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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/spirit-drinks-and-scotch-whisky-amendment-regulations-2019/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2019/1289",
  "legislation_title": "The Spirit Drinks and Scotch Whisky (Amendment) Regulations 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/spirit-drinks-and-scotch-whisky-amendment-regulations-2019",
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  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations amend the Spirit Drinks Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/3206) and the Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2890).\nRegulation 2 makes amendments to the Spirit Drinks Regulations 2008 to reflect the repeal of Chapter 3 of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 and the introduction of new provisions relating to geographical indications in Regulation (EU) 2019/787. These amendments include an updated definition of registered geographical indication and provision for a new transitional period in respect of products labelled before 8th June 2019.\nRegulation 3 makes amendments to the Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 to reflect the repeal of Chapter 3 of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 and the introduction of new provisions relating to geographical indications in Regulation (EU) 2019/787. It also revokes spent transitional provisions.\nAn Impact Assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/1289/note",
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  "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."
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