Council of the European Union and European Parliament 17 April 2019, Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks, the use of the names of spirit drinks in the presentation and labelling of other foodstuffs, the protection of geographical indications for spirit drinks, the use of ethyl alcohol and distillates of agricultural origin in alcoholic beverages, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 110/2008

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CHAPTER I. SCOPE, DEFINITIONS AND CATEGORIES OF SPIRIT DRINKS
Article 1. Subject matter and scope
Article 2. Definition of and requirements for spirit drinks
Article 3. Definitions
Article 4. Technical definitions and requirements
Article 5. Definition of and requirements for ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin
Article 6. Ethyl alcohol and distillates used in alcoholic beverages
Article 7. Categories of spirit drinks
Article 8. Delegated and implementing powers
CHAPTER II. DESCRIPTION, PRESENTATION AND LABELLING OF SPIRIT DRINKS AND USE OF THE NAMES OF SPIRIT DRINKS IN THE PRESENTATION AND LABELLING OF OTHER FOODSTUFFS
Article 9. Presentation and labelling
Article 10. Legal names of spirit drinks
Article 11. Compound terms
Article 12. Allusions
Article 13. Additional rules on description, presentation and labelling
Article 14. Indication of place of provenance
Article 15. Language used for the names of spirit drinks
Article 16. Use of a Union symbol for geographical indications
Article 17. Prohibition of lead-based capsules and lead-based foil
Article 18. Union reference methods of analysis
Article 19. Delegated powers
Article 20. Implementing powers
CHAPTER III. GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS
Article 21. Protection of geographical indications
Article 22. Product specification
Article 23. Content of application for registration of a geographical indication
Article 24. Application for registration of a geographical indication
Article 25. Provisional national protection
Article 26. Scrutiny by the Commission and publication for opposition
Article 27. Opposition procedure
Article 28. Grounds for opposition
Article 29. Transitional periods for use of geographical indications
Article 30. Decision on registration
Article 31. Amendment to a product specification
Article 32. Cancellation
Article 33. Register of geographical indications of spirit drinks
Article 34. Homonymous geographical indications
Article 35. Specific grounds for refusal of protection
Article 36. Relationship between trade marks and geographical indications
Article 37. Existing registered geographical indications
Article 38. Verification of compliance with the product specification
Article 39. Surveillance of the use of names in the market place
Article 40. Procedure and requirements, and planning and reporting of control activities
Article 41. Delegated powers
Article 42. Implementing powers
CHAPTER IV. CHECKS, EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION, MEMBER STATES' LEGISLATION
Article 43. Checks on spirit drinks
Article 44. Exchange of information
Article 45. Member States' legislation
CHAPTER V. DELEGATION OF POWER, IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS, TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 1. Delegation of power and implementing provisions
Article 46. Exercise of the delegation
Article 47. Committee procedure
SECTION 2. Derogation, transitional and final provisions
Article 48. Derogation from nominal quantities requirements in Directive 2007/45/EC
Article 49. Repeal
Article 50. Transitional measures
Article 51. Entry into force and application
ANNEX I. CATEGORIES OF SPIRIT DRINKS

17.5.2019

Official Journal of the European Union

L 130/1

REGULATION (EU) 2019/787 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 17 April 2019

on the definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks, the use of the names of spirit drinks in the presentation and labelling of other foodstuffs, the protection of geographical indications for spirit

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