What changes on 20/02/2008

The text in force from 23/09/2003 compared with the text from 20/02/2008.

Read the act as of 20/02/2008 · other versions: 05/07/2016 · 09/02/2018 · 23/08/2018 · 20/12/2018 · 01/02/2019 · 20/03/2019 · 20/05/2019 · 08/06/2019

Chapter I

• inserted Article 1 - Subject matter and scope
• inserted Article 2 - Definition of spirit drink
• inserted Article 3 - Origin of ethyl alcohol
• inserted Article 4 - Categories of spirit drinks
• inserted Article 5 - General rules concerning the categories of spirit drinks
• inserted Article 6 - Member States' legislation

Chapter II

• inserted Article 7 - Definitions
• inserted Article 8 - Sales denomination
• inserted Article 9 - Specific rules concerning sales denominations
• inserted Article 10 - Specific rules concerning the use of sales denominations and geographical indications
• inserted Article 11 - Description, presentation and labelling of mixtures
• inserted Article 12 - Specific rules concerning the description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks
• inserted Article 13 - Prohibition of lead-based capsules or foil
• inserted Article 14 - Use of language in the description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks

Chapter III

• inserted Article 15 - Geographical indications
• inserted Article 16 - Protection of geographical indications
• inserted Article 17 - Registration of geographical indications
• inserted Article 18 - Cancellation of a geographical indication
• inserted Article 19 - Homonymous geographical indications
• inserted Article 20 - Established geographical indications
• inserted Article 21 - Alteration of the technical file
• inserted Article 22 - Verification of compliance with the specifications in the technical file
• inserted Article 23 - Relation between trade marks and geographical indications

Chapter IV

• inserted Article 24 - Control and protection of spirit drinks
• inserted Article 25 - Committee
• inserted Article 26 - Amendment of the Annexes
• inserted Article 27 - Implementing measures
• inserted Article 28 - Transitional and other specific measures
• inserted Article 29 - Repeal
• inserted Article 30 - Entry into force

Outside any heading

• inserted Recital 1
• inserted Recital 2
• inserted Recital 3
• inserted Recital 4
• inserted Recital 5
• inserted Recital 6
• inserted Recital 7
• inserted Recital 8
• inserted Recital 9
• inserted Recital 10
• inserted Recital 11
• inserted Recital 12
• inserted Recital 13
• inserted Recital 14
• inserted Recital 15
• inserted Recital 16
• inserted Recital 17
• inserted Recital 18
• inserted Recital 19
• inserted Preamble
• inserted Annex I
• inserted Annex II
• inserted Annex III