Article 1

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 is amended as follows:

(1)

point (f) of category 9 is replaced by the following:

‘(f)The sales denomination of a fruit spirit shall be “spirit” preceded by the name of the fruit, berry or vegetable, such as: cherry spirit, which may also be named kirsch, plum spirit, which may also be named slivovitz, mirabelle, peach, apple, pear, apricot, fig, citrus or grape spirit or other fruit spirits. This sales denomination may be expressed by the name of the fruit completed by a suffix when expressed in the Czech, Croatian, Greek, Polish, Slovakian, Slovenian and Romanian languages.

It may be also called wasser, with the name of the fruit.

The name of the fruit may replace “spirit” preceded by the name of the fruit, solely in the case of the following fruits:

  • mirabelle (Prunus domestica L. subsp. syriaca (Borkh.) Janch. ex Mansf.),

  • plum (Prunus domestica L.),

  • quetsch (Prunus domestica L.),

  • fruit of arbutus (Arbutus unedo L.),

  • “Golden Delicious” apple.

If there is a risk that the final consumer does not easily understand one of those sales denominations not containing the word “spirit”, the labelling and presentation shall include the word “spirit”, which may be supplemented by an explanation.’;

(2)

Category 10 is replaced by the following:

‘10. Cider spirit, perry spirit and cider and perry spirit

(a)

Cider spirit, perry spirit and cider and perry spirit are spirit drinks which meet the following conditions:

(i)

they are produced exclusively by the distillation at less than 86 % vol. of cider or perry so that the distillate has an aroma and taste derived from the fruits;

(ii)

they have a quantity of volatile substances equal to or exceeding 200 grams per hectolitre of 100 % vol. alcohol;

(iii)

they have a maximum methanol content of 1 000 grams per hectolitre of 100 % vol. alcohol.

The condition referred to in point (i) shall not exclude spirit drinks produced by traditional production methods which allow for the distillation of both cider and perry together. In those cases, the sales denomination shall be “cider and perry spirit”.

(b)

The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of cider spirit, perry spirit and cider and perry spirit shall be 37,5 %.

(c)

No addition of alcohol as defined in point (5) of Annex I, diluted or not, shall take place.

(d)

Neither cider spirit nor perry spirit nor cider and perry spirit shall be flavoured.

(e)

Cider spirit, perry spirit and cider and perry spirit may only contain added caramel as a means of adapting colour.’.