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The Spirits Regulation

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This chapter deals with IGOs in respect of one of four parts of agricultural products and foodstuffs regulated within the direct protection system, namely spirits. As IGOs in respect of spirits are exclusively regulated by the Spirits Regulation, the relevant provisions of the Regulation are commented in the next section of this book.

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  1. 1.

    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. OJ, L 39, 13.02.2008, pp. 16–54 [Spirits Regulation].

  2. 2.

    Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 of 29 May 1989 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks. OJ, L 160, 12.06.1989, pp. 1–17.

  3. 3.

    Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 of 10 June 1991 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of aromatized wines, aromatized wine-based drinks and aromatized wine-product cocktails. OJ, L 149, 14.06.1991, pp. 1–9 [Aromatised Wines Regulation]. For its discussion, see Chap. 9 below.

  4. 4.

    Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs. OJ, L 208, 24.07.1992, pp. 1–8.

  5. 5.

    Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs. OJ, L 343, 14.12.2012, pp. 1–29 [Quality Schemes Regulation]. For its discussion, see the previous chapter.

  6. 6.

    Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs. OJ, L 93, 31.03.2006, pp. 12–25 [Foodstuffs Regulation].

  7. 7.

    For the discussion of the qualitative link of IGOs, see Sect. 3.1 above.

  8. 8.

    Annex 3, Point 15 of the Spirits Regulation.

  9. 9.

    Annex 3, Point 15 of the Spirits Regulation.

  10. 10.

    Annex 3, Point 15 of the Spirits Regulation.

  11. 11.

    Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 of 10 June 1991 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of aromatized wines, aromatized wine-based drinks and aromatized wine-product cocktails. OJ, L 149, 14.06.1991, pp. 1–9 [Aromatised Wines Regulation].

  12. 12.

    Case C-132/05 Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany [2008] ECR I-00957 – Parmesan; Case C-87/97 Consorzio per la tutela del formaggio Gorgonzola v Käserei Champignon Hofmeister GmbH & Co. KG and Eduard Bracharz GmbH [1999] ECR I-01301 – Gorgonzola.

  13. 13.

    Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs. OJ, L 93, 31.03.2006, pp. 12–25 [Foodstuffs Regulation].

  14. 14.

    Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs. OJ, L 208, 24.07.1992, pp. 1–8.

  15. 15.

    See Art. 12 (1) of the Quality Schemes Regulation.

  16. 16.

    See Art. 118m (1) of the Single CMO Regulation.

  17. 17.

    For the discussion of the Labelling Directive in respect of IGOs, see Chap. 12 below.

  18. 18.

    Art. 49 of the Quality Schemes Regulation (for its commentary, see Sect. 6.2 of this book above).

  19. 19.

    Art. 118.e (1) of the Single CMO Regulation (for its commentary, see Sect. 8.2 of this book below).

  20. 20.

    See Sect. 3.1 and Chap. 4 of this book above.

  21. 21.

    Art. 6 of the Aromatised Wines Regulation (for its commentary, see Sect. 9.2 below).

  22. 22.

    “E-SPIRIT-DRINKS” database. Available at http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/spirits/index.cfm?event=searchIndication.

  23. 23.

    See Art. 16 (1) of the Quality Schemes Regulation.

References

Legal Acts

  • Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs. OJ, L 343, 14.12.2012, pp. 1–29 [Quality Schemes Regulation]

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  • 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. OJ, L 39, 13.02.2008, pp. 16–54 [Spirits Regulation]

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  • Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation). OJ, L 299, 16.11.2007, pp. 1–149 [Single CMO Regulation]

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  • Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs. OJ, L 109, 06.05.2000, pp. 29–42 [Labelling Directive]

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  • Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 of 10 June 1991 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of aromatized wines, aromatized wine-based drinks and aromatized wine-product cocktails. OJ, L 149, 14.06.1991, pp. 1–9 [Aromatised Wines Regulation]

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  • Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 of 29 May 1989 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks. OJ, L 160, 12.06.1989, pp. 1–17

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Cases

  • Case C-132/05 Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany [2008] ECR I-00957 – Parmesan

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  • Case C-87/97 Consorzio per la tutela del formaggio Gorgonzola v Käserei Champignon Hofmeister GmbH & Co. KG and Eduard Bracharz GmbH [1999] ECR I- 01301 – Gorgonzola

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Mantrov, V. (2014). The Spirits Regulation. In: EU Law on Indications of Geographical Origin. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05690-6_7

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