ANNEX IISupplementary provisions
ANNEX II SPECIFIC RULES CONCERNING CERTAIN SPIRIT DRINKS 1. Rum-Verschnitt is produced in Germany and obtained by mixing rum and ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin, in such a manner that a minimum proportion of 5 % of the alcohol contained in the final product shall come from rum. The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of Rum-Verschnitt shall be 37,5 %. The word ‘ Verschnitt ’ shall appear in the description, presentation and labelling in characters of the same font, size and colour as, and on the same line as, the word ‘ Rum ’ and, in the case of bottles, on the front label. The legal name of this product shall be ‘spirit drink’. Where Rum-Verschnitt is placed on the market outside Germany, its alcoholic composition shall appear on the label. 2. Slivovice is produced in Czechia and obtained by the addition to the plum distillate, before the final distillation, of ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin, in such a manner that a minimum proportion of 70 % of the alcohol contained in the final product shall come from plum distillate. The legal name of this product shall be ‘spirit drink’. The name ‘ slivovice ’ may be added if it appears in the same visual field on the front label. If slivovice is placed on the market outside Czechia, its alcoholic composition shall appear on the label. This provision shall be without prejudice to the use of the legal names for fruit spirits in category 9 of Annex I. 3. Guignolet Kirsch is produced in France and obtained by mixing guignolet and kirsch , in such a manner that a minimum proportion of 3 % of the total pure alcohol contained in the final product shall come from kirsch . The word ‘ guignolet ’ shall appear in the description, presentation and labelling in characters of the same font, size and colour as, and on the same line as, the word ‘ kirsch ’ and, in case of bottles, on the front label. The legal name of this product shall be ‘liqueur’. Its alcoholic composition shall indicate the percentage by volume of pure alcohol that guignolet and kirsch represent in the total pure alcohol content by volume of guignolet kirsch .