Activities of Susanne MELIOR related to 2016/0392(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Definition, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks and protection of geographical indications thereof (debate) DE
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks, the use of the names of spirit drinks in the presentation and labelling of other foodstuffs and the protection of geographical indications for spirit drinks PDF (1 MB) DOC (245 KB)
Amendments (57)
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In order to take into account evolving consumer demands, technological progress, developments in the relevant international standards and the need to improve the economic conditions of production and marketing, the traditional ageing processes and, in exceptional cases, the law of the importing third countries, and in order to ensure the protection of geographical indications, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the amendment of or derogations from the technical definitions and requirements of the categories of spirit drinks and the specific rules concerning some of them referred to under Chapter I of this Regulationreferred to in Annex I, the labelling and presentation referred to under Chapter II of this Regulation, the geographical indications referred to under Chapter III of this Regulation and the checks and exchange of information referred under Chapter IV of this Regulation.
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
(1) The alcohol used in the production of alcoholic beverages and to dilute or dissolve colours, flavourings or any other authorised additives used in the preparation of alcoholic beverages shall be ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin or derived from beer.
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
(2) Distillates used in the production of alcoholic beverages and to dilute or dissolve colours, flavourings or any other authorised additives used in the preparation of alcoholic beverages shall exclusively be of agricultural origin or derived from beer.
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) solely be sweetened in accordance with point (3) of Annex I and in order to round off the final taste of the product. The maximum added sugar contents applicable to individual products shall be laid down for the respective product categories.
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 concerning:amending the technical definitions in Annex I.
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The delegated acts referred to in points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph shall be limited to meeting demonstrated needs resulting from evolving consumer demands, technological progress, developments in relevant international standards or needs for product innovation.
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) The names of raw materials or plant names which are reserved for the designation of drinks belonging to certain spirit drink product categories may be used in the description and presentation of all foods, including spirit drinks, provided that, in particular in the case of spirits, it is ensured that consumers are not misled.
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Article 9 – paragraph 5
(5) TWithout prejudice to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, the allusion to any spirit drink category or geographical indication, for the presentation of a foodstuff, shall not be in the same line as the sales denomination. Without prejudice to the second subparagraph of Article 10(3), for the presentation of alcoholic beverages, the allusion shall appear in a font size smaller than those used for the sales denomination and compound term.
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9a Labelling in the case of added alcohol Where there has been addition of alcohol, as defined in Annex I(4), diluted or not, to a spirit drink listed in categories 1 to 14 of Annex II, that spirit drink shall bear the sales denomination ‘spirit drink’. It may not bear a name reserved in categories 1 to 14.
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The list of alcoholic ingredients referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall indicate, at least once, the percentage by volume of pure alcohol that each alcoholic ingredient represents in the total pure alcohol content by volume of the mixture. The alcoholic ingredients shall be listed in descending order of that percentage. Products referred to in Article 10 shall not be subject to the labelling requirements set out in Article 9(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011.
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) Products listed in Annex II, Part I, points 1 to 14, including products with a registered geographical indication, which are not sweetened for rounding off, may have this quality characteristic indicated on the labelling by means of expressions such as ‘without added sugar’.
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall adopt implementing acts, without applying the procedure referred to in Article 44(2), establishing and maintaining a publicly accessible updated electronic register of geographical indications of spirit drinks recognised under this scheme (‘the Register’). The register shall contain all product specifications for spirits which are registered as geographical indications.
Amendment 407 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 a (new)
‘Distillation’ a procedure whereby a mixture of substances containing alcohol or an alcoholic liquid is heated and the resulting steam is then condensed again (liquefied). This thermal procedure aims either to separate substances in the original mixture or to strengthen certain sensory characteristics of the alcoholic liquid. Distillation is carried out either once or more than once, depending on the product category, production method or the equipment used.
Amendment 419 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 3 – point a a (new)
Annex II – section 1 – part 3 – point a a (new)
(aa) Grain spirit may only be sweetened by up to 10g per litre of final product, expressed as invert sugar, in order to round off the final taste.
Amendment 421 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 4 – point a a (new)
Annex II – section 1 – part 4 – point a a (new)
(aa) The term ‘wine spirit’ in connection with ‘vinegar’ is still authorised for the description, presentation and labelling of vinegar.
Amendment 422 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 4 – point d
Annex II – section 1 – part 4 – point d
(d) Wine spirit shall not be flavoured. This shall not exclude traditional production methodhe addition of substances traditionally used in its production. The Commission shall specify which substances are authorised EU-wide by means of delegated acts and shall be guided in so doing by traditional production processes in the individual Member States.
Amendment 424 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 5 – point d
Annex II – section 1 – part 5 – point d
(d) Brandy or Weinbrand shall not be flavoured. This shall not exclude traditional production methodhe addition of substances traditionally used in their production. The Commission shall specify which substances are authorised EU-wide by means of delegated acts and shall be guided in so doing by traditional production processes in the individual Member States.
Amendment 426 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 7 – point a – point iv
Annex II – section 1 – part 7 – point a – point iv
(iv) the maximum hydrocyanic acid content shall be 71 grams per hectolitre of 100 % vol. alcohol in the case of stone- fruit marc spirit; In the case of stone-fruit marc spirit, the ethyl carbamate content of the final product shall not exceed 1mg/l.
Amendment 428 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 9 – point a – point iv
Annex II – section 1 – part 9 – point a – point iv
(iv) in the case of stone-fruit spirits, it has a hydrocyanic acid content not exceeding 71 grams per hectolitre of 100 % vol. alcohol A. shall not be exceeded In the case of stone-fruit spirits, the ethyl carbamate content of the final product shall not exceed 1 mg/l.
Amendment 429 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 9 – point a – point iv a (new)
Annex II – section 1 – part 9 – point a – point iv a (new)
(iva) The sales denomination ‘Obstler’ is reserved for fruit spirit made exclusively from apples and pears.
Amendment 430 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 9 – point a a (new)
Annex II – section 1 – part 9 – point a a (new)
(aa) Fruit spirit may only be sweetened by up to 10g per litre of final product, expressed as invert sugar, in order to round off the final taste.
Amendment 434 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 9 – point b – point ii – indent 7 a (new)
Annex II – section 1 – part 9 – point b – point ii – indent 7 a (new)
– — checkerberry (Sorbus torminalis (L.) Crantz),
Amendment 435 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 9 – point b – point ii – indent 7 b (new)
Annex II – section 1 – part 9 – point b – point ii – indent 7 b (new)
– — sorb (Sorbus domestica L.),
Amendment 436 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 9 – point b – point ii – indent 7 c (new)
Annex II – section 1 – part 9 – point b – point ii – indent 7 c (new)
– — rosehip (Rosa canina L.),
Amendment 443 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 15 – title
Annex II – section 1 – part 15 – title
Vodka The word ‘or’ is to appear in plain bold text if this amendment is adopted and the word ‘vodka’ is to appear in plain italic text if this amendment is adopted.
Amendment 445 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 15 – point a – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex II – section 1 – part 15 – point a – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Vodka is a spirit drink produced from ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin obtained following fermentation with yeast from either:
Amendment 452 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 15 – point b
Annex II – section 1 – part 15 – point b
(b) The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of vodka shall be 37.5 %.
Amendment 456 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 15 – point d
Annex II – section 1 – part 15 – point d
(d) The description, presentation or labelling of vodka not produced exclusively from potatoes or cereals shall bear the indication ‘produced from ...’, supplemented by the name of the raw materials used to produce the ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin.
Amendment 460 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 16 – point a – point ii – indent 9
Annex II – section 1 – part 16 – point a – point ii – indent 9
– rowanberries (Sorbus aucuparia L.),Does not affect the English version.
Amendment 463 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 16 – point a – point ii – indent 10
Annex II – section 1 – part 16 – point a – point ii – indent 10
– service-berry (Sorbus domestica L.),Does not affect the English version.
Amendment 464 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 16 – point a – point ii – indent 32 a (new)
Annex II – section 1 – part 16 – point a – point ii – indent 32 a (new)
- - Aronia (chokeberry), - bird cherry (Prunus domestica L.),
Amendment 466 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 17 – point a
Annex II – section 1 – part 17 – point a
(a) Geist (with the name of the fruit or the raw materials used) is a spirit drink obtained by maceration of unfermented fruits and berries listed in point (a) (ii) of category 16 or vegetables, nuts, mushrooms or other plant materials such as herbs or rose petals in ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin, followed by distillation at less than 86 % vol.
Amendment 467 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 17 a (new)
Annex II – section 1 – part 17 a (new)
17a. Use of the term ‘-geist’ preceded by a term other than the name of a fruit shall continue to be authorised in imaginative names in the spirit drinks sector.
Amendment 470 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 31 – title
Annex II – section 1 – part 31 – title
Flavoured vodka The word ‘or’ is to appear in plain bold text if this amendment is adopted and the words ‘flavoured vodka’ are to appear in plain italic text if this amendment is adopted.
Amendment 475 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 31 – point a
Annex II – section 1 – part 31 – point a
(a) Flavoured vodka is vodka which has been given a predominant flavour other than that of the raw materials.
Amendment 477 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 31 – point b
Annex II – section 1 – part 31 – point b
(b) The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of flavoured vodka shall be 37.5 %.
Amendment 480 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 31 – point c
Annex II – section 1 – part 31 – point c
(c) Flavoured vodka may be sweetened, blended, flavoured, matured or coloured.
Amendment 483 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 31 – point d
Annex II – section 1 – part 31 – point d
(d) Flavoured vodka may also be sold under the name of any predominant flavour with the word ‘vodka’.
Amendment 487 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 32 – title
Annex II – section 1 – part 32 – title
Liqueur The word ‘or’ is to appear in plain bold text if this amendment is adopted and the word ‘liqueur’ is to appear in plain italic text if this amendment is adopted.
Amendment 491 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 32 – point a – introductory part
Annex II – section 1 – part 32 – point a – introductory part
(a) Liqueur is a spirit drink:
Amendment 492 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 32 – point a – point i – indent 1
Annex II – section 1 – part 32 – point a – point i – indent 1
– 70 grams per litre for ‘Kirschlikör’ or ‘Kirschliqueur’ (cherry liqueurs) the ethyl alcohol of which consists exclusively of cherry spirit,
Amendment 496 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 32 – point a – point i – indent 2
Annex II – section 1 – part 32 – point a – point i – indent 2
– 80 grams per litre for Enzianlikör or Enzianliqueur (gentian) or similar ‘Liköre’ or liqueurs prepared with gentian or similar plants as the sole aromatic substance,
Amendment 498 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 32 – point b
Annex II – section 1 – part 32 – point b
(b) The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of liqueur shall be 15 %.
Amendment 502 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 32 – point c – introductory part
Annex II – section 1 – part 32 – point c – introductory part
(c) Flavouring substances and flavouring preparations may be used in the preparation of liqueur. However, only natural flavouring substances and flavouring preparations shall be used in the preparation of the following liqueurs:
Amendment 504 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 32 – point c – point i – introductory part
Annex II – section 1 – part 32 – point c – point i – introductory part
(i) fruit liqueurs made from fruit:
Amendment 507 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 32 – point c – point ii – introductory part
Annex II – section 1 – part 32 – point c – point ii – introductory part
(ii) plant liqueurs made from plants:
Amendment 512 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 32 – point d – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex II – section 1 – part 32 – point d – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The following compound terms may be used in the presentation of liqueurs produced in the Union where ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin is used to mirror established production methods:
Amendment 513 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 32 – point d – paragraph 2
Annex II – section 1 – part 32 – point d – paragraph 2
As regards the labelling and presentation of those liqueurs, the compound term must appear on the labelling and in the presentation in one line in uniform characters of the same font and colour and the word ‘liqueur’ must appear in immediate proximity in characters no smaller than that font. If the alcohol does not come from the spirit drink indicated, its origin must be shown on the labelling in the same visual field as the compound term and the word ‘liqueur’ either by stating the type of agricultural alcohol or by the words ‘agricultural alcohol’ preceded on each occasion by ‘made from’ or ‘made using’.
Amendment 517 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 42 – point a
Annex II – section 1 – part 42 – point a
(a) Egg liqueur or advocaat or avocat or advokat is a spirit drink, whether or not flavoured, obtained from ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin, distillate or spirit, or a mixture thereof, the ingredients of which are quality egg yolk, egg white and sugar or honey. The minimum sugar or honey content must be 150 grams per litre expressed as invert sugar. The minimum content of pure egg yolk must be 140 grams per litre of the final product. Any use of eggs from hens belonging to a species other than Gallus Gallus should be indicated on the label.
Amendment 518 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 42 – point c
Annex II – section 1 – part 42 – point c
(c) Only foodstuffs with flavouring properties, natural flavouring substances and flavouring preparations may be used in the preparation of egg liqueur or advocaat or avocat or advokat.