# The Spirit Drinks Regulations 2008, Part 2: The provisions of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 Extent: E+W+S+N.I. Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Relevant provision of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 Provisions to be read with the provision of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 mentioned in column 1 Subject matter Article 3(1) Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union Agricultural origin of ethyl alcohol used in the production of spirit drinks and their components. Article 3(2) Annex I(1) to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 Ethyl alcohol used in the production of spirit drinks: compliance with the definition in Annex I(1) to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008. Article 3(3) The dilution and dissolution of colourants, flavourings and other authorised additives. Article 3(4) Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union Prohibition on the use of alcohol of synthetic origin and other alcohol of non-agricultural origin. Article 5(1) Paragraphs (3) and (5) of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 General requirements relating to the production, content and sweetening of spirit drinks falling within categories 1 to 14. Article 5(2) Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, paragraphs (3), (5) and (10) of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008, and Article 1(2)(b)(i) and (ii) and 1(2)(c) of Council Directive 88/388/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to flavourings for use in foodstuffs and to source materials for their production General requirements relating to the production, content and sweetening of spirit drinks falling within the categories of spirit drinks numbered 15 to 46 in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008. Article 5(3) Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, paragraphs (3), (5) and (10) of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008, and Article 1(2)(a) of Directive 88/388/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to flavourings for use in foodstuffs and to source materials for their production General requirements relating to the production, content and sweetening of spirit drinks other than those falling within categories 1 to 46. Article 9(1) Article 9(3) of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 Sales denominations for spirit drinks falling within categories 1 to 46. Article 9(2) Articles 2 and 9(5) of, and categories 1 to 46 of Annex II to, Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 Use of the “spirit drink” sales denomination for spirit drinks that do not fall within any of the categories numbered 1 to 46. Article 9(4) Annex 2 to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 Prohibition on the sales denominations for the spirit drinks falling within categories 1 to 46 being used for other drinks. Article 9(5) Chapter 3 of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 Restriction on the supplementation or replacement of a sales denomination with a geographical indication. Article 9(6) Articles 23(2) and 24(9) of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 Restriction on the supplementation of registered ... geographical indications. Article 9(7) Categories 1 to 46 of Annex II ... to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 and Article 21(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 Prohibition on the use of associating words or phrases such as “like”, “type”, “style”, “made”, “flavour” and any other similar terms with any of the sales denominations laid down for spirit drinks falling within categories 1 to 46 and any of the registered ... geographical indications. Article 9(8) Prohibition on the substitution of the sales denomination for a spirit drink with a trade mark, brand name or fancy name. Article 9(9) Categories 1 to 46 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 and Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers Ingredients listing. Article 10(1) Article 10(3) and (4) of, and categories 1 to 46 of Annex II ... to, Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 Requirements relating to compound terms and allusions. Article 10(2) Prohibition on the use of a compound term including a sales denomination for a spirit drink falling within a category numbered 1 to 46, or a registered ... geographical indication, where a spirit drink has been diluted below the relevant alcoholic minimum strength for that drink. Article 11(1) Paragraph (5) of Annex I, and categories 1 to 14 of Annex II, to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 Mixtures: prohibition against using a sales denomination for a spirit drink falling within a category numbered 1 to 14 where alcohol has been added to the drink. Article 11(2) Article 11(3) of, and categories 1 to 46 of Annex II to, Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 Mixtures: requirements relating to the use of the “spirit drinks” sales denomination. Article 11(4) Article 11(2) of, and Annex II to, Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 Mixtures: restrictions on the use of the sales denominations for spirit drinks falling within categories 1 to 46, and use of the term “mixed spirit drink”. Article 11(5) Article 11(2) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 Mixtures: listing of alcoholic ingredients. Article 12(1) Raw material indications. Article 12(2) Paragraph (7) of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 Restrictions on the use the supplemental terms “blend”, “blending” and “blended” in the description, presentation or labelling of a spirit drink. Article 12(3) Restrictions on the specification of the maturation period or age of a spirit drink. Article 13 Prohibition on the covering of closing devices with lead-based capsules or foil. Article 14(1) Article 14(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 Language to be used in the description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks. Article 14(2) Annex 2 to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 Prohibition on the translation of the terms in italics in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 and of registered ... geographical indications. . . . . . . . . . --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/3206/schedule/2/part/2 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/spirit-drinks-regulations-2008/schedule-2/part-2 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.