholic liquid which isobtained by the dis tillation, after alco-
holic fermentation, of agricultural productslis ted in Annex II tothe Treaty but which doesnot have the propertiesof ethyl alcoholas defined in (h) or of a spirit drink but still retains the aroma andtaste of the raw materials used. Where reference is made to theraw material used, the distillate must be obtained solely from that
raw material;
(j) alcoholic strength by volume:
the ratio of the volume of pure alcohol present in the product in
question at 20 ºC to the total volume of that product at the same
temperature;
(k) volatile substances content:
the quantity of volatile substances other than ethyl and methyl
alcohol contained in a spirit drink obtained exclusively by distilla-tion, as a result solely of the distillation or redistillation of the rawmaterialsus ed;
(l) place of manufacture:
the place or region in which there took place that stage in the
process of manufacturing the finished product which conferred onthe spirit drink its character and essential definitive qualities;
(m) category of spirit drinks: all spirit drinks covered by the same defi-
nition.
4. Definition of different categoriesof s pirit drinksFor the purposes of this Regulation the following terms shall have the
meaningsindicated:
(a) Rum:
(1) A spirit drink produced exclusively by alcoholic fermentation
and distillation, either from molasses or syrup produced in the
manufacture of cane sugar or from sugar-cane juice itself and
distilled at less than 96 % vol so that the distillate has thediscernible specific organoleptic characteristics of rum.
(2) The spirit produced exclusively by alcoholic fermentation and
distillation of sugar-cane juice which has the aromatic charac-
teristics specific to rum and a content of volatile substancesequal to or exceeding 225 gramsper hectolitre of alcohol of100 % vol. Thiss pirit may be marketed with the word ‘agri-cultural’ qualifying the designation ‘rum’ accompanied byany of the geographical designations of the French Overseas
Departmentsaslis ted in Annex II.
(b)Whisky orwhiskey :
A spirit drink produced by the distillation of a mash of cereals
— saccharified by the diastase of the malt contained therein, with
or without other natural enzymes,
— fermented by the action of yeast,— distilled at less than 94,8 % vol, so that the distillate has an
aroma and taste derived from the raw materials used,
and matured for at least three years in wooden casks not exceeding
700 litrescapacity.
(c) Grain spirit:
(1) A spirit drink produced by the distillation of a fermented mash
of cerealsand having organoleptic characteris ticsderived from
the raw materialsus ed.
‘Grain spirit’ may be replaced by KornorKornbrand , for the
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where German isone of the official languagesprovided that
thisdrink istraditionally produced in thes e regionsand if thegrain spirit is obtained there without any additive:
— either exclusively by the distillation of a fermented mash
of whole grainsof wheat, barley, oats , rye or buckwheatwith all their component parts,
— or by the redistillation of a distillate obtained in accordance
with the first subparagraph.
(2) For a grain spirit to be designated ‘grain brandy’, it must have
been obtained by distillation at less than 95 % vol from afermented mash of cereals, presenting organoleptic features
deriving from the raw materialsus ed.
(d) Wine spirit:
A spirit drink— produced exclusively by the distillation at less than 86 % vol
of wine or wine fortified for distillation or by the redistillationof a wine distillate at less than 86 % vol,
— containing a quantity of volatile substances equal to or
exceeding 125 gramsper hectolitre of 100 % vol alcohol, and
— having a maximum methyl alcohol content of 200 gramsper
hectolitre of 100 % vol alcohol.
Where thisdrink hasbeen matured, it may continue to be
marketed as ‘wine spirit’ if it has matured for as long as, or longerthan, the period stipulated for the product referred to in (e).
(e)Brandy orWeinbrand :
A spirit drink— produced from wine spirit, whether or not blended with a wine
distillate distilled at less than 94,8 % vol provided that the saiddistillate does not exceed a maximum of 50 % by volume of
the finished product,
— matured for at least one year in oak receptables or for at least
six months in oak casks with a capacity of less than 1 000litres,
— containing a quantity of volatile substances equal to or
exceeding 125 gramsper hectolitre of 100 % vol alcohol, andderived exclusively from the distillation or redistillation of the
raw materialsus ed,
— having a maximum methyl alcohol content of 200 gramsper
hectolitre of 100 % vol alcohol.
(f) Grape marc spirit or grape marc:
(1) (a) A spirit drink
— produced from grape marc fermented and distilled
either directly by water vapour, or after water has
been added; a percentage of leesthat isto be deter-mined in accordance with the procedure laid down inArticle 15 may be added to the marc, the distillationbeing carried out in the presence of the marc itself at
less than 86 % vol. Redistillation at the same alcoholic
strength is authorized,
— containing a quantity of volatile substances equal to or
exceeding 140 gramsper hectolitre of 100 % vol
alcohol and having a maximum methyl alcohol content
of 1 000 gramsper hectolitre of 100 % vol alcohol.
(b) However, during the transitional period provided for
Portugal in the 1985 Act of Accession, subparagraph (a)shall not preclude the marketing in Portugal of grape
marc spirit produced in Portugal and having a maximum
methyl alcohol content of 1 500 gramsper hectolitre of100 % vol alcohol.
(2) The name ‘grape marc’ or ‘grape marc spirit’ may be replaced
by the designation grappa solely for the spirit drink produced
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(g) Fruit marc spirit:
A spirit drink produced by the fermentation and distillation of fruit
marc. The distillation conditions, product characteristics and otherprovisions shall be established in accordance with the procedurelaid down in Article 15.
(h) Raisin spirit or raisin brandy:
A spirit drink produced by the distillation of the product obtained
by the alcoholic fermentation of extract of dried grapesof the‘Corinth Black’ or ‘Malaga muscat’ varieties, distilled at less than94,5 % vol, so that the distillate has an aroma and taste derived
from the raw material used.
(i) Fruit spirits:
(1) (a) Spirit drinks
— produced exclusively by the alcoholic fermentation and
distillation of fleshy fruit or must of such fruit, with or
without stones,
— distilled at less than 86 % vol so that the distillate has
an aroma and taste derived from the fruits distilled,
— having a quantity of volatile substances equal to or
exceeding 200 gramsper hectolitre of 100 % vol
alcohol, and
— having a maximum methyl alcohol content of 1 000
gramsper hectolitre of 100 % vol alcohol, and
— in the case of stone-fruit spirits, having a hydrocyanic
acid content not exceeding 10 gramsper hectolitre of100 % vol alcohol.
(b) Derogationsfrom the provis ionsof the third, fourth and
fifth indentsof s ubparagraph (a) may be adopted in accor-
dance with the procedure laid down in Article 15, in
particular where the manufacture and sale of traditionalproducts provide a substantial proportion of the income ofcertain fruit producersin the Community.
(c) Drinks thus defined shall be called ‘spirit’ preceded by the
name of the fruit, such as: cherry spirit or kirsch, plum
spirit or slivovitz, mirabelle, peach, apple, pear, apricot,fig, citrus or grape spirit or other fruit spirits. They may
also be called wasser, with the name of the fruit.
The name Williams may be used only to describe pear
spirit produced solely from pears of the ‘Williams’ variety.
Whenever two or more fruitsare dis tilled together, the
product shall be called ‘fruit spirit’. The name may be
supplemented by that of each fruit, in decreasing order of
quantity used.
(d) The cases and conditions in which the name of the fruit
may replace the name ‘spirit’ preceded by the name ofthe fruit in question shall be determined in►
C1accordance with the procedure ◄laid down in
Article 15.
(2) The name ‘spirit’ preceded by the name of the fruit may also
be used for spirit drinks produced by macerating, within theminimum proportion of 100 kilogramsof fruit per 20 litresof
100 % vol alcohol, certain berries and other fruit such as rasp-
berries, blackberries, bilberries and others, whether partiallyfermented or unfermented, in ethyl alcohol of agriculturalorigin or in spirit or distillate as defined in this Regulation,followed by distillation.
The conditions for using the name ‘spirit’ preceded by the
name of the fruit with a view to avoiding confusion with thefruit spirits in point 1 and the fruit in question shall be deter-
mined by the procedure laid down in Article 15.
(3) The spirit drinks obtained by macerating unfermented whole
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cultural origin, followed by distillation, may be called ‘ geist’,
with the name of the fruit.
(j) Cider spirit, cider brandy or perry spirit:
Spirit drinks— produced exclusively by the distillation of cider or perry, and
— satisfying the requirements of the second, third and fourth
indents of subparagraph (i) (1) (a) relating to fruit spirits.
(k) Gentian spirit:
A spirit drink produced from a distillate of gentian, itself obtained
by the fermentation of gentian rootswith or without the additionof ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin.
(l) Fruit spirit drinks:
(1) Spirit drinksobtained by macerating fruit in ethyl alcohol of
agricultural origin and/or in distillate of agricultural origin
and/or in spirit as defined in this Regulation and within aminimum proportion to be determined by meansof the proce-dure laid down in Article 15.
The flavouring of these spirit drinks may be supplemented by
flavouring substances and/or flavouring preparations other thanthose which come from the fruit used. These flavouringsubstances and flavouring preparations are defined respectively
in Article 1 (2) (b) (i) and (c) of Directive 88/388/EEC.
However, the characteristic taste of the drink and its colourmust come exclusively from the fruit used.
(2) The drinks so defined shall be called ‘spirit drinks’ or ‘spirit’
preceded by the name of the fruit. The cases and conditions inwhich the name of the fruit may replace those names shall bedetermined by meansof the procedure laid down in Article 15.
However, the name Pacharán may be used solely for the ‘fruit
spirit drink’ manufactured in Spain and obtained by macer-ating sloes (prunus espinosa) within the minimum proportion
of 250 gramsof fruit per litre of pure alcohol.
(m) Juniper-flavoured spirit drinks:
(1) (a) Spirit drinksproduced by flavouring ethyl alcohol of agri-
cultural origin and/or grain spirit and/or grain distillatewith juniper (juniperus communis) berries.
Other natural and/or nature-identical flavouring substances
asdefined in Article 1 (2) (b) (i) and (ii) of Directive 88/388/EEC and/or flavouring preparationsdefined in Article
1 (2) (c) of that Directive, and/or aromatic plantsor parts
of aromatic plantsmay be us ed in addition, but the organo-leptic characteristics of juniper must be discernible, even ifthey are sometimes attenuated.
(b) The drinksmay be called Wacholder, ginebra, orgenebra .
Use of these names is to be determined in accordance withthe procedure laid down in Article 15.
(c) The alcohols used for the spirit drinks called genièvre,
jenever, genever andpeket, must be organoleptically
suitable for the manufacture of the aforementioned
productsand have a maximum methyl content of 5 grams
per hectolitre of 100 % vol alcohol and a maximum alde-hyde content expressed as acetaldehyde of 0,2 grams perhectolitre of 100 % vol alcohol. In the case of suchproducts, the taste of juniper berries need not be discern-
ible.
(2) (a) The drink may be called ‘ gin’ if it isproduced by
flavouring organoleptically suitable ethyl alcohol of agri-
cultural origin with natural and/or nature-identicalflavouring substances as defined in Article 1 (2) (b) (i)and (ii) of Directive 88/388/EEC and/or flavouringpreparationsasdefined in Article 1 (2) (c) of that Direc-tive so that the taste is predominantly that of juniper.1989R1576 — EN — 01.01.1996 — 003.001 — 8
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(b) The drink may be called ‘distilled gin’ if it isproduced
solely by redistilling organoleptically suitable ethyl alcoholof agricultural origin of an appropriate quality with an
initial alcoholic strength of at least 96 % vol in stills tradi-
tionally used for gin, in the presence of juniper berries andof other natural botanicalsprovided that the juniper tas te ispredominant. The term ‘distilled gin’ may also apply to a
mixture of the product of such distillation and ethyl
alcohol of agricultural origin with the same composition,
purity and alcoholic strength. Natural and/or nature-iden-tical flavouring substances and/or flavouring preparationsas specified at (a) may also be used to flavour distilledgin. London gin isa type of dis tilled gin.
Ginobtained simply by adding essences or flavourings to
ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin shall not qualify for the
description ‘distilled gin’.
(n) Caraway-flavoured spirit drinks:
(1) Spirit drinksproduced by flavouring ethyl alcohol of agricul-
tural origin with caraway (Carum carvi L.) .
Other natural and/or nature-identical flavouring substances as
defined in Article 1 (2) (b) (i) and (ii) of Directive 88/388/EEC and/or flavouring preparationsasdefined in Article 1 (2)
(c) of that Directive may additionally be used but there must
be a predominant taste of caraway.
(2) (a) The spirit drinks defined in point 1 may also be called
akvavit oraquavit if they are flavoured with a distillate of
plants or spices.
Other flavouring substances specified in the second
subparagraph of point 1 may be used in addition, but theflavour of these drinks is largely attributable to distillates
of caraway and/or dill (Anethum graveolens L.) seeds, the
use of essential oils being prohibited.
(b) The bitter substances must not obviously dominante the
taste; the dry extract content may not exceed 1,5 gramsper 100 millilitres.
(o) Aniseed-flavoured spirit drinks:
(1) Spirit drinksproduced by flavouring ethyl alcohol of agricul-
tural origin with natural extracts of star anise (Illicium
verum), anise(Pimpinella anisum), fennel(Foeniculum
vulgare), or any other plant which containsthe s ame principal
aromatic constituent, using one of the following processes:
— maceration and/or distillation,
— redistillation of the alcohol in the presence of the seeds or
other partsof the plantss pecified above,
— addition of natural distilled extracts of aniseed-flavoured
plants,
— a combination of these three methods.
Other natural plant extracts or aromatic seed may also be used,
but the aniseed taste must remain predominant.
(2) For an aniseed-flavoured spirit drink to be called ‘ pastis’i t
must also contain natural extracts of liquorice root (Glycyr-
rhiza glabra), which impliesthe pres ence of the colorants
known as‘chalcones ’ aswell asglycyrrhizic acid, theminimum and maximum levelsof which mus t be 0,05 and0,5 gramsper litre res pectively.
Pastiscontains less than 100 grams of sugar per litre and has a
minimum and maximum anethole level of 1,5 and 2 gramsperlitre respectively.
(3) For an aniseed-flavoured spirit drink to be called ‘ ouzo’i t
must:
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— have been produced by blending alcoholsflavoured by
means of distillation or maceration using aniseed andpossibily fennel seed, mastic from a lentiscus indigenous
to the island of Chios (Pistacia lentiscus Chia or latifolia)
and other aromatic seeds, plants and fruits; the alcoholflavoured by distillation must represent at least 20 % ofthe alcoholic strength of the ouzo.
That distillate must:
— have been produced by distillation in traditional discontin-
uous copper stills with a capacity of 1 000 litres or less,
— have an alcoholic strength of not less than ►
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and not more than 80 % vol. ◄
Ouzomust be colourless and have a sugar content of 50 grams
or less per litre.
(4) For an aniseed-flavoured spirit drink to be called anis, itschar-
acteristic flavour must be derived exclusively from anise(pimpinella anisum) and/or star anise (illicium verum) and/or
fennel(foeniculum vulgare) . The name ‘distilled anis’ may be
used if the drink contains alcohol distilled in the presence of
such seeds, provided such alcohol constitutes at least 20 % ofthe drink'salcoholic s trength.
(p) Bitter-tasting spirit drinks or bitter:
Spirit drinkswith a predominantly bitter tas te produced by
flavouring ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin with natural and/ornature-identical flavouring substances as defined in Article 1 (2)(b) (i) and (ii) of Directive 88/388/EEC and/or flavouring prepara-tionsasdefined in Article 1 (2) (c) of that Directive.
The drinksmay als o be marketed as‘amer’ or bitterwith or
without another term.
This provision shall not affect the possible use of the terms ‘amer’
forbitterfor productsnot covered by thisArticle.
(q) Vodka:
A spirit drink produced by either rectifying ethyl alcohol of agri-
cultural origin or filtering it through activated charcoal, possiblyfollowed by straightforward distillation or an equivalent treatment,
so that the organoleptic characteristics of the raw materials used
are selectively reduced. The product may be given special organo-leptic characteristics, such as a mellow taste, by the addition offlavouring.
(r) Liqueur:
(1) A spirit drink:
— having a minimum sugar content of 100 grams per litre
expressed as invert sugar, without prejudice to a differentdecision taken in accordance with the procedure laid downin Article 15,
— produced by flavouring ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin
or a distillate of agricultural origin or one or more spiritdrinksasdefined in thisRegulation or a mixture of the
above, sweetened and possibly with the addition of
productsof agricultural origin s uch ascream, milk or othermilk products, fruit, wine or flavoured wine.
(2) The name ‘crème de’ followed by the name of a fruit or the
raw material used, excluding milk products, shall be reserved
for liqueurswith a minimum s ugar content of 250 gramsperlitre expressed as invert sugar.
The name ‘crème de cassis’ shall, however, be reserved for
blackcurrant liqueurs containing at least 400 grams of sugar,
expressed as invert sugar, per litre.
(3) The name ‘Jägertee’, ‘Jagertee’ and ‘Jagatee’ shall be reserved
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or tea, with the addition of several natural flavouring
substances such as those defined in Article 1 (2) (b) (i) ofDirective 88/388/EEC. The alcoholic strength shall be at least
22,5 % vol. The sugar content, expressed as invert sugar, shall
be at least 100 grammes per litre.
(s) Egg liqueur/ advocaat/avocat/Advokat:
A spirit drink whether or not flavoured, obtained from ethyl
alcohol of agricultural origin, the ingredientsof which are quality
egg yolk, egg white and sugar or honey. The minimum sugar or
honey content must be 150 grams per litre. The minimum eggyolk content must be 140 grams per litre of the final product.
(t) Liqueur with egg:
A spirit drink whether or not flavoured, obtained from ethyl
alcohol of agricultural origin, the ingredientsof which are quality
egg yolk, egg white and sugar or honey. The minimum sugar orhoney content must be 150 grams per litre. The minimum eggyolk content must be 70 grams per litre of the final product.
(u) Väkevä glögi — Spritglögg:
A spirit drink produced by flavouring ethyl alcohol of agricultural
origin with natural or nature identical aroma of clovesand/orcinnamon using one of the following processes: maceration and/or distillation, redistillation of the alcohol in the presence of parts
of the plantss pecified above, addition of natural or nature iden-
tical flavour of clovesor cinnamon or a combination of thes emethods.
Other natural or nature identical plant extractsof flavoursin
conformity with Directive 88/388/EEC may also be used, but theflavour of the specified spices must be predominant. The contentof wine or wine productsmay not exceed 50 percent.
Article 2
Subject to Articles3, 4 and 12, in order to be marketed for human
consumption under one of the names listed in Article 1 (4) a spiritdrink must comply with the definition and requirements applicable tothe category to which it belongs.
Article 3
1. With the exception of juniper-flavoured spirit drinks as defined in
Article 1 (4) (m) (1), for the spirit drinks listed below, the minimumalcoholic strength by volume for release for human consumption inthe Community under one of the nameslis ted in Article 1 (4), withthe exception of certain specific products whose alcoholic strength is
indicated in Annex III, shall be as follows:
—4 0% whisky/whiskey
pastis
— 37,5 % rum
Rum-Verschnitt
wine spiritgrape marc spiritfruit marc spiritraisin spiritfruit spirit
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gentian spiritgin/distilledgin
akvavit/aquavitvodka
grappa
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—3 6% brandy/Weinbrand
— 35 % grain spirit/grain brandy
anis
—3 2% Korn
— 30 % caraway-flavoured spirit drinks (except akvavit/
aquavit )
— 25 % fruit spirit drinks— 15 % aniseed-flavoured spirit drinks (except ouzo, pastis,
anis)the other productsreferred to in Article 1 (4) and not
listed above.
2. National provisions may set a minimum alcoholic strength by
volume which ishigher than the valuesreferred to in paragraph 1 forthe spirit drinks listed in Annex II. Member States shall notify theCommission of such alcoholic strengths within three months of:
— either the entry into force of this Regulation, in the case of existing
provisions,
— or their adoption, in the case of any provisions which may be
adopted after thisRegulation comesinto force.
The Commission shall ensure that they are published in the ‘C’ series
of theOfficial Journal of the European Communities .
3. The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from
the Commission, may fix minimum alcoholic strengths by volume for
categoriesof drinksother than thos e referred to in paragraph 1.
4. Before 31 December 1992, the Council will review the minimum
alcoholic strength of whisky/whiskey on the basis of a market study by
the Commission.
Article 4
1. Without prejudice to provisions adopted pursuant to paragraphs 2
to 5, if any substance other than those authorized by Community legis-
lation or, failing that, by national provisions is added, the spirit drink in
question shall lose the right to the reserved name.
2. The list of authorized food additives, the directions for their use
and the spirit drinks concerned shall be determined by the procedurelaid down in Council Directive 89/107/EEC of 21 December 1988 onthe approximation of the lawsof the Member Stateson the additiveswhich may be used in foodstuffs(
1).
3. The list of authorized processing aids, the directions for their use
and the spirit drinks concerned may be determined by the procedure
laid down in Article 15.
4. Without prejudice to the more restrictive provisions of Article 1
(4), the colouring of spirit drinks shall be authorized in accordance
with the national rules established pursuant to the Council Directiveof 23 October 1962 on the approximation of the rulesof the MemberStates concerning the colouring matters authorized for use in foodstuffsintended for human consumption(
2), aslas t amended by the Act of
Accession of Spain and Portugal.
5. Only natural flavouring substances and preparations as defined in
Article 1 (2) (b) (i) and Article 1 (2) (c) of Directive 88/388/EEC may
be used in the preparation of the spirit drinks defined in Article 1 (4),except in the case of those defined in Article 1 (4) (m), (n) and (p).1989R1576 — EN — 01.01.1996 — 003.001 — 12
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However, nature-identical flavouring substances and preparations as
defined in Article 1 (2) (b) (ii) of Directive 88/388/EEC shall beauthorized in liqueursexcept thos e mentioned below:
(a) Fruit liqueurs(or crèmes ):
— pineapple,
— blackcurrant,
— cherry,
— raspberry,— mulberry,— bilberry,
— citrusfruit,
— cloudberry,
— arctic bramble,— cranberry,— lingonberry,
— sea buckthorn;
(b) plant liqueurs:
— mint,
— gentian,
— aniseed,
— génépi,— vulnerary.
6. In the preparation of spirit drinks, the addition of water, possibly
distilled or demineralized, shall be authorized, provided that the qualityof the water conformsto the national provis ionsadopted in implemen-tation of Directives80/777/EEC and 80/778/EEC and that the water
added doesnot change the nature of the product.
7. (a) The ethyl alcohol used in the preparation of spirit drinks may
not be of any origin other than agricultural.
(b) The ethyl alcohol used to dilute or dissolve colorants, flavour-
ingsor any other authorized additivesus ed in the preparation
of spirit drinks must be ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin.
(c) Without prejudice to more restrictive provisions laid down in
Article 1 (4) (m) (1), the quality of the ethyl alcohol of agricul-tural origin must meet the specifications set out in Annex I.
8. Detailed rules, including the methods to be used for analyzing
spirit drinks, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 14.
The lists of liqueurs appearing in the second subparagraph of paragraph
5 may be supplemented by the Council acting by a qualified majorityon a proposal from the Commission.
Article 5
1. Without prejudice to measures adopted pursuant to Article 6, use
of the names referred to in Article 1 (4) shall be restricted to the spiritdrinksdefined therein, account being taken of the requirementslaiddown in Articles 2, 3, 4 and 12. These names must be used to describethe said drinks.
Spirit drinkswhich do not meet the s pecificationslaid down for the
products defined in Article 1 (4) may not bear the names assigned
therein to those products. They must be described as: ‘spirit drinks’ or‘spirits’.
2. The names listed in paragraph 1 may be supplemented by geogra-
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3. (a) The geographical designations listed in Annex II may replace
the designations referred to in paragraph 1 or supplement them,forming composite designations. These designations, whether
composite or not, may if necessary be accompanied by addi-
tional particularsprovided that the latter are regulated by theMember State of production.
By way of derogation from the preceding subparagraph, the
wordsmarque nationale luxembourgeoise shall replace the
geographical designation and may supplement the names of thespirits produced in the Grandy Duchy of Luxembourg as listed
in Annex II.
(b) These geographical designations shall be reserved for spirit
drinks in the case of which the production stage during which
they acquired their character and definitive qualitiestook placein the geographical area indicated.
(c) Member Statesmay apply s pecific national ruleson production,
movement within a Member State, description and presentationto products manufactured within their territories, in so far asthey are compatible with Community law. Where they areapplied in pursuit of a quality policy, such rules may restrict
production in a given geographical area to quality products
complying with the specific rules concerned.
Article 6
1. Special provisions may govern indications used in addition to the
sales description, i.e.:
— the use of terms, acronyms or signs,
— the use of compound terms including any of the generic terms
defined in Article 1 (2) and (4).
2. Special provisions may govern the names of mixtures of spirit
drinks and those of mixtures of drinks and spirit drinks.
3. The provisions referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be adopted
in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 15. They shallbe designed in particular to prevent the creation of confusion by thenames referred to in those paragraphs, especially regarding products inexistence when this Regulation enters into force.
Article 7
1. In addition to complying with national legislation adopted in
accordance with Directive 79/112/EEC, the labelling, presentation andadvertising of spirit drinks defined in Article 1 (4) intended for the
final consumer shall comply with paragraphs 2 and 3.
2. (a) The name under which the productsreferred to in Article 1 (2)
and (4) are sold shall be one of the names to be used exclusivelyfor such products under Articles 5 and 6 (2).
(b) Where the labelling indicatesthe raw material us ed to produce
the ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin, each agricultural alcoholused must be mentioned in descending order of quantity used.
(c) The name under which the spirit drinks referred to in paragraph
1 are sold may be supplemented by the term ‘blend’ where the
product hasundergone blending.
(d) Saving exceptions, a maturation period may be specified only
where it refersto the younges t alcoholic component and
provided that the product was aged under revenue supervisionor supervision affording equivalent guarantees.
(e) Asfrom 1 January 1993, s pirit drinkscovered by thisRegulation
may not be held with a view to sale or placed on the market incontainers fitted with closing devices covered by lead-basedcapsules or foil. However, the disposal of spirit drinks in bottles1989R1576 — EN — 01.01.1996 — 003.001 — 14
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fitted before that date with such capsules or foil shall be author-
ized until stocks are used up.
3. The following may, in the case of the products referred to in
Article 1 (4), be determined in accordance with the procedure laiddown in Article 14:
(a) the conditionsunder which the labelling may s pecify a maturation
period and those relating to the raw materials used;
(b) the conditions governing the use of sales descriptions which imply
that the product hasbeen matured, together with any exceptions
and the conditionsfor equivalent controls ;
(c) the special provisions governing the use of terms referring to a
certain property of the product, such as its history or the methodby which it isprepared;
(d) the rulesgoverning the labelling of productsin containersnot
intended for the final consumer, including any derogations fromthe labelling rulesto take account in particular of warehous ingand transport.
4. The particularsprovided for in thisRegulation s hall be given in
one or more official languagesof the Communitiesin s uch a way thatthe final consumer can readily understand each item, unless purchasersare provided with the information by other means.
5. The geographical designations listed in Annex II, the terms in
italicsin Article 1 (4) and the des ignation Rum-Verschnitt must not be
translated.
However, at the request of the Member State of consumption, it may
be decided, by the procedure laid down in Article 14, that the said
termsin italicsand, in particular, raisin brandy shall be supplemented
by equivalent terms so that consumers of the said Member State are notmisled.
6. In the case of products originating in third countries, use of an
official language of the third country in which the product hasbeenmade shall be authorized if the particulars provided for in this Regula-
tion are also given in an official language of the Communities in such a
way that the final consumer can readily understand each item.
7. Without prejudice to Article 12, in the case of products origi-
nating in the Community and intended for export the particularsprovided for in thisRegulation may be repeated in another language;thisdoesnot apply to the particularsreferred to in paragraph 5.
8. In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 15, the
Commission may determine the cases and/or the spirit drinks for whicha reference to the place of manufacture and/or the origin and/or thesource shall be compulsory, as well as the attendant rules.
Article 8
In order to be marketed for human consumption, spirit drinks produced
in the Community may not be described by ►
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phrases such as ‘like’, ‘type’, ‘style’, ◄‘made’, ‘flavour’ or any other
similar indications with any of the sales descriptions mentioned in this
Regulation.
Article 9
1. The spirit drinks listed below:
— rum,
—whisky andwhiskey ,
— grain spirit/grain brandy,
— wine spirit and brandy,
— grape marc spirit,
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— fruit spirit other than products defined in Article 1 (4) (i) (2),
— cider spirit, cider brandy and perry spirit
may not bear in any form whatsoever in their presentation the generic
name reserved for the above drinks if they contain added ethyl alcohol
of agricultural origin.
2. However, paragraph 1 shall not prevent marketing, for human
consumption in the Community, of the product manufactured inGermany and obtained by mixing rum and alcohol. A minimumproportion of 5 % of the alcohol contained in the final product calledRum-Verschnitt must come from rum. Where this product is sold
outside the German market, its alcoholic composition must appear on
the label.
Asregardsthe labelling and pres entation of the product Rum-Versch-
nitt,the wordVerschnitt must appear on the packaging (on the bottle
or wrapping) in characters of the same type, size and colour as, andon the same line as, the word Rumand, in the case of bottles, on the
front label.
Article 10
1. The Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure
that Community provisions relating to spirit drinks are complied with.They shall appoint one or more agencies to monitor compliance withthese provisions.
In the case of the products listed in Annex II, it may be decided in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14 that such super-
vision and protection shall be effected, for the purposes of movementwithin the Community, by meansof commercial documentsverifiedby the administration and by the keeping of appropriate registers.
2. For the spirit drinks listed in Annex II and exported, the Council,
acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission,
shall establish a system of authentication documents to eliminate frau-
dulent practices and counterfeits. This system is intended to replace theexisting national system. It must offer at least the same degree ofcertainty as those national systems, subject to Community rules and inparticular those relating to competition.
Until such time as the system referred to in the preceding subparagraph
hasbeen introduced, the Member Statesmay retain their own authenti-cation systems provided that these comply with Community rules.
3. The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from
the Commission, shall adopt the necessary measures for the uniformapplication of Community provisions in the spirit drinks sector, particu-
larly with regard to controlsand relationsbetween the competent
bodiesof the Member States .
4. Member States and the Commission shall communicate to each
other the information necessary for implementing this Regulation.Detailed rules for the communication and distribution of such informa-tion shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 14.
Article 11
1. Subject to paragraph 2, to be marketed for human consumption
within the Community, imported spirit drinks bearing a geographicaldesignation or a name other than those referred to in Article 1 (4)may, subject to reciprocal arrangements, qualify for the supervisionand protection referred to in Article 10.
The first subparagraph shall be implemented by agreements to be nego-
tiated and concluded with the third countriesconcerned under theprocedure laid down in Article 113 of the Treaty.
Detailed rules and the list of products referred to in the first subpara-
graph shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down inArticle 15.1989R1576 — EN — 01.01.1996 — 003.001 — 16
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2. ThisRegulation s hall be without prejudice to the importing and
marketing for human consumption within the Community under theirnames of origin of specific spirit drinks originating in third countries
for which tariff concessions are granted by the Community either under
GATT or under bilateral agreementsand the conditionsfor the admis -sion of which have been laid down in Community regulations.
Article 11a
1. Member States shall adopt all measures necessary to permit those
concerned to prevent, under the conditionslaid down in Articles23 and
24 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property
Rights, the use within the Community of a geographical designationidentifying productscovered by thisRegulation for productswhich donot originate in the place referred to by the geographical designation inquestion, including in cases where the actual origin of the product isindicated or where the geographical designation is given in translation
or accompanied by expressions such as ‘like’, ‘type’, ‘style’, ‘imita-
tion’ or other.
For the purposes of this Article, ‘geographical designation’ shall mean
any indication identifying a product asoriginating in the territory of a
third country which isa member of the World Trade Organization, or
in a region or locality of that territory, where a quality, reputation orother specific characteristic of that product can essentially be attributedto that geographical origin.
2. Paragraph 1 shall apply notwithstanding Article 11 of this Regu-
lation and other provisions of Community legislation laying down rules
for the description and presentation of products covered by this Regu-lation.
3. Detailed rules for the application of this Article, where necessary,
shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article
15.
Article 12
1. Spirit drinks intended for export must comply with the provisions
of thisRegulation.
2. However, the Member Statesmay decide on derogationsas
regardsthe provis ionsof Article 4 (2), (3), (4) and (6) but not in
respect of the spirit drinks listed in Annexes II and III or spirit drinkswith reserved descriptions.
3. Derogationsfrom the provis ionsin Article 3 relating to the alco-
holic strength for release for human consumption may also be decided
on in the case of:
— spirit drinks covered by Article 1 (2) and (4),
— spirit drinks covered by Annex II, in particular where this is
required under the law of the importing third country,
at the request of the producer Member State in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 14.
4. Derogations from rules on designation and presentation, other
than the namesprovided for in Article 1 (2) and (4) and in AnnexesII and III and without prejudice to Articles8 and 9 may be authorizedby the Member States:
— where the legislation in force in the importing third country so
requires,
— in cases which are not covered by the first indent, with the excep-
tion of some indications to be decided on in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 14.
5. The derogationsauthorized by the Member Statess hall be noti-
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Article 13
1. An Implementation Committee for Spirit Drinks,
►C1hereinafter referred to as ‘the committee’, shall be set up ◄
consisting of representatives of the Member States and chaired by arepresentative of the Commission.
2. Within the committee the votesof Member Statess hall be
weighted in accordance with Article 148 (2) of the Treaty. Thechairman shall not vote.
Article 14
1. Where the procedure laid down in thisArticle isto be followed,
the chairman shall refer the matter to the committee either on his own
initiative or at the request of the representative of a Member State.
2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the
Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shalldeliver itsopinion on the draft within a time limit which the Chairmanmay lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion
shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the
Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopton a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives ofthe Member Stateswithin the Committee s hall be weighted in themanner set out in that Article. The Chairman shall not vote.
3. The Commission shall adopt measures which shall apply immedi-
ately. However, if these measures are not in accordance with theopinion of the committee, they shall forthwith be communicated bythe Commission to the Council. In that event, the Commission maydefer application of the measures for one month.
The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different deci-
sion within one month.
Article 15
1. Where the procedure laid down in thisArticle isto be followed,
the chairman shall refer the matter to the committee either on his owninitiative or at the request of a representative of a Member States.
2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the
committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shalldeliver itsopinion on the draft within a time limit which the chairmanmay lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion
shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the
Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopton a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives ofthe Member Stateswithin the committee s hall be weighted in themanner set out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote.
3.. (a) The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged if they are
in accordance with the opinion of the committee.
(b) If the measures envisaged are not in accordance with the
opinion of the committee, or if no opinion isdelivered, theCommission shall, without delay, submit to the Council a
proposal relating to the measures to be taken. The Council shall
act by a qualified majority.
If, on the expiry of three monthsasfrom the date of referral to
the Council, the Council has not acted, the proposed measuresshall be adopted by the Commission.
Article 16
The committee may consider any other question referred to it by its
chairman, either on his own initiative or at the request of the represen-tative of a Member State.1989R1576 — EN — 01.01.1996 — 003.001 — 18
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Article 17
1. In order to facilitate the changeover from the present arrange-
ments to those introduced by this Regulation, transitional measures
shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article
14.
2. Such transitional measures shall be applicable for not more than
two yearsfrom the date of implementation of thisRegulation.
Article 18
ThisRegulation s hall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply from 15 December 1989, with the exception of Articles
13 to 16, which shall apply as from the entry into force of this Regula-tion.
ThisRegulation s hall be binding in itsentirety and directly applicable
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ANNEX I
Characteristics of ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin as referred to in
Article 1(3)(h)
1. Organoleptic characteristics No detectable taste other than that of
the raw material
2. Minimum alcoholic strength by volume 96,0 % vol
3. Maximum level of residues
— Total acidity, expressed in grams of acetic acid per
hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol 1,5
— Esters expressed in grams of ethyl acetate per hecto-
litre of alcohol at 100 % vol 1,3
— Aldehydes expressed in grams of acetaldehyde per
hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol 0,5
— Higher alcohols expressed in grams of methyl-2
propanol-1 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol 0,5
— Methanol expressed in grams per hectolitre of
alcohol at 100 % vol 50
— Dry extract expressed in grams per hectolitre of
alcohol at 100 % vol 1,5
— Volatile bases containing nitrogen expressed in
gramsof nitrogen per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 %
vol 0,1
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ANNEX II
SPIRITDRINKS
Geographical designationsreferred toinArticle5(3)
Category Geographical designation
1. Rum Rhum de la Martinique
Rhum de la Guadeloupe
Rhum de la Réunion
Rhum de la Guyane
(these names may be supplemented by the word
‘►C1traditionnel ◄’)
Ron de Malaga
Ron de Granada
Rum da Madeira
2. (a)Whisky Scotch Whisky
Irish Whisky
Whisky español
(these designations may be supplemented by the words
‘Malt’ or ‘Grain’)
(b)Whiskey Irish Whiskey
Uisce Beatha Eireannach/Irish Whiskey
(these designations may be supplemented by the words ‘Pot
Still’)
3. Grain spirit Eau-de-vie de seigle, marque nationale luxembourgeoise4. Wine spirit Eau-de-vie de Cognac
Eau-de-vie desCharentes
Cognac
(thisdes ignation may be accompanied by one of the
following descriptions:
— Fine
— Grande Fine Champagne— Grande Champagne— Petite Fine Champagne
— Petite Champagne
— Fine Champagne— Borderies— FinsBois— BonsBois )
Fine Bordeaux
Armagnac
Bas-Armagnac
Haut-Armagnac
Ténarèse
Eau-de-vie de vin de la Marne
Eau-de-vie de vin originaire d'Aquitaine
Eau-de-vie de vin de Bourgogne
Eau-de-vie de vin originaire du Centre-Est
Eau-de-vie de vin originaire de Franche-Comté
Eau-de-vie de vin originaire du Bugey
Eau-de-vie de vin de Savoie
Eau-de-vie de vin originaire desCoteaux de la Loire
Eau-de-vie de vin desCôtes -du-Rhone
Eau-de-vie de vin originaire de Provence
Faugèresor eau-de-vie de Faugères
Eau-de-vie de vin originaire du Languedoc
Aguardente do Minho
Aguardente do Douro
Aguardente da Beira Interior
Aguardente da Bairrada
Aguardente do Oeste
Aguardente do Ribatejo
Aguardente do Alentejo
Aguardente do Algarve
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Category Geographical designation
Brandy de Penedés
Brandy italiano
Brandy Αττικής /AtticaBrandy
Brandy Πελοποννήσου /Peloponnese Brandy
Brandy Κεντρικής Ελλάδας /Brandy from Central Greece
Deutscher Weinbrand
►A1Wachauer Weinbrand
Weinbrand Dürnstein ◄
6. Grape marc spirit Eau-de-vie de marc de Champagne ou marc de Champagne
Eau-de-vie de marc originaire d'Aquitaine
Eau-de-vie de marc de Bourgogne
Eau-de-vie de marc originaire du Centre-Est
Eau-de-vie de marc originaire de Franche-Comté
Eau-de-vie de marc originaire de Bugey
Eau-de-vie de marc originaire de Savoie
Marc de Bourgogne
Marc de Savoie
Marc d'Auvergne
Eau-de-vie de marc originaire desCoteaux de la Loire
Eau-de-vie de marc desCôtesdu Rhône
Eau-de-vie de marc originaire de Provence
Eau-de-vie de marc originaire du Languedoc
Marc d'Alsace Gewürztraminer
Marc de Lorraine
Bagaceira do Minho
Bagaceira do Douro
Bagaceira da Beira Interior
Bagaceira da Bairrada
Bagaceira do Oeste
Bagaceira do Ribatejo
Bagaceira do Alentejo
Bagaceira do Algarve
Orujo gallego
Grappa di Barolo
Grappa piemontese or del Piemonte
Grappa lombarda or di Lombardia
Grappa trentina or del Trentino
Grappa friulana or del Friuli
Grappa veneta or del Veneto
Südtiroler Grappa/Grappa dell'Alto Adige
Τσικουδιά Κρήτης /Tsikoudia from Crete
Τσίπουρο Μακεδονίας /Tsipouro from Macedonia
Τσίπουρο Θεσσαλίας /Tsipouro from Thessaly
Τσίπουρο Τυρνάβου /Tsipouro from Tyrnavos
Eau-de-vie de marc marque nationale luxembourgeoise
7. Fruit spirit Schwarzwälder Kirschwasser
Schwarzwälder Himbeergeist
Schwarzwälder Mirabellenwasser
Schwarzwälder Williamsbirne
Schwarzwälder Zwetschgenwasser
Fränkisches Zwetschgenwasser
Fränkisches Kirschwasser
Fränkischer Obstler
Mirabelle de Lorraine
Kirsch d'Alsace
Quetsch d'Alsace
Framboise d'Alsace
Mirabelle d'Alsace
Kirsch de Fougerolles
Südtiroler Williams/Williams dell'Alto Adige
Südtiroler Aprikot or Südtiroler
Marille/Aprikot dell'Alto Adige or Marille dell'Alto AdigeSüdtiroler Kirsch/Kirsch dell'Alto Adige
Südtiroler Zwetschgeler/Zwetschgeler dell'Alto Adige
Südtiroler Obstler/Obstler dell'Alto Adige
Südtiroler Gravensteiner/Gravensteiner dell'Alto Adige
Südtiroler Golden Delicious/Golden delicious dell'Alto
Adige
Williamsfriulano or del Friuli
Sliwovitz del Veneto
Sliwovitz del Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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Category Geographical designation
Distillato di mele trentino or del Trentino
Williamstrentino or del Trentino
Sliwovitz trentino or del Trentino
Aprikot trentino or del Trentino
Medronheira do Algarve
Medronheira do Buçaco
Kirsch or Kirschwasser Friulano
Kirsch or Kirschwasser Trentino
Kirsch or Kirschwasser Veneto
Aguardente de pêra da Lousa
Eau-de-vie de pommesmarque nationale luxembourgeois e
Eau-de-vie de poiresmarque nationale luxembourgeois e
Eau-de-vie de kirsch marque nationale luxembourgeoise
Eau-de-vie de quetsch marque nationale luxembourgeoise
Eau-de-vie de mirabelle marque nationale luxembourgeoiseEau-de-vie de prunellesmarque nationale luxembourgeois e
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8. Cider spirit and perry spirit Calvados du Pays d'Auge
Calvados
Eau-de-vie de cidre de Bretagne
Eau-de-vie de poiré de Bretagne
Eau-de-vie de cidre de Normandie
Eau-de-vie de poiré de Normandie
Eau-de-vie de cidre du Maine
Aquardiente de sidra de Asturias
Eau-de-vie de poiré du Maine
9. Gentian spirit Bayerischer Gebirgsenzian
Südtiroler Enzian/Genziana dell'Alto Adige
Genziana trentina or del Trentino
10. Fruit spirit drinks Pacharán navarro11. Juniper-flavoured spirit drinks Ostfriesischer Korngenever
Genièvre FlandresArtois
Hasseltse jenever
Balegemse jenever
Péket de Wallonie
Steinhäger
Plymouth Gin
Gin de Mahón
12. Caraway-flavoured spirit drinks Dansk Akvavit/Dansk Aquavit
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A1Svensk Aquavit/Svensk Akvavit/Swedish Aqua-
vit◄
13. Aniseed-flavoured spirit drinks Anís español
Évora anisada
Cazalla
Chinchón
Ojén
Rute
14. Liqueur Berliner Kümmel
Hamburger Kümmel
Münchener Kümmel
Chiemseer Klosterlikör
Bayerischer Kräuterlikör
Cassis de Dijon
Cassis de Beaufort
Irish Cream
Palo de Mallorca
Ginjinha portuguesa
Licor de Singeverga
Benediktbeurer Klosterlikör
Ettaler Klosterlikör
Ratafia de Champagne
Ratafía catalana
Anísportuguês
►A1Finnish berry/fruit liqueur
Großglockner Alpenbitter
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Category Geographical designation
Mariazeller Jagasaftl
Puchheimer Bitter
Puchheimer Schloßgeist
Steinfelder Magenbitter
Wachauer Marillenlikör ◄
15. Spirit drinksPommeau de Bretagne
Pommeau du Maine
Pommeau de Normandie
►A1Svensk Punsch — Swedish Punsch ◄
16. Vodka Svensk Vodka — Swedish Vodka
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ANNEX III
Exceptionsto the general rulesof:
1. Article 1 (2):
egg liqueur/ advocaat/avocat/Advokat: minimum alcoholic strength: 14 %
vol.
2. Article 5 (3) (non-complying geographical designations):
Königsberger Bärenfang,
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