On August 12, 2021, the European Union (EU) issued COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2021/1335 to amend Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the labelling of spirit drinks. The main content includes:

In Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2019/787, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

‘3. Compound terms describing an alcoholic beverage shall:

(a) appear in uniform characters of the same font, size and colour;
(b) not be interrupted by any textual or pictorial element which does not form part of them;
(c) not appear in a font size which is larger than the font size used for the name of the alcoholic beverage; and
(d) in cases where the alcoholic beverage is a spirit drink, always be accompanied by the legal name of the spirit drink, which shall appear in the same visual field as the compound term, unless the legal name is replaced by a compound term in accordance with Article 10(5), point (b).’.

Spirit drinks which do not meet the requirements laid down in Article 11(3), point (d), of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 as amended by this Regulation but which meet the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 and were labelled before 31 December 2022 may continue to be placed on the market until stocks are exhausted.

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