ANNEX XIIALCOHOLIC STRENGTH
Words in Annex 12 inserted (S.) (23.4.2023) by The Alcoholic Beverages, Fruit and Vegetables (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/107), regs. 1(1), 3
Words in Annex 12 inserted (E.) (29.3.2023) by The Alcoholic Beverages (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/312), regs. 1(2), 2
The actual alcoholic strength by volume of beverages containing more than 1,2 % by volume of alcohol shall be indicated by a figure to not more than one decimal place. It shall be followed by the symbol ‘% vol.’ and may be preceded by the word ‘alcohol’ or the abbreviation ‘alc’.
F3In 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’’.
F2In relation to a beverage marketed in Scotland 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’’.
F1In relation to a beverage marketed in England 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’’.
The alcoholic strength shall be determined at 20 °C.
Positive and negative allowed tolerances in respect of the indication of the alcoholic strength by volume and expressed in absolute values shall be as listed in the following table. They shall apply without prejudice to the tolerances deriving from the method of analysis used for determining the alcoholic strength.
Description of beverage | Positive or negative tolerance |
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| 0,5 % vol. |
| 1 % vol. |
| 1,5 % vol. |
| 0,3 % vol. |
Words in Annex 12 inserted (W.) (28.4.2023) by The Alcoholic Beverages (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/394), regs. 1(2), 2