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 , 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 , 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
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
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
‘ANNEX III

GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS
The geographical indication Irish Whiskey/Uisce Beatha Eireannach/Irish Whisky covers whisky/whiskey produced in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
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.
The geographical indication Somerset Cider Brandy must be accompanied by the sales denomination ‘cider spirit’.
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.
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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Poland
Originali lietuviška degtinė/Original Lithuanian vodka | Lithuania
32. Liqueur
| Berliner Kümmel | Germany
Hamburger Kümmel | Germany
Münchener Kümmel | Germany
Chiemseer Klosterlikör | Germany
Bayerischer Kräuterlikör | Germany
Irish Cream | 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
OJ L 39, 13.2.2008, p. 16.
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).