# The Spirit Drinks (Costs of Verification) Regulations 2013, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“approved method of communication”, in relation to the making of an application or the making of a payment to the Commissioners in accordance with a provision of these Regulations means a method of communication which has been specified by the Commissioners in a relevant verification scheme, for the making of an application of that kind or the making of a payment of that kind under that provision;
“Commissioners” means the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs;
“producer” means the owner and operator of a production facility carrying out a stage in the production of a relevant spirit drink;
“production facility” means a facility involved in one or more production processes;
“production process” means a process defined in the technical file required to create the relevant spirit drink;
“Regulation (EC) No 110/2008” means Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89, as amended from time to time;
“relevant spirit drink” has the meaning given in regulation 5(2) of the Spirit Drinks Regulations 2008;
“relevant verification scheme” means the scheme for obtaining verification published by the Commissioners in relation to a relevant spirit drink, as amended from time to time;
“technical file” means a document which sets out the specifications with which a relevant spirit drink must comply as provided for under Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 and is submitted under that Regulation;
“verification” means the decision of the Commissioners that a relevant spirit drink that is to be placed on the market using a geographical indication registered in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 complies with the production processes specified in the technical file relating to that geographical indication before it is placed on the market; and “verify” shall be construed accordingly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2949/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/spirit-drinks-costs-of-verification-regulations-2013/regulation-2
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