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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
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►M1 Council Regulation (EEC) No 3280/92 of 9 November 1992 L 327 3 13.11.1992
►M2 Regulation (EC) No 3378/94 of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 22 December 1994L 366 1 31.12.1994
►M3 Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 29 September 2003L 284 1 31.10.2003
Amended by:
►A1 Actof Accession of Aust ria, Sweden and Finland C 241 21 29.8.1994
(adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995
►A2 Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the
Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia,
the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of
Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the SlovakRepublic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the EuropeanUnion is foundedL 236 33 23.9.2003
Corrected by:
►C1 Corrigendum, 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 Articles 43 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; whereas this outlet is largely the result of the reputation whichthese products have acquired throughout the Community and on theworld market; whereas this reputation can be attributed to the qualityof traditional products; whereas a certain quality standard should there-
fore be maintained for the products in question if this outlet is to 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 countries may, by way of exception, appear, the use 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
is to include certain information on the label; whereas the 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
laws of the Member States relating to labelling, presentation and adver-tising of foodstuffs (
4), as lastamended by Direct ive 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,
concepts relating to maturation and minimum alcoholic strength forrelease for human consumption;1989R1576 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 005.001 — 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 (notyetpublished in t he 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 particulars on the labelling, it is somewhat lacking in clarity asregards the place of manufacture; whereas this concept is of 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;whereas this danger should 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;
Whereas Council 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 thelaws of the Member States relating to the exploitation and marketing
of natural mineral waters (
2), as lastamended by t he Actof Accession
of Spain and Portugal, lay down the characteristics of the water whichmay be used in foodstuffs; whereas reference should be made thereto:
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C1Council Directive 88/388/EEC ◄of 22 June 1988 on
the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to flavour-ings for use in foodstuffs and to source materials for theirproduction (
3) puts forward definitions of various terms liable to be
used in connection with flavouring: whereas the same terminology
should be used in this Regulation;
Whereas specific provisions should be adopted concerning description
and presentation for imported spirit drinks, bearing in mind the
Community's commitments in its relations with 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 habits and practices;
Whereas it is preferable 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. This Regulation lays down the general rules on 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 qualities and, except in the case of
the products listed under point I of Annex III, a minimum alcoholicstrength of 15 % vol, and1989R1576 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 005.001 — 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 products to ethyl alcohol of agricultural originand/or to distillate of agricultural origin and/or to spirit asdefined in this Regulation
— 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, drinks falling within CN codes 2203 00, 2204, 2205, 2206 00
and 2207 shall notbe considered spiritdrinks.
3. Preliminary definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
(a) sweetening:
using one or more of the following products in the preparation of
spiritdrinks:
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 drinks to 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 spiritdrinks before blending;
(e) maturation or ageing:
allowing certain reactions to 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-
ings defined 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
this Regulation and has been obtained by the distillation, after1989R1576 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 005.001 — 4
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alcoholic fermentation, of agricultural products listed in Annex II
to the Treaty, excluding spirit drinks as defined in paragraph 2.Where reference is made to the raw material used, the alcohol
must be obtained solely from that raw material;
(i) distillate of agricultural origin:
an alcoholic liquid which is obtained by the distillation, after alco-
holic fermentation, of agricultural products listed in Annex II tothe Treaty but which does not have the properties of 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 rawmaterials used;
(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 categories of spirit drinksFor the purposes of this Regulation the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
(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 grams per hectolitre of alcohol of100 % vol. This spirit may be marketed with the word ‘agri-cultural’ qualifying the designation ‘rum’ accompanied byany of the geographical designations of the French Overseas
Departments as listed 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 litres capacity.
(c) Grain spirit:
(1) A spirit drink produced by the distillation of a fermented mash
of cereals and having organoleptic characteristics derived from
the raw materials used.
‘Grain spirit’ may be replaced by Korn orKornbrand , for the
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where German is one of the official languages provided that
this drink is traditionally produced in these regions and if thegrain spirit is obtained there without any additive:
— either exclusively by the distillation of a fermented mash
of whole grains of 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 ’, itmusthave
been obtained by distillation at less than 95 % vol from afermented mash of cereals, presenting organoleptic features
deriving from the raw materials used.
(d) Wine spirit:
A spiritdrink— 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 grams per hectolitre of 100 % vol alcohol, and
— having a maximum methyl alcohol content of 200 grams per
hectolitre of 100 % vol alcohol.
Where this drink has been 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 spiritdrink— 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 grams per hectolitre of 100 % vol alcohol, andderived exclusively from the distillation or redistillation of the
raw materials used,
— having a maximum methyl alcohol content of 200 grams per
hectolitre of 100 % vol alcohol.
(f) Grape marc spiritor grape marc:
(1) (a) A spiritdrink
— produced from grape marc fermented and distilled
either directly by water vapour, or after water has
been added; a percentage of lees that is to 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 grams per hectolitre of 100 % vol
alcohol and having a maximum methyl alcohol content
of 1 000 grams per 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 spiritproduced in Port ugal and having a maximum
methyl alcohol content of 1 500 grams per 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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(3) The name ‘grape marc’ or ‘grape marc spirit’ may be replaced
by the designation Zivania solely for the spirit drink produced
in Cyprus.
(4) The name ‘grape marc’ or ‘grape marc spirit’ may be replaced
by the designation Pálinka solely for the spirit drink produced
in Hungary.
(g) Fruitmarc 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 spiritor raisin brandy:
A spirit drink produced by the distillation of the product obtained
by the alcoholic fermentation of extract of dried grapes of the‘Corinth Black’ or ‘Malaga muscat’ varieties, distilled at less than94,5 % vol, so that the distillate has an aroma and taste derivedfrom the raw material used.
(i) Fruitspirit s:
(1) (a) Spiritdrinks
— 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 grams per hectolitre of 100 % volalcohol, and
— having a maximum methyl alcohol content of 1 000
grams per hectolitre of 100 % vol alcohol, and
— in the case of stone-fruit spirits, having a hydrocyanic
acid content not exceeding 10 grams per hectolitre of
100 % vol alcohol.
(b) Derogations from the provisions of the third, fourth and
fifth indents of subparagraph (a) may be adopted in accor-dance with the procedure laid down in Article 15, inparticular where the manufacture and sale of traditional
products provide a substantial proportion of the income of
certain fruit producers in 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 fruits are distilled together, the
productshall be called ‘fruitspirit ’. The name may besupplemented 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►
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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 kilograms of fruit per 20 litres of100 % vol alcohol, certain berries and other fruit such as rasp-berries, blackberries, bilberries and others, whether partiallyfermented or unfermented, in ethyl alcohol of agricultural1989R1576 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 005.001 — 7
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origin 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
fruit such as that referred to in point 2 in ethyl alcohol of agri-
cultural origin, followed by distillation, may be called ‘ geist’,
with the name of the fruit.
(4) The name ‘fruit spirit’ may be replaced by the designation
Pálinka solely for the spirit drink produced in Hungary and
for apricot distillates produced solely in the following countiesof Austria: Niederösterreich, Burgenland, Steiermark andWien.
(j) Cider spirit, cider brandy or perry spirit:
Spiritdrinks— 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 roots with or without the additionof ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin.
(l) Fruitspiritdrinks:
(1) Spirit drinks obtained 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 means of 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 colourmustcome exclusively from t he fruitused.
(2) The drinks so defined shall be called ‘spiritdrinks’ 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 means of 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 grams of fruitper lit re of pure alcohol.
(m) Juniper-flavoured spiritdrinks:
(1) (a) Spiritdrinks produced by flavouring et hyl 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
as defined in Article 1 (2) (b) (i) and (ii) of Directive 88/
388/EEC and/or flavouring preparations defined in Article
1 (2) (c) of that Directive, and/or aromatic plants or partsof aromatic plants may be used in addition, but the organo-leptic characteristics of juniper must be discernible, even ifthey are sometimes attenuated.
(b) The drinks may be called Wacholder, ginebra, orgenebra .
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(c) The alcohols used for the spirit drinks called genièvre,
jenever, genever andpeket , mustbe organolept ically
suitable for the manufacture of the aforementioned
products and 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 itis produced 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 flavouring
preparations as defined in Article 1 (2) (c) of that Direc-
tive so that the taste is predominantly that of juniper.
(b) The drink may be called ‘distilled gin’ if itis produced
solely by redistilling organoleptically suitable ethyl alcoholof agricultural origin of an appropriate quality with aninitial alcoholic strength of at least 96 % vol in stills tradi-tionally used for gin, in the presence of juniper berries and
of other natural botanicals provided that the juniper taste is
predominant. The term ‘distilled gin’ may also apply to a
mixture of the product of such distillation and ethylalcohol of agricultural origin with the same composition,purity and alcoholic strength. Natural and/or nature-iden-
tical flavouring substances and/or flavouring preparations
as specified at (a) may also be used to flavour distilledgin. London gin is a type of distilled gin.
Ginobtained simply by adding essences or flavourings to
ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin shall not qualify for thedescription ‘distilled gin’.
(n) Caraway-flavoured spiritdrinks:
(1) Spiritdrinks produced by flavouring et hyl 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 preparations as defined in Article 1 (2)
(c) of that Directive may additionally be used but there mustbe a predominant taste of caraway.
(2) (a) The spiritdrinks defined in point1 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 the
flavour 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 spiritdrinks:
(1) Spiritdrinks produced by flavouring et hyl alcohol of agricul-
tural origin with natural extracts of star anise (Illicium
verum) , anise (Pimpinella anisum), fennel (Foeniculum
vulgare), or any other plant which contains the same 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 parts of the plants specified above,
— addition of natural distilled extracts of aniseed-flavoured
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Other natural plant extracts or aromatic seed may also be used,
but the aniseed taste must remain predominant.
(2) For an aniseed-flavoured spiritdrink t o be called ‘ pastis ’i t
must also contain natural extracts of liquorice root (Glycyr-
rhiza glabra), which implies the presence of the colorants
known as ‘chalcones’ as well as glycyrrhizic acid, theminimum and maximum levels of which mustbe 0,05 and0,5 grams per litre respectively.
Pastis contains less than 100 grams of sugar per litre and has a
minimum and maximum anethole level of 1,5 and 2 grams per
litre respectively.
(3) For an aniseed-flavoured spiritdrink t o be called ‘ ouzo’i t
must:
— have been produced either exclusively in Greece or exclu-
sively in Cyprus,
— have been produced by blending alcohols flavoured by
means of distillation or maceration using aniseed andpossibily fennel seed, mastic from a lentiscus indigenousto the island of Chios (Pistacia lentiscus Chia or latifolia)
and other aromatic seeds, plants and fruits; the alcohol
flavoured by distillation must represent at least 20 % of
the 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 notmore t han 80 % vol. ◄
Ouzo mustbe colourless and have a sugar cont entof 50 grams
or less per litre.
(4) For an aniseed-flavoured spiritdrink t o be called anis, its char-
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 ofsuch seeds, provided such alcohol constitutes at least 20 % ofthe drink's alcoholic strength.
(p) Bitter-tasting spirit drinks or bitter :
Spirit drinks with a predominantly bitter taste 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-tions as defined in Article 1 (2) (c) of that Directive.
The drinks may also be marketed as ‘amer’ or bitter with or
without another term.
This provision shall not affect the possible use of the terms ‘amer’
forbitter for products not covered by this Article.
(q) Vodka:
A spirit drink produced by either rectifying ethyl alcohol of agri-
cultural origin or filtering it through activated charcoal, possibly
followed by straightforward distillation or an equivalent treatment,
so that the organoleptic characteristics of the raw materials usedare selectively reduced. The product may be given special organo-leptic characteristics, such as a mellow taste, by the addition offlavouring.
(r) Liqueur:
(1) A spiritdrink:
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decision taken in accordance with the procedure laid down
in Article 15,
— produced by flavouring ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin
or a distillate of agricultural origin or one or more spiritdrinks as defined in this Regulation or a mixture of the
above, sweetened and possibly with the addition of
products of agricultural origin such as cream, 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 liqueurs with a minimum sugar content of 250 grams per
litre expressed as invert sugar.
The name ‘crème de cassis’ shall, however, be reserved for
blackcurrantliqueurs cont aining atleast400 grams of sugar,expressed as invertsugar, per lit re.
(3) The name ‘Jägertee’, ‘Jagertee’ and ‘Jagatee’ shall be reserved
for the liqueur originating in Austria and prepared from ethylalcohol of agricultural origin, essences of certain spirit drinksor tea, with the addition of several natural flavouringsubstances such as those defined in Article 1 (2) (b) (i) of
Directive 88/388/EEC. The alcoholic strength shall be at least
22,5 % vol. The sugar content, expressed as invert sugar, shallbe atleast100 grammes per lit re.
(s) Egg liqueur/ advocaat/avocat/Advokat:
A spirit drink whether or not flavoured, obtained from ethyl
alcohol of agricultural origin, the ingredients of which are qualityegg yolk, egg white and sugar or honey. The minimum sugar or
honey content must be 150 grams per litre. The minimum egg
yolk 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 ingredients of 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 cloves and/orcinnamon using one of the following processes: maceration and/or distillation, redistillation of the alcohol in the presence of partsof the plants specified above, addition of natural or nature iden-
tical flavour of cloves or cinnamon or a combination of these
methods.
Other natural or nature identical plant extracts of flavours in
conformity with Directive 88/388/EEC may also be used, but theflavour of the specified spices must be predominant. The content
of wine or wine products may not exceed 50 percent.
Article 2
Subject to Articles 3, 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 names listed in Article 1 (4), with1989R1576 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 005.001 — 11
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the 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-Verschnittwine spirit
grape marc spirit
fruitmarc spiritraisin spiritfruitspirit►
C1cider spirit, cider brandy and perry spirit ◄
gentian spirit
gin/distilled gin
akvavit/aquavitvodkagrappaouzoKornbrand
—3 6% brandy/Weinbrand
— 35 % grain spirit/grain brandy
anis
—3 2% Korn
— 30 % caraway-flavoured spiritdrinks (except akvavit/
aquavit )
— 25 % fruitspiritdrinks— 15 % aniseed-flavoured spiritdrinks (except ouzo, pastis,
anis)the other products referred to in Article 1 (4) and not
listed above.
2. National provisions may set a minimum alcoholic strength by
volume which is higher than the values referred 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 this Regulation comes into 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
categories of drinks other than those 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 inquestion shall lose the right to the reserved name.1989R1576 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 005.001 — 12
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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 on
the approximation of the laws of the Member States on the additives
which 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 procedurelaid 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 accordancewith the national rules established pursuant to the Council Directiveof 23 October 1962 on the approximation of the rules of the MemberStates concerning the colouring matters authorized for use in foodstuffs
intended for human consumption (
2), as lastamended by t he Actof
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 maybe 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).
However, nature-identical flavouring substances and preparations as
defined in Article 1 (2) (b) (ii) of Directive 88/388/EEC shall beauthorized in liqueurs except those mentioned below:
(a) Fruitliqueurs (or crèmes):
— pineapple,
— blackcurrant,— cherry,— raspberry,— mulberry,— bilberry,— citrus fruit,
— cloudberry,
— arctic bramble,— cranberry,— lingonberry,— sea buckthorn;
(b) plantliqueurs:
— 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 conforms to the national provisions adopted in implemen-tation of Directives 80/777/EEC and 80/778/EEC and that the wateradded does not 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-
ings or any other authorized additives used in the preparationof spirit drinks must be ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin.1989R1576 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 005.001 — 13
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(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 laiddown 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 spirit
drinks defined therein, account being taken of the requirements laid
down in Articles 2, 3, 4 and 12. These names must be used to describethe said drinks.
Spirit drinks which do not meet the specifications laid down for the
products defined in Article 1 (4) may not bear the names assignedtherein to those products. They must be described as: ‘spirit drinks’ or‘spirits’.
2. The names listed in paragraph 1 may be supplemented by geogra-
phical indications other than those in paragraph 3, provided that theydo notmislead consumers.
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, whethercomposite or not, may if necessary be accompanied by addi-tional particulars provided that the latter are regulated by the
Member 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 listedin 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 qualities took place
in the geographical area indicated.
(c) Member States may apply specific national rules on 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.
Poland may require that for the production of vodka on its terri-
tory labelled as ‘Polish Wodka/Polska Wódka’ solely specific
raw materials of Polish origin are used or following traditionalspecifications and within the context of a quality policy pursuedby Poland.
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).1989R1576 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 005.001 — 14
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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 shall
be designed in particular to prevent the creation of confusion by the
names 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 thefinal consumer shall comply with paragraphs 2 and 3.
2. (a) The name under which the products referred to in Article 1 (2)
and (4) are sold shall be one of the names to be used exclusively
for such products under Articles 5 and 6 (2).
(b) Where the labelling indicates the raw material used 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 theproducthas undergone blending.
(d) Saving exceptions, a maturation period may be specified only
where it refers to the youngest alcoholic component and
provided that the product was aged under revenue supervisionor supervision affording equivalentguarant ees.
(e) As from 1 January 1993, spirit drinks covered by this Regulation
may not be held with a view to sale or placed on the market in
containers fitted with closing devices covered by lead-basedcapsules or foil. However, the disposal of spirit drinks in bottlesfitted 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 conditions under which the labelling may specify 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 has been matured, together with any exceptionsand the conditions for 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 itis prepared;
(d) the rules governing the labelling of products in containers not
intended for the final consumer, including any derogations from
the labelling rules to take account in particular of warehousingand transport.
4. The particulars provided for in this Regulation shall be given in
one or more official languages of the Communities in such 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
italics in Article 1 (4) and the designations Rum-Verschnitt ►
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Slivovice ◄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 saidterms in italics and, in particular, raisin brandy shall be supplemented
by equivalent terms so that consumers of the said Member State are notmisled.1989R1576 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 005.001 — 15
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6. In the case of products originating in third countries, use of an
official language of the third country in which the product has beenmade 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 this Regulation may be repeated in another language;this does not apply to the particulars referred 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 ►
C1associating word or
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 spiritdrinks list ed below:
— rum,
—whisky andwhiskey ,
— grain spirit/grain brandy ,
— wine spiritand brandy ,
— grape marc spirit,
— raisin spirit,
— 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 notpreventmarket ing, 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 mustcome from rum. Where t his productis sold
outside the German market, its alcoholic composition must appear on
the label.
As regards the labelling and presentation of the product Rum-Versch-
nitt,the word Verschnitt 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 Rum and, in the case of bottles, on the
frontlabel.
3. However, paragraph 1 shall not prevent the marketing of the spirit
drink named ‘ Slivovice ’ produced in the Czech Republic and obtained
by the addition to the plum distillate, before the final distillation, of amaximum proportion of 30 % by volume of ethyl alcohol of agricul-
tural origin. This product must be described as ‘spirit’ or ‘spirit drink’
within the meaning of Article 5 and may also use the name Slivovice in
the same visual field on the front label. If this Czech Slivovice is
marketed in the Community, its alcoholic composition must appear onthe label. This provision is without prejudice to the use of the nameSlivovice for fruit spirits according to Article 1(4)(i).1989R1576 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 005.001 — 16
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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 with
these 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 means of commercial documents verified
by 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 of
certainty as those national systems, subject to Community rules and in
particular those relating to competition.
Until such time as the system referred to in the preceding subparagraph
has been introduced, the Member States may 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 uniform
application of Community provisions in the spirit drinks sector, particu-larly with regard to controls and relations between the competentbodies of 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 inArticle 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 supervision
and protection referred to in Article 10.
The first subparagraph shall be implemented by agreements to be nego-
tiated and concluded with the third countries concerned 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 in
Article 15.
2. This Regulation shall 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 countriesfor which tariff concessions are granted by the Community either underGATT or under bilateral agreements and the conditions for 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 conditions laid down in Articles 23 and24 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual PropertyRights, the use within the Community of a geographical designation
identifying products covered by this Regulation for products which do
not 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 translationor accompanied by expressions such as ‘like’, ‘type’, ‘style’, ‘imita-tion’ or other.1989R1576 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 005.001 — 17
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For the purposes of this Article, ‘geographical designation’ shall mean
any indication identifying a product as originating in the territory of athird country which is a member of the World Trade Organization, or
in a region or locality of that territory, where a quality, reputation or
other 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 this Regulation.
2. However, the Member States may decide on derogations as
regards the provisions of Article 4 (2), (3), (4) and (6) but not inrespect of the spirit drinks listed in Annexes II and III or spirit drinks
with reserved descriptions.
3. Derogations from the provisions in Article 3 relating to the alco-
holic strength for release for human consumption may also be decidedon in the case of:
— spiritdrinks covered by Art icle 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 names provided for in Article 1 (2) and (4) and in Annexes
II and III and without prejudice to Articles 8 and 9 may be authorized
by 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 theprocedure laid down in Article 14.
5. The derogations authorized by the Member States shall be noti-
fied to the Commission and to the Member States.
Article 13
1. An Implementation Committee for Spirit Drinks, hereinafter
referred to as ‘the Committee’, is hereby set up.
2. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.
Article 14
1. Where reference is made to this Article, Articles 4 and 7 of Deci-
sion 1999/468/EC (
1) shall apply, having regard to the provisions of
Article 8 thereof.
The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be
setatone mont h.1989R1576 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 005.001 — 18
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Article 15
Where reference is made to this Article, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision
1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8
thereof.
The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be
set at three months.
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.
Article 17
1. In order to facilitate the changeover from the present arrange-
ments to those introduced by this Regulation, transitional measuresshall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article
14.
2. Such transitional measures shall be applicable for not more than
two years from the date of implementation of this Regulation.
Article 18
This Regulation shall 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.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety 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 at100 % vol 50
— Dry extract expressed in grams per hectolitre of
alcohol at100 % vol 1,5
— Volatile bases containing nitrogen expressed in
grams of 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 spiritEau-de-vie de seigle, marque nat ionale luxembourgeoise
4. Wine spiritEau-de-vie de Cognac
Eau-de-vie des Charentes
Cognac
(this designation may be accompanied by one of the
following descriptions:
— Fine
— Grande Fine Champagne— Grande Champagne— Petite Fine Champagne— Petite Champagne
— Fine Champagne
— Borderies— Fins Bois— Bons Bois)
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 des Coteaux de la Loire
Eau-de-vie de vin des Côtes-du-Rhone
Eau-de-vie de vin originaire de Provence
Faugères or 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
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Category Geographical designation
5. Brandy Brandy de Jerez
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 ◄
►A2Karpatské brandy špeciál ◄
6. Grape marc spiritEau-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 des Coteaux de la Loire
Eau-de-vie de marc des Côtes du 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. Fruitspirit 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 AdigeSüdtiroler Aprikot or Südtiroler
Marille/Aprikot dell'Alto Adige or Marille dell'Alto Adige
Südtiroler 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
Williams friulano or del Friuli
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Category Geographical designation
Sliwovitz del Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Sliwovitz del Trentino-Alto Adige
Distillato di mele trentino or del Trentino
Williams trentino 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 pommes marque nationale luxembourgeoise
Eau-de-vie de poires marque nationale luxembourgeoise
Eau-de-vie de kirsch marque nationale luxembourgeoiseEau-de-vie de quetsch marque nationale luxembourgeoise
Eau-de-vie de mirabelle marque nationale luxembourgeoise
Eau-de-vie de prunelles marque nationale luxembourgeoise
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A1Wachauer Marillenbrand ◄
►A2Szatmári zilvapálinka
Kecskeméti barackpálinka
Békési szilvapálinka
Szabolcsi almapálinka
Bošácka Slivovica ◄
8. Cider spiritand 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. Fruitspiritdrinks Pacharán navarro
11. Juniper-flavoured spiritdrinks Ost friesischer Korngenever
Genièvre Flandres Artois
Hasseltse jenever
Balegemse jenever
Péketde Wallonie
Steinhäger
Plymouth Gin
Gin de Mahón
►A2Vilniaus džinas
Spišská borovi čka
Slovenská borovi čka Juniperus
Slovenská borovi čka
Inovecká borovi čka
Liptovská borovi čka◄
12. Caraway-flavoured spiritdrinks Dansk Akvavit /Dansk Aquavit
►A1Svensk Aquavit/Svensk Akvavit/Swedish Aqua-
vit◄
13. Aniseed-flavoured spiritdrinks Anís español
Évora anisada
Cazalla
Chinchón
Ojén
Rute
14. Liqueur Berliner Kümmel
Hamburger Kümmel
Münchener Kümmel
Chiemseer Klosterlikör
Bayerischer Kräuterlikör
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Category Geographical designation
Cassis de Beaufort
Irish Cream
Palo de Mallorca
Ginjinha portuguesa
Licor de Singeverga
Benediktbeurer Klosterlikör
Ettaler Klosterlikör
Ratafia de Champagne
Ratafía catalana
Anís português
►A1Finnish berry/fruitliqueur
Großglockner Alpenbitter
Mariazeller Magenlikör
Mariazeller Jagasaftl
Puchheimer BitterPuchheimer Schloßgeist
Steinfelder Magenbitter
Wachauer Marillenlikör ◄
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A2Allažu Ķimelis
Čepkeli ų
Demänovka bylinný likér
Polish Cherry
Karlovarská ho řká◄
15. Spiritdrinks Pommeau de Bret agne
Pommeau du Maine
Pommeau de Normandie
►A1Svensk Punsch — Swedish Punsch ◄
16. Vodka Svensk Vodka — Swedish Vodka
Suomalainen Vodka — Finsk Vodka — Vodka of Finland
►A2Latvijas Dzidrais
Rīgas degv īns
LB degv īns
LB vodka
Originali Lietuviška degtin ė
Laugarício vodka
Polska Wódka/Polish Vodka
Herbal vodka from the North Podlasie Lowland aromatised
with an extract of bison grass /Wódka ziołowa z Niziny
Północnopodlaskiej aromatyzowana ekstraktem z trawy
żubrowej ◄
17. Bitter-tasting spirit drinks Riga Black Balsam or R īgas melnais Balz āms,
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ANNEX III
Exceptions to the general rules of:
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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