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Law of Ukraine "On the Geographical Indications of Spirit Drinks" No 2800-IX of 01 December 2022
The Law determines the specifics of preparation for the registration, use and protection of geographical indications for spirit drinks, as well as control over such geographical indications in order to prevent the unauthorized use of registered geographical indications of spirit drinks. It provides for:  clarification of the terminology related to geographical indications of spirit drinks, definition of the term "spirit drink", classification of spirit drinks and general requirements for such;  establishment of unified rules for the definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks, rules for the use of official names of spirit drinks;  defining of requirements for ethyl alcohol and distillates used for the production of all spirit drinks;  determining the range of entities eligible to register a geographical indication of spirit drink, defining the peculiarities of preparation for the registration of geographical indications of spirit drinks;  defining the peculiarities of the use and protection of geographical indications for spirit drinks, as well as liability for violations thereof;  establishing the rules for labelling of spirit drinks with geographical indications and the use of geographical indications for spirit drinks in the labelling and presentation of other foodstuffs;  introducing a system of control over geographical indications of spirit drinks;  setting up of the Register of Conformity Assessment Bodies on geographical indications. The Law was developed in order to implement Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks, the use of the names of spirit drinks in the presentation and labelling of other foodstuffs, the protection of geographical indications for spirit drinks, the use of ethyl alcohol and distillates of agricultural origin in alcoholic beverages, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 110/2008.
29 December 2024 (date of enactment)
https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/2800-20#Text
Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine