The Alcoholic Beverages (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2023

• Citation: S.I. 2023/394 (W.)
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Title, commencement, application and extent

(1) The title of these Regulations is the Alcoholic Beverages (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2023.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 28 April 2023.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and apply in relation to Wales.

Section 2 Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council

In Annex 12 (alcoholic strength) to Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers , after the first paragraph insert—

In relation to a beverage marketed in Wales to which the first paragraph applies, the second sentence of that paragraph is to be read as if at the end there were inserted ‘, or the figure may be followed by ‘% alc/vol’’.

Section 3 Amendment of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33

(1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards applications for protection of designations of origin, geographical indications and traditional terms in the wine sector, the objection procedure, restrictions of use, amendments to product specifications, cancellation of protection, and labelling and presentation is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 44 (actual alcoholic strength)—

(a) after the first paragraph insert—

In relation to a product marketed in Wales to which the first paragraph applies, that paragraph is to be read as if for ‘in percentage units or half units’ there were substituted ‘to not more than one decimal place’.

(b) after the third paragraph (taking into account the paragraph inserted by sub-paragraph (a)) insert—

“In relation to a product marketed in Wales to which the third paragraph applies, the first sentence of that paragraph is to be read as if at the end there were inserted ‘or the figure may be followed by ‘ % alc/vol ’.”

(3) After Article 50(1) (name of wine grape variety) insert—

(1b) In relation to a grapevine product marketed in Wales to which paragraph 1(a)(ii) applies, the first subparagraph of point (ii) is to be read as if, in the words before the first indent, for ‘100 % ’ there were substituted ‘at least 95 % ’.