{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-110/annex-II/division-1/division-45",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-110/annex-II/division-1/division-45.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2008/110",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-110",
  "path": "annex/II/division/1/division/45",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "45",
  "heading": "Berenburg or Beerenburg",
  "text": "(a)Berenburg or Beerenburg is a spirit drink:\n(i)produced using ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin,\n(ii)with the maceration of fruit or plants or parts thereof,\n(iii)containing as specific flavour distillate of gentian root (Gentiana lutea L.), of juniper berries (Juniperus communis L.) and of laurel leaves (Laurus nobilis L.),\n(iv)varying in colour from light to dark brown,\n(v)which may be sweetened to a maximum of 20 grams per litre expressed as invert sugar.\n(b)The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of Berenburg or Beerenburg shall be 30 %.\n(c)Only natural flavouring substances and flavouring preparations as defined in Article 3(2)(c) and (d) of Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 may be used in the preparation of Berenburg or Beerenburg.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, Regulations (EC) No 2232/96 and (EC) No 110/2008 and Directive 2000/13/EC (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Annex 2 category 45(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 17(20)(h)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/110/annex/II/division/1/division/45",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:52:26.371169+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}