A labelling machine for applying different types or formats of labels onto items , in particular bottles or containers destined to be filled with pourable products; said machine comprising: - a first reel and a second reel , which are wound by respective first, second webs , each consisting of a single respective type or format of repeated labels ; - an application station , at which the labels are applied, in use, onto respective items ; - cutting means , which are selectively activated to cut said first web and/or said second web at a boundary line between two successive labels ; - a conveyor , configured to receive, at its own receiving surface , the cut labels from at least one of said reels and to advance said labels on said receiving surface towards said application station ; and - splicing means for splicing along a splicing section said first web to said second web ; said splicing section being formed of the labels spliced from both first and second webs ; wherein said splicing means are configured to splice said first web and said second web , which are formed of different types or formats of labels ; characterized in that : said labelling machine further comprises: - extracting means , which are positioned adjacent to said conveyor and adapted to selectively extract labels from said receiving surface of said conveyor ; and - a control unit , configured to activate said extracting means to extract at least the labels of said first web and said splicing section after said splicing means have spliced, in use, said first and second webs . - a first reel and a second reel , which are wound by respective first, second webs , each consisting of a single respective type or format of repeated labels ; - an application station , at which the labels are applied, in use, onto respective items ; - cutting means , which are selectively activated to cut said first web and/or said second web at a boundary line between two successive labels ; - a conveyor , configured to receive, at its own receiving surface , the cut labels from at least one of said reels and to advance said labels on said receiving surface towards said application station ; and - splicing means for splicing along a splicing section said first web to said second web ; said splicing section being formed of the labels spliced from both first and second webs ; wherein said splicing means are configured to splice said first web and said second web , which are formed of different types or formats of labels ; characterized in that : said labelling machine further comprises: - extracting means , which are positioned adjacent to said conveyor and adapted to selectively extract labels from said receiving surface of said conveyor ; and - a control unit , configured to activate said extracting means to extract at least the labels of said first web and said splicing section after said splicing means have spliced, in use, said first and second webs . wherein said splicing means are configured to splice said first web and said second web , which are formed of different types or formats of labels ; characterized in that : said labelling machine further comprises: - extracting means , which are positioned adjacent to said conveyor and adapted to selectively extract labels from said receiving surface of said conveyor ; and - a control unit , configured to activate said extracting means to extract at least the labels of said first web and said splicing section after said splicing means have spliced, in use, said first and second webs . - extracting means , which are positioned adjacent to said conveyor and adapted to selectively extract labels from said receiving surface of said conveyor ; and - a control unit , configured to activate said extracting means to extract at least the labels of said first web and said splicing section after said splicing means have spliced, in use, said first and second webs . <EOS>