Retained EU Law
2008
United Kingdom
Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89
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Subject matter and scope
Definition of spirit drink
Definition of third country
Origin of ethyl alcohol
Categories of spirit drinks
General rules concerning the categories of spirit drinks
Member States' legislation
Definitions
Sales denomination
Specific rules concerning sales denominations
Specific rules concerning the use of sales denominations and geographical indications
Description, presentation and labelling of mixtures
Specific rules concerning the description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks
Prohibition of lead-based capsules or foil
Use of language in the description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks
Geographical indications
Protection of geographical indications
Registration of geographical indications
Cancellation of a geographical indication
Homonymous geographical indications
Established geographical indications
Alteration of the technical file
Verification of compliance with the specifications in the technical file
Relation between trade marks and geographical indications
Control and protection of spirit drinks
Derogation from nominal quantities requirements in Directive 2007/45/EC
Regulations: general
Regulations: the Secretary of State
Regulations: Scotland
Regulations: Wales
Amendment of the Annexes
Implementing measures
Transitional and other specific measures
Repeal
Entry into force
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