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of the alcoholic strength of a spirit drink below the minimum alcoholic strength
established for that spirit drink in the corresponding category in Annex II to
that Regulation, exclusively by the addition of water, shall be considered as
dilution.
(c) Allusions
Article 4 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 716/2013 pro-
vides that the allusion to any spirit drink category or GI, for the presentation of
a foodstuff, shall not be in the same line as the sales denomination. For alcoholic
beverages, the allusion shall appear in a font size smaller than those used for the
sales denomination and compound term.
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Article 2(d) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 716/2013
defines 'allusion' to mean 'the direct or indirect reference to one or more spirit
drink categories or geographical indications, other than the reference in a
compound term or list of ingredients referred to in Article 9(9) of Regulation
(EC) No 110/2008'.
(d) Derogations
Article 10(3) of the Spirits Regulation provides that by way of derogation from
Art 10(1), the provisions of this Regulation shall not affect the possible use of
the terms 'amer' or 'bitter' for products not covered by this Regulation.
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Article 10(4) of the Spirits Regulation provides that by way of derogation from
Art 10(1) and in order to take account of established production methods, the
compound terms listed in category 32(d) 16 of Annex II may be used in the
presentation of liqueurs produced in the Community under the conditions set
out therein.
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Category 32(d) of Annex II is as follows:
(d) The following compound terms may be used in the presentation of liqueurs produced in the
Community where ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin is used to mirror established production
methods:
- prune brandy ,
- orange brandy ,
- apricot brandy ,
- cherry brandy ,
- solbaerrom , also called blackcurrant rum.
As regards the labelling and presentation of those liqueurs, the compound term must appear on the labelling
in one line in uniform characters of the same font and colour and the word 'liqueur' must appear in
immediate proximity in characters no smaller than that font. If the alcohol does not come from the spirit
drink indicated, its origin must be shown on the labelling in the same visual field as the compound term and
the word 'liqueur' either by stating the type of agricultural alcohol or by the words 'agricultural alcohol'
preceded on each occasion by 'made from' or 'made using'.
 
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