# Commission Regulation (EC) No 1309/2005 of 10 August 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 3199/93 on the mutual recognition of procedures for the complete denaturing of alcohol for the purposes of exemption from excise duty, Annex

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

The following paragraphs are added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 3199/93:
‘Cyprus
For every 100 litres of ethyl alcohol:
5 litres denaturing methanol,
0,5 litre mineral naptha (known as kerosene oil),
2 cc (cubic centimetres) methylene blue (methyl violate).
“Denaturing methanol” means either:
(a) pure methyl alcohol to which has been added not less than 1 % by volume of pyridine,
or
(b) wood naptha to which has been added not less than 0,25 % by volume of pyridine.
Czech Republic
Per hectolitre of pure alcohol:
1.. 1 gram denatonium benzoate,
0,2 litres thiophene,
1 litre methylethylketone (butanone), and
0,2 grams methylene blue (CI basic blue 52015);
2.. 0,4 litres solvent naphta,
0,2 litres kerosine, and
0,1 litres technical petrol.
Estonia
Per hectolitre of ethyl alcohol:
1.. 2 litres methylethylketone and 3 litres methylisobutylketone;
2.. 2 litres acetone and 3 litres methylisobutylketone;
3.. 3 litres acetone and 2 grams of denatonium benzoate.
Hungary
Alcoholic products qualify as denatured alcohol (produced by denaturing), if it contains, by reference to its pure ethyl alcohol quantity, at least:
(a) 2 % by weight of methyl-ethyl-ketone, 3 % by weight of methyl-isobuthyl-ketone and 0,001 % by weight of denatonium benzoate;
or
(b) 1 % by weight of methyl-ethyl-ketone and 0,001 % by weight of denatonium-benzoate;
or
(c) 2 % by weight of isopropyl-alcohol, 1 % by weight of t-butyl alcohol, and 0,001 % by weight of denatonium-benzoate;
and its alcoholic strength by volume is not less than 92 % vol.
Only chemicals can qualify as denaturing chemicals if their quality is certified with analysis certificates.
Latvia
Minimum amount per 100 litres of spirit:
1.. mix of following substances:
isopropyl 9 litres,
acetone 1 litre,
methylene blue or thymol blue or crystallic violet 0,4 grams;
2.. benzine or petroleum minimum 5 litres and maximum 7 litres;
3.. mix of following substances:
methylethylketone 2 litres,
methylisobutylketone 3 litres;
4.. mix of following substances:
acetone or isopropyl 3 litres,
denatonium benzoate 2 grams;
5.. ethyl-acetate 10 litres.
Lithuania
Kind (sort) of ethyl alcohol
Denaturants
Amount of the denaturants, per hectolitre pure alcohol
Ethyl alcohol or aldehyde fraction of ethyl alcohol, or distilled aldehyde fraction of ethyl alcohol
Acetone and denatonium benzoate
3 litres
2 grams
Malta
Mineralised methylated spirits
Base:
90 % vol. ethanol,
9,5 % vol. wood naptha, and
0,5 % vol. crude pyridine.
To each 1 000 litres of which is added:
3,75 litres of mineral naptha (petroleum oil), and
1,50 ppm of methyl violet.
Poland
Per hectolitre pure alcohol:
1.. 0,75 litre methylethylketone, consisting of:
95 to 96 % by weight of methylethylketone,
2,5 to 3 % by weight of methylisopropylketone,
1,5 to 2 % by weight of ethylisoamylketone (5-methyl-3-heptanone),
together with 0,25 litres of pyridine bases;
2.. one litre methylethylketone, consisting of:
95 to 96 % by weight of methylethylketone,
2,5 to 3 % by weight of methylisopropylketone,
1,5 to 2 % by weight of ethylisoamylketone (5-methyl-3-heptanone),
together with 1 gram denatonium benzoate.
Slovakia
Per one hectolitre pure alcohol (1 hl a.) add:
(a) 2 litres of methylethylketone,
3 litres of methylisobutylketone,
1 gram of denatonium benzoate, and
0,2 grams methylene blue;
(b) 1,5 litres of technical petrol (special spirit),
1,5 litres of kerosene, and
2 grams of denatonium benzoate.
Hectolitre pure alcohol (hl a.) is alcohol at the temperature of 20 °C.
Slovenia
Per hectolitre of pure ethyl alcohol:
1 580 grams isopropyl alcohol, and
790 grams tert-butyl alcohol, and
0,79 grams denatonium benzoate.’

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2005/1309/annex (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-1309/annex
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