# The Spirit Drinks Regulations 2008, Regulation 5: Verification under Article 38 of Regulation (EU) 2019/787

Extent: E+W+S

(1) The Commissioners are designated as the authority responsible in Great Britain for verifying that a relevant spirit drink that is to be placed on the market in Great Britain using a registered geographical indication ... complies with the specifications in the GB product specification relating to that geographical indication before it is placed on the market in Great Britain.
(2) A spirit drink is a relevant spirit drink if—
(a) it is a spirit drink produced in the United Kingdom that uses a registered geographical indication ... to identify the drink as originating in the territory of a country, region or locality in the United Kingdom; ...
(b) it is a whisky produced in Northern Ireland that uses the geographical indication “Irish Whiskey”, “Uisce Beatha Eireannach” or “Irish Whisky”.
(c) it is a liqueur produced in Northern Ireland that uses the geographical indication “Irish Cream”;
(d) it is a spirit drink produced in Northern Ireland that uses the geographical indication “Irish Poteen” or “Irish Poitìn”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/3206/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/spirit-drinks-regulations-2008/regulation-5
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