{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-110/article-14",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-110/article-14.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": "article/14",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "14",
  "heading": "Use of language in the description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks",
  "text": "1. The particulars provided for in this Regulation shall be given in one or more official languages of the European Union in such a way that the final consumer can easily understand each of those items of information, unless the consumer is provided with the information by other means.\n2. The terms in italics in Annex II and the geographical indications registered in Great Britain's GIs Register shall not be translated on the label nor in the presentation of the spirit drink.\n3. In the case of spirit drinks originating in third countries, use of an official language of the third country in which the spirit drink was produced shall be authorised if the particulars provided for in this Regulation are also given in an official language of the European Union in such a way that the final consumer can easily understand each item.\n4. Without prejudice to paragraph 2, in the case of spirit drinks produced in Great Britain and intended for export, the particulars provided for in this Regulation may be repeated in a language other than an official language of the European Union.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Art. 14(2) 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(12)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 14(4) 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(12)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/110/article/14",
    "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."
}