EN
4.2.2014 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
33/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 98/2014
of 3 February 2014
amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the
Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical
indications of spirit drinks
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
also be included in product category 31, ‘Flavoured
vodka’, of that Annex. In order to inform the
consumer of the true nature of the product, the label
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
of that type of vodka should bear the sales denomination
Union,
‘flavoured vodka’ or ‘vodka’ with the predominant
flavour.
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on the
(4) Regulation
(EC)
No
110/2008
should
therefore
be
definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection
amended accordingly.
of geographical indications of spirit drinks ( 1 ), and in particular
Article 26 thereof,
(5) To
facilitate
the
transition
from
the
rules
provided
for
in
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 to those set out in this
Regulation, the marketing of existing stocks should be
foreseen until they run out and the use of labels printed
(1) Annex
II
to
Regulation
(EC)
No
110/2008
provides
for
before the date of entry into force of this Regulation
the possibility to use the term ‘dry’ for the category of
should be allowed until 31 December 2015.
spirit drink ‘London gin’. That spirit drink is not allowed
to contain added sweetening exceeding 0,1 gram of
sugars per litre. For the categories of spirit drinks ‘gin’
(6) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
and ‘distilled gin’ there is no established limit for the
accordance with the opinion of the Committee for
addition of sweetening. However, when ‘gin’ and ‘distilled
Spirit Drinks,
gin’ are produced without sugar or with a sugar content
not exceeding 0,1 gram per litre, the possibility to use
the term ‘dry’ should be extended to those spirit drinks as
defined in that Annex.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(2)
Hungary has applied for the registration of ‘jfehértói
Article 1
meggypálinka’ as a geographical indication in Annex III
to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008, in accordance with the
Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 are
procedure provided for in Article 17(1) of that Regu
amended as follows:
lation. ‘jfehértói meggypálinka’ is a fruit spirit tradi
tionally produced in Hungary, exclusively from the sour
cherry varieties ‘jfehértói fürts’ and ‘Debreceni
(1) Annex II is amended as follows:
bterm’. The main specifications of the technical file
for ‘jfehértói meggypálinka’ were published in the
Official Journal of the European Union ( 2 ) for the purposes
of the objection procedure, pursuant to Article 17(6) of
(a) in point 20 ‘Gin’, the following point (d) is added:
Regulation (EC) No 110/2008. As the Commission did
not receive any objections in accordance with
Article 17(7) of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008, the
‘(d) The term “gin” may be supplemented by the term
name ‘jfehértói meggypálinka’ should be registered as
“dry” if it does not contain added sweetening
a geographical indication in Annex III to that Regulation.
exceeding 0,1 gram of sugars per litre of the final
product.’;
(3) The
geographical
indications
‘Polska
Wódka/Polish
Vodka’ and ‘Originali lietuvika degtin/Original
Lithuanian vodka’ are registered for product category
(b) in point 21 ‘Distilled gin’, the following point (d) is
15, ‘Vodka’, of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No
added:
110/2008. However, the technical specifications for
those geographical indications also cover flavoured
vodka. Therefore, those geographical indications should
‘(d) The term “distilled gin” may be supplemented by
the term “dry” if it does not contain added
( 1 ) OJ L 39, 13.2.2008, p. 16.
sweetening exceeding 0,1 gram of sugars per litre
( 2 ) OJ C 85, 18.3.2011, p. 10.
of the final product.’;

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(2) Annex III is amended as follows:
(a) in product category 9 ‘Fruit spirit’, the following entry is added:
‘jfehértói meggypálinka Hungary’
(b) in product category 31 ‘Flavoured vodka’, the following entries are added:
‘Polska Wódka/Polish Vodka (*)
Poland
Originali lietuvika degtin/Original Lithuania
Lithuanian vodka (*)
(*) This product must bear on the label the sales denomination “flavoured vodka”. The term “flavoured” may be replaced by the
name of the predominant flavour.’.
Article 2
Spirit drinks not meeting the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 as amended by Article 1 of this
Regulation may continue to be placed on the market until stocks run out.
Labels printed before the date of entry into force of this Regulation may continue to be used until
31 December 2015.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 February 2014.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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