Regulation (EU) 2019/787

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Regulation (EU) 2019/787 is a European Union law that harmonizes the rules for the production, labeling, and protection of spirit drinks, including geographical indications such as Protected Designations of Origin.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf EU regulation
law on spirit drinks
legislative act of the European Union
adoptedBy Council of the European Union
European Parliament
aimsTo ensure a high level of consumer protection
ensure fair competition in the spirit drinks sector
protect the reputation of geographical indications for spirit drinks
applicableFrom 25 May 2021
appliesTo importers of spirit drinks into the European Union
producers of spirit drinks in the European Union
contains definitions of categories of spirit drinks
rules on the indication of origin and geographical indications on labels
rules on the minimum alcoholic strength of spirit drinks
rules on the use of flavourings and additives in spirit drinks
dateOfAdoption 17 April 2019
dateOfPublication 17 May 2019
defines rules on the definition of spirit drinks
rules on the description of spirit drinks
rules on the labelling of spirit drinks
rules on the presentation of spirit drinks
entryIntoForceDate 25 May 2019
fullTitle Regulation (EU) 2019/787 self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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
geographicalScope European Union
harmonizes rules for the labelling of spirit drinks in the European Union
rules for the production of spirit drinks in the European Union
rules for the protection of geographical indications for spirit drinks in the European Union
languageOfTitle English
legalBasis Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
legalForm regulation
number 2019/787
OJIssuesNumber 130
OJPublicationDate 17 May 2019
OJSeries L
policyArea agricultural policy
food law
internal market
protects geographical indications for spirit drinks at EU level
publishedIn Official Journal of the European Union
regulates protection of geographical indications for spirit drinks
use of distillates of agricultural origin in alcoholic beverages
use of ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin in alcoholic beverages
use of the names of spirit drinks in the presentation and labelling of other foodstuffs
repealEffectiveDate 25 May 2021
repeals Regulation (EC) No 110/2008
shortTitle EU Spirit Drinks Regulation
subjectMatter geographical indications
labelling of alcoholic beverages
spirit drinks

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Protected Designation of Origin legalBasis Regulation (EU) 2019/787
Protected Geographical Indication hasLegalBasis Regulation (EU) 2019/787
Regulation (EU) 2019/787 fullTitle Regulation (EU) 2019/787 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 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