
CHAPTER I
Article 1 
This Regulation lays down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 as regards in particular:

((a)) the use of compound terms and allusions as referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 in the description, presentation and labelling of a foodstuff;
((b)) ...
Article 2 
For the purpose of this Regulation:

((a)) ‘spirit drink category’ means one of the categories 1 to 46 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008;
((b)) ...
((c)) ‘compound term’ means the combination of a term listed in categories 1 to 46 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 or a geographical indication of a spirit drink, from which all the alcohol of the final product originates, with:

((i)) the name of one or more foodstuffs other than those used for the production of that spirit drink in accordance with Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008, or adjectives deriving from those names; and/or
((ii)) the term ‘liqueur’;
((d)) ‘allusion’ means the direct or indirect reference to one or more spirit drink categories or geographical indications, other than the reference in a compound term or list of ingredients referred to in Article 9(9) of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008.
CHAPTER II
Article 3 

1. The term ‘spirit drink’ shall not be part of a compound term describing an alcoholic beverage.
2. A compound term describing an alcoholic beverage shall not consist of a combination of the term ‘liqueur’ with the name of one of the categories 33 to 40 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008.
3. A compound term shall not replace the sales denomination of a spirit drink.
4. The compound term describing an alcoholic beverage shall appear in uniform characters of the same font, size and colour. It shall not be interrupted by any textual or pictorial element which does not form part of it and shall not appear in a larger font size than that of the sales denomination.
Article 4 
The allusion to any spirit drink category or geographical indication, for the presentation of a foodstuff, shall not be in the same line as the sales denomination. For alcoholic beverages, the allusion shall appear in a font size smaller than those used for the sales denomination and compound term.
Article 5 
For the purpose of Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008, the reduction of the alcoholic strength of a spirit drink below the minimum alcoholic strength established for that spirit drink in the corresponding category in Annex II to that Regulation, exclusively by the addition of water, shall be considered as dilution.
CHAPTER III
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Article 8 
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Article 8a 
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Article 9 
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Article 10 
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Article 11 
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Article 12 
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Article 20 
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CHAPTER IV
Article 23 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 September 2013. Articles 3 and 4 shall apply from 1 March 2015.
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ANNEX I
Date of receipt (DD/MM/YYYY) …
[to be completed by the Commission]
Number of pages (including this page) …
Language used for submission of application …
File number …
[to be completed by the Commission]

Name of legal or natural person …

Full address (street number and name, town/city and postal code, country) …

Legal status, size and composition (in the case of legal persons) …

Nationality …

Tel., e-mail …

Member State(s) (*)

Third-country authority (*)
[(*) delete as appropriate]
Name(s) of intermediary(ies) …

Full address(es) (street number and name, town/city and postal code, country) …

Tel., e-mail …

Number of pages …

Name(s) of signatory(ies) …

Signature(s) …

ANNEX II
Date of receipt (DD/MM/YYYY) …
[to be completed by the Commission]
Number of pages (including this page) …
Language used for submission of application …
File number …
[to be completed by the Commission]


— Physical, chemical and/or organoleptic characteristics
— Specific characteristics (compared to spirit drinks of the same category)


— Details of the geographical area or origin relevant to the link
— Specific characteristics of the spirit drink attributable to the geographical area


— Member State, Third Country or legal/natural person …
— Full address (street number and name, town/city and postal code, country) …
— Legal status (in the case of legal persons) …

ANNEX III
Date of receipt (DD/MM/YYYY) …
[to be completed by the Commission]
Number of pages (including this page) …
Language of request of objection …
File number …
[to be completed by the Commission]

Name of legal or natural person …

Full address (street number and name, town/city and postal code, country) …

Nationality …

Tel., e-mail …

Member State(s) (*)

Third-country authority (optional) (*)
[(*) delete as appropriate]
Name(s) of intermediary(ies) …

Full address(es) (street number and name, town/city and postal code, country) …

Registered geographical indication (*)

National geographical indication (*)
[(*) delete as appropriate]
Name …

Registration number …

Date of registration (DD/MM/YYYY) …

Trademark

Sign …

List of products and services …

Registration number …

Date of registration …

Country of origin …

Reputation/renown (*) …
[(*) delete as appropriate]
Name of signatory …

Signature …

ANNEX IV
Date of receipt (DD/MM/YYYY) …
[to be completed by the Commission]
Number of pages (including this page) …
Author of request of cancellation …
File number …
[to be completed by the Commission]

Name of legal or natural person …

Full address (street number and name, town/city and postal code, country) …

Nationality …

Tel., e-mail …

Name of signatory …

Signature …

ANNEX V
Date of receipt (DD/MM/YYYY) …
[to be completed by the Commission]
Number of pages (including this page) …
Language of amendment …
File number …
[to be completed by the Commission]

Member State(s) (*) —

Third-country authority (optional) (*)
[(*) delete as appropriate]
Name(s) of intermediary(ies) …

Full address(es) (street number and name, town/city and postal code, country) …

Tel., e-mail …

Protected name (*)

Description of product (*)

Geographical area (*)

Link (*)

Names and addresses of control authorities (*)

Other (*)
[(*) delete as appropriate]
Amendment to the product specification not entailing an amendment of the main specifications (*)

Amendment to the product specification entailing an amendment to the main specifications (*)
[(*) delete as appropriate] —
[on separate sheet]

Name of signatory …

Signature …

ANNEX VI

In order to obtain instructions on how to access and use the information systems made available by the Commission to the Member States, the competent authorities of Member States shall contact the Commission at the following address:
Functional mailbox: AGRI-EXT-HELPDESK@ec.europa.eu
