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4. Description, presentation and labelling of mixtures
(a) Addition of alcohol
Article 11(1) of the Spirits Regulation provides that where there has been
addition of alcohol, as defined in Annex I(5), diluted or not, to a spirit drink
listed in categories 1 to 14 of Annex II, that spirit drink shall bear the sales
denomination 'spirit drink'. It may not bear in any form a name reserved in
categories 1 to 14.
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(b) Mixture of spirit drinks
Article 11(2) provides that 'where a spirit drink listed in categories 1 to 46 of
Annex II is mixed with:
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(a)
one or more spirit drinks, and/or
(b)
one or more distillates of agricultural origin,
it shall bear the sales denomination 'spirit drink'. This sales denomination shall
be shown clearly and visibly in a prominent position on the label and shall not
be replaced or altered.'
Article 11(3) provides that Art 11(2) shall not apply to the description,
presentation or labelling of a mixture referred to in that paragraph if it meets
one of the definitions laid down in categories 1 to 46 of Annex II.
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(c) 'Mixed spirit drink'
Article 11(4) of the Spirits Regulation provides that without prejudice to
Directive 2000/13/EC, the description, presentation or labelling of the spirit
drinks resulting from the mixtures referred to in para 2 of this Article may show
one or more of the terms listed in Annex II only if that term does not form part
of the sales denomination but is solely listed in the same visual field in the
listing of all the alcoholic ingredients contained in the mixture, preceded by the
term 'mixed spirit drink'.
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'The term “mixed spirit drink” shall be labelled in uniform characters of the
same font and colour as those used for the sales denomination. The characters
shall be no larger than half the size of the characters used for the sales
denomination.'
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(d) Listed proportions
Article 11(5) of the Spirits Regulation provides that for the labelling and
presentation of the mixtures referred to in Art 11(2) and to which the
requirement to list alcoholic ingredients under Art 11(4) applies, the proportion
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