# Commission Regulation (EC) No 3199/93 of 22 November 1993 on the mutual recognition of procedures for the complete denaturing of alcohol for the purposes of exemption from excise duty, Division: Greece

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Only low quality alcohol (heads and tails from distillation), with an alcoholic strength of at least 93 % volume and not exceeding 96 % volume can be denatured.
Per hectolitre of hydrated alcohol of 93 % volume, the following substances are added:
2,0 litres methanol,
1,0 litre spirit of turpentine,
0,50 litre lamp oil,
0,40 gram methylene blue.
At a temperature of 20 °C, the end product will reach, in its unaltered state, 93 % volume.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1993/3199/annex/division/III/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1993-3199/annex/division-III/division-2
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