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►B COMMISSIONREGULATION(EEC)No1014/90
of24April1990
laying down detailed implementing rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit
drinks
(OJ L 105, 25.4.1990, p. 9)
Corrected by:
►C1Corrigendum, OJ L 166, 20.6.1992, p. 38 (1014/90)
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EEC)No1014/90
of24April1990
layingdowndetailedimplementingrulesonthedefinition,descrip-
tionandpresentationofspiritdrinks
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 of 29 May
1989 laying down general rules on the definition, description andpresentation of spirit drinks(
1), and in particular Article 1 (4) (f) (1)
(a), (g), (i) (1) (d), (i) (2), (i) (1) and (i) (1) (b) and (r) (1) thereof,
Whereas detailed rules of application of Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89
must be adopted to provide essential clarifications of the principles laiddown in the abovementioned Regulation and supplementary rulesthereto;
Whereas these clarifications and additional rules should in the first
instance take account of the criteria followed when Regulation (EEC)
No 1576/89 itself was adopted; whereas it is also appropriate to useas a basis the traditions and customs of the various Communityregions, at least insofar as these are compatible with the single market;whereas another criterion should be that of avoiding all possiblesources of confusion in the information given on labels and guaran-
teeing that the consumer is given the fullest and clearest information
possible where labelling is concerned;
Whereas this Regulation should apply without prejudice to the transi-
tional provisions provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC)No 3773/89 of 14 December 1989 laying down transitional measures
relating to spirituous beverages(
2);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accor-
dance with the opinion of the implementation Committee for SpiritDrinks,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the purposes of Article 1 (4) (f) (1) (a) of Regulation (EEC)
No 1576/89 the quantity of lees that may be added to grape marc inthe preparation of grape marc spirit may not exceed 25 kg of lees per100 kg of grape marc used. The quantity of alcohol derived from the
lees may not exceed 35 % of the total quantity of alcohol in the
finished product.
Article 2
For the purpose of Article 1 (4) (g) of Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89
fruit marc spirit is the spirit drink obtained solely by fermentation anddistillation at less than 86 % vol. of fruit marc except grape marc.
Redistillation at the same alcoholic strength is authorized.
The minimum quantity of volatile substances shall be 200 g per hecto-
litre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
The maximum methyl alcohol content shall be 1 500 g per hectolitre of
alcohol at 100 % vol.
The maximum hydrocyanic acid content shall be 10 g per hectolitre of
alcohol at 100 % vol. in the case of stone-fruit marc spirit.1990R1014 — EN — 01.05.1990 — 000.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 160, 12. 6. 1989, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 365, 15. 12. 1989, p. 48.
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The sales designation shall be the name of the fruit followed by ‘marc
spirit’. If marcs of several different fruits are used, the sales designa-tion shall be ‘fruit marc spirit’.
Article 3
For the purpose of Article 1 (4) (i) (1) (d) of Regulation (EEC)
No 1576/89 the name of the fruit may replace ‘spirit’ preceded by thename of the fruit solely in the case of the following fruits:
— mirabelle (Prunus domestica L. var.syriaca),
— plum(Prunus domestica L.),
— quetsch (Prunus domestica L.),
— arbutus (Arbutus unedo L.),
— Golden Delicious apple.
Should there be a risk that the final consumer does not easily under-
stand one of these designations, the labelling shall include the word
‘spirit’, possibly supplemented by an explanation.
Article 4
Spirit drinks as referred to in Article 1 (4) (i) (2) of Regulation (EEC)
No 1576/89 may be designated by ‘spirit’ preceded by the name of thefruit if the label also bears the words ‘produced by ‘maceration anddistillation’.
The preceding paragraph covers spirit drinks obtained from the
following fruits:
— blackberry (Rubus fruticosus L.),
— strawberry (Fragaria L.),
— bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.),
— raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.),
— redcurrant (Ribes vulgare Lam.),
— sloe(Prunus spinosa L.),
— rowanberry (Sorbus domestica L.),
— service-berry (Sorbus domestica L.),
— hollyberry (Ilex cassine L.),
— checkerberry (Sorbus turminalis L.),
— elderberry (Sambucus nigra L.),
— rosehip (Rosa canina L.),
— blackcurrant (ribes nigrum L.).
Article 5
For the purpose of Article 1 (4) (L) (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1576/
89 the quantity of fruit used shall be a minimum of five kg per 20 litresof alcohol at 100 % vol., used.
Article 6
1. The derogations referred to in Article 1 (4) (i) (1) (b) of Regula-
tion (EEC) No 1576/89 shall relate to the maximum methyl alcoholcontent of fruit spirits, which shall be raised to 1 500 g per hectolitreof alcohol at 100 % vol., in the case of spirits obtained by individualfruit producers in distilleries with a total annual production of the spirit
in question not exceeding 500 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.,
obtained from the following fruits:
— plum(Prunus domestica L.),
— mirabelle (Prunus domestica L. varsyriaca),
— quetsch (Prunus domestica L.),
— apple(Malus domestica Borkh.),
— arbutus ( Arbutus unedo L.).1990R1014 — EN — 01.05.1990 — 000.001 — 3
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2. Paragraph 1 shall also apply until 31 December 1992, to spirit
obtained from pears (Pyrus comunis) without any limit on the annualproduction of distilleries.
Article 7
By way of derogation from Article 1 (4) (r) (1) of Regulation (EEC)
No 1576/89, the minimum sugar content of 100 g per litre laid down
for liqueurs is hereby reduced to:
— 80 g per litre for gentian liqueurs prepared with gentian as the sole
aromatic substance;
— 70 g per litre per cherry liqueurs the ethyl alcohol of which consists
solely of cherry spirit.
Article 8
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1990.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.1990R1014 — EN — 01.05.1990 — 000.001 — 4