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2. EU connection
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Article 1(2) provides that the Spirits Regulation shall apply to all spirit drinks
placed on the market in the Community whether produced in the Community
or in third countries, as well as to those produced in the Community for export.
It also applies to the use of ethyl alcohol and/or distillates of agricultural origin
in the production of alcoholic beverages and to the use of the names of spirit
drinks in the presentation and labelling of foodstuffs.
3. Derogation for third countries
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Article 1(3) provides that in exceptional cases where the law of the importing
third country so requires, a derogation may be granted from the provisions of
Annexes I and II in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny
referred to in Art 25(3).
4. Definition of spirit drink
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Article 2(1) provides that for the purpose of the Spirits Regulation 'spirit drink'
means an alcoholic beverage:
(a) intended for human consumption;
(b) possessing particular organoleptic qualities;
(c) having a minimum alcoholic strength of 15 per cent vol;
(d) having been produced:
(i)
either directly:
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by the distillation, with or without added flavourings, of naturally fer-
mented products, and/or
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by the maceration or similar processing of plant materials in ethyl alcohol
of agricultural origin and/or distillates of agricultural origin, and/or spirit
drinks within the meaning of this Regulation, and/or
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by the addition of flavourings, sugars or other sweetening products listed
in Annex I(3) and/or other agricultural products and/or foodstuffs to ethyl
alcohol of agricultural origin and/or to distillates of agricultural origin
and/or to spirit drinks, within the meaning of this Regulation,
(ii)
or by the mixture of a spirit drink with one or more:
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other spirit drinks, and/or
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ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin or distillates of agricultural origin,
and/or
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other alcoholic beverages, and/or
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drinks.
Excluded from the Spirits Regulation by Art 2(2) are drinks falling within CN
codes 2203, 2204, 2205, 2206 and 2207.
