Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1067 of 1 July 2016 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks
Date: 2016-07-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, consumer information, designation of origin, labelling, liqueur, marketing standard, product designation, spirits




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2.7.2016   


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Official Journal of the European Union


L 178/1








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2016/1067
of 1 July 2016
         
amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 (1), and in particular Article 20(3) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 20(1) of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008, Member States are to submit to the Commission a technical file for each established geographical indication registered in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 not later than 20 February 2015.












(2)


Until 20 February 2015, the Commission received technical files for 243 geographical indications out of the 330 established geographical indications. For the other 87 established geographical indications, no technical file was received within the given deadline.












(3)


In accordance with Article 20(3) of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008, the 87 established geographical indications for which no technical file was submitted to the Commission by 20 February 2015 should be removed from Annex III to that Regulation.












(4)


The other 243 established geographical indications for which technical files were submitted by 20 February 2015 shall, for the time being, remain in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008. In accordance with Article 9 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 716/2013 (2), the Commission will assess whether the technical files submitted for those geographical indications fulfil the requirements laid down in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008.












(5)


In the light of the above, Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 should be replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.












(6)


Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.












(7)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Spirit Drinks,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 July 2016.


For the Commission


The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER
            





(1)  
            OJ L 39, 13.2.2008, p. 16.

(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 716/2013 of 25 July 2013 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks (OJ L 201, 26.7.2013, p. 21).




ANNEX




                     ‘ANNEX III

GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS








Product category


Geographical indication


Country of origin (the precise geographical origin is described in the technical file)



1.   Rum





 



Rhum de la Martinique



France





Rhum de la Guadeloupe



France





Rhum de la Réunion



France





Rhum de la Guyane



France





Rhum de sucrerie de la Baie du Galion



France





Rhum des Antilles françaises



France





Rhum des départements français d'outre-mer



France





Rum da Madeira



Portugal





Ron de Guatemala



Guatemala



2.   Whisky/Whiskey





 



Scotch Whisky



United Kingdom (Scotland)





Irish Whiskey/Uisce Beatha Eireannach/Irish Whisky
 (1)



Ireland





Whisky breton/Whisky de Bretagne



France





Whisky alsacien/Whisky d'Alsace



France



3.   Grain spirit





 



Korn/Kornbrand



Germany, Austria, Belgium (German-speaking Community)





Münsterländer Korn/Kornbrand



Germany





Sendenhorster Korn/Kornbrand



Germany





Emsländer Korn/Kornbrand



Germany





Haselünner Korn/Kornbrand



Germany





Hasetaler Korn/Kornbrand



Germany





Samanė



Lithuania



4.   Wine spirit





 



Eau-de-vie de Cognac



France





Eau-de-vie des Charentes



France





Cognac

(The denomination ‘Cognac’ may be supplemented by the following terms:






—



Fine











—



Grande Fine Champagne











—



Grande Champagne











—



Petite Fine Champagne











—



Petite Champagne











—



Fine Champagne











—



Borderies











—



Fins Bois











—



Bons Bois)







France





Fine Bordeaux



France





Fine de Bourgogne



France





Armagnac

(The denomination ‘Armagnac’ may be supplemented by the following terms:






—



Bas-Armagnac











—



Haut-Armagnac











—



Armagnac-Ténarèze











—



Blanche Armagnac)







France





Eau-de-vie de vin de la Marne



France





Eau-de-vie de vin originaire du Bugey



France





Eau-de-vie de vin des Côtes-du-Rhône



France





Eau-de-vie de Faugères/Faugères



France





Eau-de-vie de vin originaire du Languedoc



France





Aguardente de Vinho Douro



Portugal





Aguardente de Vinho Ribatejo



Portugal





Aguardente de Vinho Alentejo



Portugal





Aguardente de Vinho da Região dos Vinhos Verdes



Portugal





Aguardente de Vinho Lourinhã



Portugal





Сунгурларска гроздова ракия/Гроздова ракия от Сунгурларе/Sungurlarska grozdova rakya/Grozdova rakya from Sungurlare



Bulgaria





Сливенска перла (Сливенска гроздова ракия/Гроздова ракия от Сливен)/Slivenska perla (Slivenska grozdova rakya/Grozdova rakya from Sliven)



Bulgaria





Стралджанска Мускатова ракия/Мускатова ракия от Стралджа/Straldjanska Muscatova rakya/Muscatova rakya from Straldja



Bulgaria





Поморийска гроздова ракия/Гроздова ракия от Поморие/Pomoriyska grozdova rakya/Grozdova rakya from Pomorie



Bulgaria





Бургаска Мускатова ракия/Мускатова ракия от Бургас/Bourgaska Muscatova rakya/Muscatova rakya from Bourgas



Bulgaria





Сухиндолска гроздова ракия/Гроздова ракия от Сухиндол/Suhindolska grozdova rakya/Grozdova rakya from Suhindol



Bulgaria





Карловска гроздова ракия/Гроздова Ракия от Карлово/Karlovska grozdova rakya/Grozdova Rakya from Karlovo



Bulgaria





Vinars Târnave



Romania





Vinars Vaslui



Romania





Vinars Murfatlar



Romania





Vinars Vrancea



Romania





Vinars Segarcea



Romania



5.   Brandy/Weinbrand





 



Brandy de Jerez



Spain





Brandy del Penedés



Spain





Brandy italiano



Italy





Deutscher Weinbrand



Germany





Wachauer Weinbrand



Austria





Pfälzer Weinbrand



Germany



6.   Grape marc spirit





 



Marc de Champagne/Eau-de-vie de marc de Champagne



France





Marc de Bourgogne/Eau-de-vie de marc de Bourgogne



France





Marc du Bugey/Eau-de-vie de marc originaire de Bugey



France





Marc de Savoie/Eau-de-vie de marc originaire de Savoie



France





Marc des Côtes-du-Rhône/Eau-de-vie de marc des Côtes du Rhône



France





Marc de Provence/Eau-de-vie de marc originaire de Provence



France





Marc du Languedoc/Eau-de-vie de marc originaire du Languedoc



France





Marc d'Alsace Gewürztraminer



France





Marc d'Auvergne



France





Marc du Jura



France





Aguardente Bagaceira Bairrada



Portugal





Aguardente Bagaceira Alentejo



Portugal





Aguardente Bagaceira da Região dos Vinhos Verdes



Portugal





Orujo de Galicia



Spain





Grappa



Italy





Grappa di Barolo



Italy





Grappa piemontese/Grappa del Piemonte



Italy





Grappa lombarda/Grappa di Lombardia



Italy





Grappa trentina/Grappa del Trentino



Italy





Grappa friulana/Grappa del Friuli



Italy





Grappa veneta/Grappa del Veneto



Italy





Südtiroler Grappa/Grappa dell'Alto Adige



Italy





Grappa siciliana/Grappa di Sicilia



Italy





Grappa di Marsala



Italy





Τσικουδιά/Tsikoudia



Greece





Τσικουδιά Κρήτης/Tsikoudia of Crete



Greece





Τσίπουρο/Tsipouro



Greece





Τσίπουρο Μακεδονίας/Tsipouro of Macedonia


Greece





Τσίπουρο Θεσσαλίας/Tsipouro of Thessaly


Greece





Τσίπουρο Τυρνάβου/Tsipouro of Tyrnavos


Greece





Ζιβανία/Τζιβανία/Ζιβάνα/Zivania



Cyprus





Törkölypálinka



Hungary



9.   Fruit spirit





 



Schwarzwälder Kirschwasser



Germany





Schwarzwälder Mirabellenwasser



Germany





Schwarzwälder Williamsbirne



Germany





Schwarzwälder Zwetschgenwasser



Germany





Fränkisches Zwetschgenwasser



Germany





Fränkisches Kirschwasser



Germany





Fränkischer Obstler



Germany





Mirabelle de Lorraine



France





Kirsch d'Alsace



France





Quetsch d'Alsace



France





Framboise d'Alsace



France





Mirabelle d'Alsace



France





Kirsch de Fougerolles



France





Südtiroler Williams/Williams dell'Alto Adige



Italy





Südtiroler Marille/Marille dell'Alto Adige



Italy





Südtiroler Kirsch/Kirsch dell'Alto Adige



Italy





Südtiroler Zwetschgeler/Zwetschgeler dell'Alto Adige



Italy





Südtiroler Obstler/Obstler dell'Alto Adige



Italy





Südtiroler Gravensteiner/Gravensteiner dell'Alto Adige



Italy





Südtiroler Golden Delicious/Golden Delicious dell'Alto Adige



Italy





Williams friulano/Williams del Friuli



Italy





Sliwovitz del Veneto



Italy





Sliwovitz del Friuli-Venezia Giulia



Italy





Distillato di mele trentino/Distillato di mele del Trentino



Italy





Williams trentino/Williams del Trentino



Italy





Sliwovitz trentino/Sliwovitz del Trentino



Italy





Aprikot trentino/Aprikot del Trentino



Italy





Medronho do Algarve



Portugal





Kirsch Friulano/Kirschwasser Friulano



Italy





Kirsch Trentino/Kirschwasser Trentino



Italy





Kirsch Veneto/Kirschwasser Veneto



Italy





Wachauer Marillenbrand



Austria





Szatmári Szilvapálinka



Hungary





Kecskeméti Barackpálinka



Hungary





Békési Szilvapálinka



Hungary





Szabolcsi Almapálinka



Hungary





Gönci Barackpálinka



Hungary





Pálinka



Hungary,
Austria (for apricot spirits solely produced in the Länder of: Niederösterreich, Burgenland, Steiermark, Wien)





Újfehértói meggypálinka



Hungary





Brinjevec



Slovenia





Dolenjski sadjevec



Slovenia





Троянска сливова ракия/Сливова ракия от Троян/Troyanska slivova rakya/Slivova rakya from Troyan



Bulgaria





Ловешка сливова ракия/Сливова ракия от Ловеч/Loveshka slivova rakya/Slivova rakya from Lovech



Bulgaria





Pălincă



Romania





Ţuică Zetea de Medieşu Aurit



Romania





Ţuică de Argeş



Romania





Horincă de Cămârzana



Romania





Hrvatska loza



Croatia





Hrvatska stara šljivovica



Croatia





Slavonska šljivovica



Croatia





Pisco
 (2)



Peru



10.   Cider spirit and perry spirit





 



Calvados



France





Calvados Pays d'Auge



France





Calvados Domfrontais



France





Eau-de-vie de cidre de Bretagne



France





Eau-de-vie de cidre de Normandie



France





Eau-de-vie de poiré de Normandie



France





Eau-de-vie de cidre du Maine



France





Aguardiente de sidra de Asturias



Spain





Somerset Cider Brandy
 (3)



United Kingdom



15.   Vodka





 



Svensk Vodka/Swedish Vodka



Sweden





Suomalainen Vodka/Finsk Vodka/Vodka of Finland



Finland





Polska Wódka/Polish Vodka



Poland





Originali lietuviška degtinė/Original Lithuanian vodka



Lithuania





Estonian vodka



Estonia



17.   Geist





 



Schwarzwälder Himbeergeist



Germany



18.   Gentian





 



Bayerischer Gebirgsenzian



Germany





Südtiroler Enzian/Genziana dell'Alto Adige



Italy





Genziana trentina/Genziana del Trentino



Italy



19.   Juniper-flavoured spirit drinks





 



Genièvre/Jenever/Genever



Belgium, The Netherlands, France (Départements Nord (59) and Pas-de-Calais (62)), Germany (German Bundesländer Nordrhein-Westfalen and Niedersachsen)





Genièvre de grains/Graanjenever/Graangenever



Belgium, The Netherlands, France (Départements Nord (59) and Pas-de-Calais (62))





Jonge jenever/jonge genever



Belgium, The Netherlands





Oude jenever/oude genever



Belgium, The Netherlands





Hasseltse jenever/Hasselt



Belgium (Hasselt, Zonhoven, Diepenbeek)





Balegemse jenever



Belgium (Balegem)





O' de Flander-Oost-Vlaamse Graanjenever



Belgium (Oost-Vlaanderen)





Peket-Pekêt/Pèket-Pèkèt de Wallonie



Belgium (Région wallonne)





Genièvre Flandres Artois



France (Départements Nord (59) and Pas-de-Calais (62))





Ostfriesischer Korngenever



Germany





Steinhäger



Germany





Gin de Mahón



Spain





Vilniaus Džinas/Vilnius Gin



Lithuania





Spišská borovička



Slovakia



24.   Akvavit/aquavit





 



Svensk Aquavit/Svensk Akvavit/Swedish Aquavit



Sweden



25.   Aniseed-flavoured spirit drinks





 



Anís Paloma Monforte del Cid



Spain





Hierbas de Mallorca



Spain





Hierbas Ibicencas



Spain





Chinchón



Spain





Janeževec



Slovenia



29.   Distilled Anis





 



Ouzo/Ούζο



Cyprus, Greece





Ούζο Μυτιλήνης/Ouzo of Mitilene


Greece





Ούζο Πλωμαρίου/Ouzo of Plomari


Greece





Ούζο Καλαμάτας/Ouzo of Kalamata


Greece





Ούζο Θράκης/Ouzo of Thrace


Greece





Ούζο Μακεδονίας/Ouzo of Macedonia


Greece



30.   Bitter-tasting spirit drinks/bitter





 



Rheinberger Kräuter



Germany





Trejos devynerios



Lithuania





Slovenska travarica



Slovenia



31.   Flavoured 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



Poland





Polska Wódka/Polish Vodka
 (4)



Poland





Originali lietuviška degtinė/Original Lithuanian vodka
 (4)



Lithuania



32.   Liqueur





 



Berliner Kümmel



Germany





Hamburger Kümmel



Germany





Münchener Kümmel



Germany





Chiemseer Klosterlikör



Germany





Bayerischer Kräuterlikör



Germany





Irish Cream
 (5)



Ireland





Palo de Mallorca



Spain





Mirto di Sardegna



Italy





Liquore di limone di Sorrento



Italy





Liquore di limone della Costa d'Amalfi



Italy





Genepì del Piemonte



Italy





Genepì della Valle d'Aosta



Italy





Benediktbeurer Klosterlikör



Germany





Ettaler Klosterlikör



Germany





Ratafia de Champagne



France





Ratafia catalana



Spain





Suomalainen Marjalikööri/Suomalainen Hedelmälikööri/Finsk Bärlikör/Finsk Fruktlikör/Finnish berry liqueur/Finnish fruit liqueur



Finland





Mariazeller Magenlikör



Austria





Steinfelder Magenbitter



Austria





Wachauer Marillenlikör



Austria





Jägertee/Jagertee/Jagatee



Austria





Hüttentee



Germany





Polish Cherry



Poland





Karlovarská Hořká



Czech Republic





Pelinkovec



Slovenia





Blutwurz



Germany





Cantueso Alicantino



Spain





Licor café de Galicia



Spain





Licor de hierbas de Galicia



Spain





Génépi des Alpes/Genepì degli Alpi



France, Italy





Μαστίχα Χίου/Masticha of Chios


Greece





Κίτρο Νάξου/Kitro of Naxos


Greece





Κουμκουάτ Κέρκυρας/Koum Kouat of Corfu


Greece





Τεντούρα/Tentoura



Greece





Poncha da Madeira



Portugal





Hrvatski pelinkovac



Croatia



34.   Crème de cassis





 



Cassis de Bourgogne



France





Cassis de Dijon



France





Cassis de Saintonge



France










37a.


Sloe-aromatised spirit drink or Pacharán








Pacharán navarro



Espagne










39.


Maraschino/Marrasquino/Maraskino







Zadarski maraschino



Croatia



40.   Nocino





 



Nocino di Modena



Italy





Orehovec



Slovenia




Other spirit drinks





 



Pommeau de Bretagne



France





Pommeau du Maine



France





Pommeau de Normandie



France





Svensk Punsch/Swedish Punch



Sweden





Inländerrum



Austria





Bärwurz



Germany





Aguardiente de hierbas de Galicia



Spain





Aperitivo Café de Alcoy



Spain





Herbero de la Sierra de Mariola



Spain





Königsberger Bärenfang



Germany





Ostpreußischer Bärenfang



Germany





Ronmiel de Canarias



Spain





Genièvre aux fruits/Vruchtenjenever/Jenever met vruchten/Fruchtgenever



Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany (German Bundesländer Nordrhein-Westfalen and Niedersachsen)





Domači rum



Slovenia





Irish Poteen/Irish Poitín



Ireland





Trauktinė



Lithuania





Trauktinė Palanga



Lithuania





Trauktinė Dainava



Lithuania





Hrvatska travarica



Croatia









(1)  The geographical indication Irish Whiskey/Uisce Beatha Eireannach/Irish Whisky covers whisky/whiskey produced in Ireland and Northern Ireland.

(2)  The protection of the geographical indication Pisco under this Regulation shall be without prejudice to the use of the name Pisco for products originating in Chile protected under the Association Agreement between the Union and Chile of 2002.

(3)  The geographical indication Somerset Cider Brandy must be accompanied by the sales denomination ‘cider spirit’.

(4)  This product must bear on the label the sales denomination ‘flavoured vodka’. The term ‘flavoured’ may be replaced by the name of the predominant flavour.

(5)  The geographical indication Irish Cream covers the corresponding liqueur produced in Ireland and Northern Ireland.’