Article 9: Conditions of use of particulars in labelling

Labelling indications must not be likely to cause confusion as to the product’s origin or the existence and/or capacity of the people or companies appearing in the presentation.

Article 8: Optional indications

Provided there are no specific provisions in this Standard and that it complies with national regulations, optional information may be indicated on the labelling (particulars, texts) such as:

a)      Trademark.

Article 7: Obligatory indications

1. The following indications are obligatory on the labelling of spirituous beverages of vitivinicultural origin:

a)      Sales denomination of the product.

Article 6:  Ingredients

1. Ingredients shall mean any substance, including food additives, used for manufacturing and preparing a spirituous beverage of vitivinicultural origin, which is still present in the end-product or possibly in modified form.

2. Ingredients shall not mean:

Article 5: Country of provenance, geographical indications, appelation of origin

For the purposes of this standard:

Article 4: Prepacked product

1. A spirituous beverage of vitivinicultural origin is prepacked when it is placed in a package, whatever its nature, without the consumer being present so that the quantity and nature of the product in the container cannot be modified without the container being opened or noticeably modified.

Article 3: Language and legibility

1. The language used should be easily understood by the consumer.

2. If the language(s) used is/are not understood by the end consumer, the label should be replaced or another attached containing the appropriate indications in the appropriate language.

Article 2: Labelling

1. Labelling shall include all the particulars, indications, trademarks, pictorial matter or symbols related to a spirituous beverage of vitivinicultural origin displayed on any pack, label, ring or neck label that accompanies or refers to the aforementioned spirituous beverage of vitivinicultural origin.

Article 1: Scope of application

This standard is applied exclusively to the labelling of spirituous beverages of vitivinicultural origin intended for direct human consumption and prepacked for sale to the end consumer, as defined in part I, chapter 7 of the OIV International Code of Oenological Practices.