COMMISSION DELEGA TED REGUL ATION (EU) 2021/1335 
of 27 May 2021
amending Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the 
labelling of spir it drinks resulting from the combination of a spir it drink with one or more foodstuff s 
THE EUR OPEAN COMMISSION,
Havi ng regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Havi ng regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 Apr il 2019 on the 
definit ion, descr iption, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks, the use of the names of spirit drinks in the presentation 
and labelling of other foodstuffs, the prote ction of geographical indications for spirit drinks, the use of ethyl alcohol and 
distillate s of agricultural origin in alcoholic beverages, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 (1), and in particular 
Article 50(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 11(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 lays down rules on the descr iption, presentation and labelling of 
alcoholic beverages obtained by combining a spirit drink cate gory or a geographical indication for a spirit drink 
with other foodstuffs. Such alcoholic beverages are descr ibed by compound term s combining either a legal name 
provid ed for in the categor ies of spirit drinks set out in Annex I to that Regulation or the geographical indication 
for a spirit drink with the name of other foodstuffs.
(2) Article 11(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 does not require that the name of the resulting alcoholic beverage is 
displa yed in the same visual field as the compo und term . This may induce consumers to believe that the compo und 
term is the actual name of the alcoholic beverage by unduly abusing the reputation of spirit drink cate gories or 
geographical indications, notably in the cases where the resulting alcoholic beverag e is a spirit drink.
(3) Article 7(1), point (a), of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2)requires 
that food information is not misleading, notably as to the nature and identity of the food. Article 9 of that Regulation 
provid es that mandatory food information, including the name of the foodstuff, is to be provi ded and Article 13 of 
that Regulation requires that mandatory information is mark ed in a conspicuous place in such a way as to be easily 
visible, clearly legible and, where appropr iate, indelible.
(4) In accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2019/787, the presentation and labelling requirements set out in 
Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 apply to alcoholic beverage s resulting from the combination of spirit drinks with 
other foodstuffs. In order to ensure that those requirements are best fulfilled , in particular for spirit drinks resulting 
from such combination, it is appropr iate to require that the legal name of the resulting spirit drink be displa yed in 
the same visual field as the compo und term descr ibing that combination. This should occur each time the 
compo und term is indicated in the descr iption, presentation or labelling of a spirit drink. This will prevent 
misleading practices and ensure that consumers are properly informed about the actual nature of the spirit drinks 
resulting from the combination of spirit drinks with other foodstuffs.
(5) This oblig ation should however not apply when, in accordance with Article 10(5), point (b), of Regulation (EU) 
2019/787, the legal name of the spirit drink is replaced by a compo und term that includes the term ‘liqueur ’ or 
‘cream’, provided that the final product compl ies with the requirements of categor y 33 of Annex I to that Regulation.
(1)OJ L 130, 17.5.2019, p. 1.
(2)Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food 
information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, 
Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and 
Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004 (OJ L 304, 22.11.2011, p. 18).EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 289/4                                                                                                                                           12.8.2021  (6) Regulation (EU) 2019/787 should theref ore be amended according ly.
(7) A transitional period should be provid ed for the application of the labelling provis ions laid down in this Regulation 
to allow spirit drinks labelled before 31 December 2022 in compl iance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) 
No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3)to continue being placed on the market without 
requir ing them to be relabelled.
(8) In accordance with Article 51(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 and to avoid any sort of regulator y vacuum, this 
Regulation should apply retroactively from 25 May 2021 ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION:
Article 1
In Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2019/787, paragraph 3 is replaced by the followi ng:
‘3. Compound terms descr ibing an alcoholic beverage shall:
(a) appear in unif orm charact ers of the same font, size and colour;
(b) not be interrupted by any textual or pictorial element whic h does not form part of them;
(c) not appear in a font size whic h 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, alwa ys be accompanied by the legal name of the spirit 
drink, whic h shall appear in the same visual field as the compo und term, unless the lega l name is replaced by a 
compound term in accordance with Article 10(5), point (b).’.
Article 2
Spir it drinks whic h do not meet the requirements laid down in Article 11(3), point (d), of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 as 
amended by this Regulation but whic h meet the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 and were labelled before 
31 December 2022 may continue to be placed on the mark et until stoc ks are exhausted.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European 
Union.
It shall apply from 25 May 2021 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 May 2021 .
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
(3)Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament an of the Council of 15 Januar y 2008 on the definition, descr iption, 
presentation, labelling and the prot ection of geogr aphical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) 
No 1576/89 (OJ L 39, 13.2.2008, p. 16).EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 12.8.2021                                                                                                                                           L 289/5  