# 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, Article 9: Specific rules concerning sales denominations

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

1. Spirit drinks which meet the specifications for the products defined in categories 1 to 46 of Annex II shall bear in their description, presentation and labelling the sales denomination assigned therein.
2. Spirit drinks which meet the definition laid down in Article 2 but which do not meet the requirements for inclusion in categories 1 to 46 of Annex II shall bear in their description, presentation and labelling the sales denomination ‘spirit drink’. Without prejudice to paragraph 5 of this Article, that sales denomination shall not be replaced or altered.
3. Where a spirit drink meets the definition of more than one category of spirit drink in Annex II, it may be sold under one or more of the names listed for those categories in Annex II.
4. Without prejudice to paragraph 9 of this Article and to Article 10(1), the names referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall not be used to describe or present in any way whatsoever any drink other than the spirit drinks for which those names are listed in Annex II and registered in Great Britain's GIs Register.
5. Sales denominations may be supplemented or replaced by a geographical indication registered in Great Britain's GIs Register and in accordance with Chapter III of Regulation (EU) 2019/787, or supplemented in accordance with national provisions by another geographical indication, provided that this does not mislead the consumer.
6. The geographical indications registered in Great Britain's GIs Register may only be supplemented either:
(a) by terms already in use on 20 February 2008 for established geographical indications ..., or
(b) according to the relevant technical file provided for under paragraph 1 of Article 22 of Regulation (EU) 2019/787, as read with paragraph 2 of that Article.
7. An alcoholic beverage not meeting one of the definitions listed under categories 1 to 46 of Annex II shall not be described, presented or labelled by associating words or phrases such as ‘like’, ‘type’, ‘style’, ‘made’, ‘flavour’ or any other similar terms with any of the sales denominations provided for in this Regulation and/or geographical indications registered in Great Britain's GIs Register.
8. No trade mark, brand name or fancy name may be substituted for the sales denomination of a spirit drink.
9. The names referred to in categories 1 to 46 of Annex II may be included in a list of ingredients for foodstuffs provided that the list is in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011.
(10.) In this Article, ‘established geographical indication’ means a geographical indication within the meaning of Article 3(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 to which Article 54(2) of the EU withdrawal agreement applies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/110/article/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-110/article-9
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