Article 1
Open ↗Regulation (EU) 2019/787 is amended as follows: (1) in Article 3, point 3 is replaced by the following: ‘(3) “allusion” means the direct or indirect reference to one or more legal names provided for in the categories of spirit drinks set out in Annex I or to one or more geographical indications for spirit drinks, other than a reference in a compound term or in a list of ingredients as referred to in Article 13(2) to (4), in the description, presentation or labelling of: (a) a foodstuff other than a spirit drink, or (b) a spirit drink that complies with the requirements of categories 33 to 40 of Annex I;’; (2) in Article 10(7), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: ‘7. Without prejudice to Articles 11 and 12 and Article 13(2) to (4), the use of the legal names referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article or geographical indications in the description, presentation or labelling of any beverage not complying with the requirements of the relevant category set out in Annex I or of the relevant geographical indication shall be prohibited. That prohibition shall also apply where such legal names or geographical indications are used in conjunction with words or phrases such as “like”, “type”, “style”, “made”, “flavour” or any other similar terms.’; (3) Article 13 is amended as follows: (a) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: ‘3. In the case of a mixture, the legal names provided for in the categories of spirit drinks set out in Annex I or geographical indications for spirit drinks may be indicated only in a list of the alcoholic ingredients appearing in the same visual field as the legal name of the spirit drink. In the case referred to in the first subparagraph, the list of alcoholic ingredients shall be accompanied by at least one of the terms referred to in point (e) of Article 10(6). Both the list of alcoholic ingredients and the accompanying term shall appear in the same visual field as the legal name of the mixture, in uniform characters of the same font and colour and in a font size which is no larger than half the font size used for the legal name. In addition, the proportion of each alcoholic ingredient in the list of alcoholic ingredients shall be expressed at least once as a percentage, in descending order of quantities used. That proportion shall be equal to the percentage by volume of pure alcohol it represents in the total pure alcohol content by volume of the mixture.’; (b) the following paragraph is inserted: ‘3a. In the case of a blend, the spirit drink shall bear the legal name provided for in the relevant category of spirit drinks set out in Annex I. In case of blends resulting from the combination of spirit drinks belonging to different geographical indications or from the combination of spirit drinks belonging to geographical indications with spirit drinks not belonging to any geographical indication, the following conditions shall apply: (a) the description, presentation or labelling of the blend may show the legal names set out in Annex I or geographical indications corresponding to the spirits drinks that were blended, provided that those names appear: (i) exclusively in a list of all the alcoholic ingredients contained in the blend which shall appear in uniform characters of the same font and colour and in a font size which is no larger than half the font size used for the legal name; and (ii) in the same visual field as the legal name of the blend at least once; (b) the list of alcoholic ingredients shall be accompanied by at least one of the terms referred to in point (d) of Article 10(6); (c) the proportion of each alcoholic ingredient in the list of alcoholic ingredients shall be expressed at least once as a percentage, in descending order of quantities used. That proportion shall be equal to the percentage by volume of pure alcohol it represents in the total pure alcohol content by volume of the blend.’.