Regulation (EC) No. 110/2008 (Spirits Regulation)

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Regulation (EC) No. 110/2008

Title: Regulation (EC) No. 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of January 15, 2008 on the definition, description, presentation and labeling of spirits and the protection of geographical indications for spirits and the repeal of Regulation (EEC) No. 1576/89
Designation:
(not official) 		Spirits Ordinance
Scope: EEA
Legal matter: Food law
Basis: EGV , especially Art. 95
Procedure overview: European Commission
European Parliament
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To be used from: May 20, 2008
Reference: OJ L 39 of February 13, 2008, pp. 16-54
Full text Consolidated version (not official)
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Regulation has entered into force and is applicable.
Please note the information on the current version of legal acts of the European Union !

The EU Spirits Regulation defines the production, composition and labeling of highly alcoholic beverages for the common internal market. It also protects the designation of many spirits with (or without) geographical indications for individual member countries.

The ordinance defines the following 46 categories, each of which differs in at least one property such as permitted and required manufacturing processes, ingredients, flavors and colors, alcohol or sugar content:

  1. rum
  2. Whiskey / whiskey
  3. Grain spirit
  4. spirits
  5. Brandy / brandy
  6. Pomace (brand) (e.g. grappa)
  7. Brandy from fruit pomace
  8. Currant Brandy ( Raisin Brandy )
  9. Fruit brandy
  10. Brandy made from apple or pear wine
  11. Honey brandy
  12. Yeast brandy (brandy from lees)
  13. Beer brandy ( Eau de vie de bière )
  14. Jerusalem artichoke (Jerusalem artichoke brandy)
  15. vodka
  16. Fruit brandy
  17. ghost
  18. gentian
  19. Juniper spirits
  20. gin
  21. Distilled gin
  22. London gin
  23. Caraway (spirit with caraway)
  24. Aquavit
  25. Spirits with anise
  26. Pastis
  27. Pastis de Marseille
  28. anise
  29. Distilled anise
  30. Bitter
  31. Flavored vodka
  32. liqueur
  33. Fruit cream
  34. Crème de Cassis
  35. Guignolet
  36. Punch au rhum
  37. Sloe gin
  38. Sambuca
  39. Maraschino
  40. Nocino
  41. Eggnog (advocate)
  42. Liqueur with added egg
  43. Mistrà
  44. Spritglögg
  45. Beerenburg
  46. Honey / mead nectar

Rum blend and slivovice are also mentioned .

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