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Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1067

of 1 July 2016

amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89(1), and in particular Article 20(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 20(1) of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008, Member States are to submit to the Commission a technical file for each established geographical indication registered in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 not later than 20 February 2015.

(2) Until 20 February 2015, the Commission received technical files for 243 geographical indications out of the 330 established geographical indications. For the other 87 established geographical indications, no technical file was received within the given deadline.

(3) In accordance with Article 20(3) of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008, the 87 established geographical indications for which no technical file was submitted to the Commission by 20 February 2015 should be removed from Annex III to that Regulation.

(4) The other 243 established geographical indications for which technical files were submitted by 20 February 2015 shall, for the time being, remain in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008. In accordance with Article 9 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 716/2013(2), the Commission will assess whether the technical files submitted for those geographical indications fulfil the requirements laid down in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008.

(5) In the light of the above, Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 should be replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.

(6) Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Spirit Drinks,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 U.K.

Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2 U.K.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 1 July 2016.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude Juncker

ANNEX U.K.

“‘ANNEX III GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS

a The geographical indication Irish Whiskey/Uisce Beatha Eireannach/Irish Whisky covers whisky/whiskey produced in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
b The protection of the geographical indication Pisco under this Regulation shall be without prejudice to the use of the name Pisco for products originating in Chile protected under the Association Agreement between the Union and Chile of 2002.
c The geographical indication Somerset Cider Brandy must be accompanied by the sales denomination ‘cider spirit’.
d This product must bear on the label the sales denomination ‘flavoured vodka’. The term ‘flavoured’ may be replaced by the name of the predominant flavour.
e The geographical indication Irish Cream covers the corresponding liqueur produced in Ireland and Northern Ireland.’”
Product category	Geographical indication	Country of origin (the precise geographical origin is described in the technical file)
1. Rum
	Rhum de la Martinique	France
	Rhum de la Guadeloupe	France
	Rhum de la Réunion	France
	Rhum de la Guyane	France
	Rhum de sucrerie de la Baie du Galion	France
	Rhum des Antilles françaises	France
	Rhum des départements français d'outre-mer	France
	Rum da Madeira	Portugal
	Ron de Guatemala	Guatemala
2. Whisky/Whiskey
	Scotch Whisky	United Kingdom (Scotland)
	Irish Whiskey/Uisce Beatha Eireannach/Irish Whisky a	Ireland
	Whisky breton/Whisky de Bretagne	France
	Whisky alsacien/Whisky d'Alsace	France
3. Grain spirit
	Korn/Kornbrand	Germany, Austria, Belgium (German-speaking Community)
	Münsterländer Korn/Kornbrand	Germany
	Sendenhorster Korn/Kornbrand	Germany
	Emsländer Korn/Kornbrand	Germany
	Haselünner Korn/Kornbrand	Germany
	Hasetaler Korn/Kornbrand	Germany
	Samanė	Lithuania
4. Wine spirit
	Eau-de-vie de Cognac	France
	Eau-de-vie des Charentes	France
	Cognac (The denomination ‘Cognac’ may be supplemented by the following terms: Fine Grande Fine Champagne Grande Champagne Petite Fine Champagne Petite Champagne Fine Champagne Borderies Fins Bois Bons Bois)	France
	Fine Bordeaux	France
	Fine de Bourgogne	France
	Armagnac (The denomination ‘Armagnac’ may be supplemented by the following terms: Bas-Armagnac Haut-Armagnac Armagnac-Ténarèze Blanche Armagnac)	France
	Eau-de-vie de vin de la Marne	France
	Eau-de-vie de vin originaire du Bugey	France
	Eau-de-vie de vin des Côtes-du-Rhône	France
	Eau-de-vie de Faugères/Faugères	France
	Eau-de-vie de vin originaire du Languedoc	France
	Aguardente de Vinho Douro	Portugal
	Aguardente de Vinho Ribatejo	Portugal
	Aguardente de Vinho Alentejo	Portugal
	Aguardente de Vinho da Região dos Vinhos Verdes	Portugal
	Aguardente de Vinho Lourinhã	Portugal
	Сунгурларска гроздова ракия/Гроздова ракия от Сунгурларе/Sungurlarska grozdova rakya/Grozdova rakya from Sungurlare	Bulgaria
	Сливенска перла (Сливенска гроздова ракия/Гроздова ракия от Сливен)/Slivenska perla (Slivenska grozdova rakya/Grozdova rakya from Sliven)	Bulgaria
	Стралджанска Мускатова ракия/Мускатова ракия от Стралджа/Straldjanska Muscatova rakya/Muscatova rakya from Straldja	Bulgaria
	Поморийска гроздова ракия/Гроздова ракия от Поморие/Pomoriyska grozdova rakya/Grozdova rakya from Pomorie	Bulgaria
	Бургаска Мускатова ракия/Мускатова ракия от Бургас/Bourgaska Muscatova rakya/Muscatova rakya from Bourgas	Bulgaria
	Сухиндолска гроздова ракия/Гроздова ракия от Сухиндол/Suhindolska grozdova rakya/Grozdova rakya from Suhindol	Bulgaria
	Карловска гроздова ракия/Гроздова Ракия от Карлово/Karlovska grozdova rakya/Grozdova Rakya from Karlovo	Bulgaria
	Vinars Târnave	Romania
	Vinars Vaslui	Romania
	Vinars Murfatlar	Romania
	Vinars Vrancea	Romania
	Vinars Segarcea	Romania
5. Brandy/Weinbrand
	Brandy de Jerez	Spain
	Brandy del Penedés	Spain
	Brandy italiano	Italy
	Deutscher Weinbrand	Germany
	Wachauer Weinbrand	Austria
	Pfälzer Weinbrand	Germany
6. Grape marc spirit
	Marc de Champagne/Eau-de-vie de marc de Champagne	France
	Marc de Bourgogne/Eau-de-vie de marc de Bourgogne	France
	Marc du Bugey/Eau-de-vie de marc originaire de Bugey	France
	Marc de Savoie/Eau-de-vie de marc originaire de Savoie	France
	Marc des Côtes-du-Rhône/Eau-de-vie de marc des Côtes du Rhône	France
	Marc de Provence/Eau-de-vie de marc originaire de Provence	France
	Marc du Languedoc/Eau-de-vie de marc originaire du Languedoc	France
	Marc d'Alsace Gewürztraminer	France
	Marc d'Auvergne	France
	Marc du Jura	France
	Aguardente Bagaceira Bairrada	Portugal
	Aguardente Bagaceira Alentejo	Portugal
	Aguardente Bagaceira da Região dos Vinhos Verdes	Portugal
	Orujo de Galicia	Spain
	Grappa	Italy
	Grappa di Barolo	Italy
	Grappa piemontese/Grappa del Piemonte	Italy
	Grappa lombarda/Grappa di Lombardia	Italy
	Grappa trentina/Grappa del Trentino	Italy
	Grappa friulana/Grappa del Friuli	Italy
	Grappa veneta/Grappa del Veneto	Italy
	Südtiroler Grappa/Grappa dell'Alto Adige	Italy
	Grappa siciliana/Grappa di Sicilia	Italy
	Grappa di Marsala	Italy
	Τσικουδιά/Tsikoudia	Greece
	Τσικουδιά Κρήτης/Tsikoudia of Crete	Greece
	Τσίπουρο/Tsipouro	Greece
	Τσίπουρο Μακεδονίας/Tsipouro of Macedonia	Greece
	Τσίπουρο Θεσσαλίας/Tsipouro of Thessaly	Greece
	Τσίπουρο Τυρνάβου/Tsipouro of Tyrnavos	Greece
	Ζιβανία/Τζιβανία/Ζιβάνα/Zivania	Cyprus
	Törkölypálinka	Hungary
9. Fruit spirit
	Schwarzwälder Kirschwasser	Germany
	Schwarzwälder Mirabellenwasser	Germany
	Schwarzwälder Williamsbirne	Germany
	Schwarzwälder Zwetschgenwasser	Germany
	Fränkisches Zwetschgenwasser	Germany
	Fränkisches Kirschwasser	Germany
	Fränkischer Obstler	Germany
	Mirabelle de Lorraine	France
	Kirsch d'Alsace	France
	Quetsch d'Alsace	France
	Framboise d'Alsace	France
	Mirabelle d'Alsace	France
	Kirsch de Fougerolles	France
	Südtiroler Williams/Williams dell'Alto Adige	Italy
	Südtiroler Marille/Marille dell'Alto Adige	Italy
	Südtiroler Kirsch/Kirsch dell'Alto Adige	Italy
	Südtiroler Zwetschgeler/Zwetschgeler dell'Alto Adige	Italy
	Südtiroler Obstler/Obstler dell'Alto Adige	Italy
	Südtiroler Gravensteiner/Gravensteiner dell'Alto Adige	Italy
	Südtiroler Golden Delicious/Golden Delicious dell'Alto Adige	Italy
	Williams friulano/Williams del Friuli	Italy
	Sliwovitz del Veneto	Italy
	Sliwovitz del Friuli-Venezia Giulia	Italy
	Distillato di mele trentino/Distillato di mele del Trentino	Italy
	Williams trentino/Williams del Trentino	Italy
	Sliwovitz trentino/Sliwovitz del Trentino	Italy
	Aprikot trentino/Aprikot del Trentino	Italy
	Medronho do Algarve	Portugal
	Kirsch Friulano/Kirschwasser Friulano	Italy
	Kirsch Trentino/Kirschwasser Trentino	Italy
	Kirsch Veneto/Kirschwasser Veneto	Italy
	Wachauer Marillenbrand	Austria
	Szatmári Szilvapálinka	Hungary
	Kecskeméti Barackpálinka	Hungary
	Békési Szilvapálinka	Hungary
	Szabolcsi Almapálinka	Hungary
	Gönci Barackpálinka	Hungary
	Pálinka	Hungary, Austria (for apricot spirits solely produced in the Länder of: Niederösterreich, Burgenland, Steiermark, Wien)
	Újfehértói meggypálinka	Hungary
	Brinjevec	Slovenia
	Dolenjski sadjevec	Slovenia
	Троянска сливова ракия/Сливова ракия от Троян/Troyanska slivova rakya/Slivova rakya from Troyan	Bulgaria
	Ловешка сливова ракия/Сливова ракия от Ловеч/Loveshka slivova rakya/Slivova rakya from Lovech	Bulgaria
	Pălincă	Romania
	Ţuică Zetea de Medieşu Aurit	Romania
	Ţuică de Argeş	Romania
	Horincă de Cămârzana	Romania
	Hrvatska loza	Croatia
	Hrvatska stara šljivovica	Croatia
	Slavonska šljivovica	Croatia
	Pisco b	Peru
10. Cider spirit and perry spirit
	Calvados	France
	Calvados Pays d'Auge	France
	Calvados Domfrontais	France
	Eau-de-vie de cidre de Bretagne	France
	Eau-de-vie de cidre de Normandie	France
	Eau-de-vie de poiré de Normandie	France
	Eau-de-vie de cidre du Maine	France
	Aguardiente de sidra de Asturias	Spain
	Somerset Cider Brandy c	United Kingdom
15. Vodka
	Svensk Vodka/Swedish Vodka	Sweden
	Suomalainen Vodka/Finsk Vodka/Vodka of Finland	Finland
	Polska Wódka/Polish Vodka	Poland
	Originali lietuviška degtinė/Original Lithuanian vodka	Lithuania
	Estonian vodka	Estonia
17. Geist
	Schwarzwälder Himbeergeist	Germany
18. Gentian
	Bayerischer Gebirgsenzian	Germany
	Südtiroler Enzian/Genziana dell'Alto Adige	Italy
	Genziana trentina/Genziana del Trentino	Italy
19. Juniper-flavoured spirit drinks
	Genièvre/Jenever/Genever	Belgium, The Netherlands, France (Départements Nord (59) and Pas-de-Calais (62)), Germany (German Bundesländer Nordrhein-Westfalen and Niedersachsen)
	Genièvre de grains/Graanjenever/Graangenever	Belgium, The Netherlands, France (Départements Nord (59) and Pas-de-Calais (62))
	Jonge jenever/jonge genever	Belgium, The Netherlands
	Oude jenever/oude genever	Belgium, The Netherlands
	Hasseltse jenever/Hasselt	Belgium (Hasselt, Zonhoven, Diepenbeek)
	Balegemse jenever	Belgium (Balegem)
	O' de Flander-Oost-Vlaamse Graanjenever	Belgium (Oost-Vlaanderen)
	Peket-Pekêt/Pèket-Pèkèt de Wallonie	Belgium (Région wallonne)
	Genièvre Flandres Artois	France (Départements Nord (59) and Pas-de-Calais (62))
	Ostfriesischer Korngenever	Germany
	Steinhäger	Germany
	Gin de Mahón	Spain
	Vilniaus Džinas/Vilnius Gin	Lithuania
	Spišská borovička	Slovakia
24. Akvavit/aquavit
	Svensk Aquavit/Svensk Akvavit/Swedish Aquavit	Sweden
25. Aniseed-flavoured spirit drinks
	Anís Paloma Monforte del Cid	Spain
	Hierbas de Mallorca	Spain
	Hierbas Ibicencas	Spain
	Chinchón	Spain
	Janeževec	Slovenia
29. Distilled Anis
	Ouzo/Ούζο	Cyprus, Greece
	Ούζο Μυτιλήνης/Ouzo of Mitilene	Greece
	Ούζο Πλωμαρίου/Ouzo of Plomari	Greece
	Ούζο Καλαμάτας/Ouzo of Kalamata	Greece
	Ούζο Θράκης/Ouzo of Thrace	Greece
	Ούζο Μακεδονίας/Ouzo of Macedonia	Greece
30. Bitter-tasting spirit drinks/bitter
	Rheinberger Kräuter	Germany
	Trejos devynerios	Lithuania
	Slovenska travarica	Slovenia
31. Flavoured vodka
	Herbal vodka from the North Podlasie Lowland aromatised with an extract of bison grass/Wódka ziołowa z Niziny Północnopodlaskiej aromatyzowana ekstraktem z trawy żubrowej	Poland
	Polska Wódka/Polish Vodka d	Poland
	Originali lietuviška degtinė/Original Lithuanian vodka d	Lithuania
32. Liqueur
	Berliner Kümmel	Germany
	Hamburger Kümmel	Germany
	Münchener Kümmel	Germany
	Chiemseer Klosterlikör	Germany
	Bayerischer Kräuterlikör	Germany
	Irish Cream e	Ireland
	Palo de Mallorca	Spain
	Mirto di Sardegna	Italy
	Liquore di limone di Sorrento	Italy
	Liquore di limone della Costa d'Amalfi	Italy
	Genepì del Piemonte	Italy
	Genepì della Valle d'Aosta	Italy
	Benediktbeurer Klosterlikör	Germany
	Ettaler Klosterlikör	Germany
	Ratafia de Champagne	France
	Ratafia catalana	Spain
	Suomalainen Marjalikööri/Suomalainen Hedelmälikööri/Finsk Bärlikör/Finsk Fruktlikör/Finnish berry liqueur/Finnish fruit liqueur	Finland
	Mariazeller Magenlikör	Austria
	Steinfelder Magenbitter	Austria
	Wachauer Marillenlikör	Austria
	Jägertee/Jagertee/Jagatee	Austria
	Hüttentee	Germany
	Polish Cherry	Poland
	Karlovarská Hořká	Czech Republic
	Pelinkovec	Slovenia
	Blutwurz	Germany
	Cantueso Alicantino	Spain
	Licor café de Galicia	Spain
	Licor de hierbas de Galicia	Spain
	Génépi des Alpes/Genepì degli Alpi	France, Italy
	Μαστίχα Χίου/Masticha of Chios	Greece
	Κίτρο Νάξου/Kitro of Naxos	Greece
	Κουμκουάτ Κέρκυρας/Koum Kouat of Corfu	Greece
	Τεντούρα/Tentoura	Greece
	Poncha da Madeira	Portugal
	Hrvatski pelinkovac	Croatia
34. Crème de cassis
	Cassis de Bourgogne	France
	Cassis de Dijon	France
	Cassis de Saintonge	France
37a. Sloe-aromatised spirit drink or Pacharán	Pacharán navarro	Espagne
39. Maraschino/Marrasquino/Maraskino	Zadarski maraschino	Croatia
40. Nocino
	Nocino di Modena	Italy
	Orehovec	Slovenia
Other spirit drinks
	Pommeau de Bretagne	France
	Pommeau du Maine	France
	Pommeau de Normandie	France
	Svensk Punsch/Swedish Punch	Sweden
	Inländerrum	Austria
	Bärwurz	Germany
	Aguardiente de hierbas de Galicia	Spain
	Aperitivo Café de Alcoy	Spain
	Herbero de la Sierra de Mariola	Spain
	Königsberger Bärenfang	Germany
	Ostpreußischer Bärenfang	Germany
	Ronmiel de Canarias	Spain
	Genièvre aux fruits/Vruchtenjenever/Jenever met vruchten/Fruchtgenever	Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany (German Bundesländer Nordrhein-Westfalen and Niedersachsen)
	Domači rum	Slovenia
	Irish Poteen/Irish Poitín	Ireland
	Trauktinė	Lithuania
	Trauktinė Palanga	Lithuania
	Trauktinė Dainava	Lithuania
	Hrvatska travarica	Croatia

(1)

OJ L 39, 13.2.2008, p. 16.

(2)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 716/2013 of 25 July 2013 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks (OJ L 201, 26.7.2013, p. 21).