Real Decreto 1416/1982, de 28 de mayo, por el que se aprueba la Reglamentación Técnico-Sanitaria para la elaboración, circulación y comercio de aguardientes compuestos, licores, aperitivos sin vino base y otras bebidas derivadas de alcoholes naturales. | BOE-A-1982-16226 — Spain law | Esheria

Real Decreto 1416/1982, de 28 de mayo, por el que se aprueba la Reglamentación Técnico-Sanitaria para la elaboración, circulación y comercio de aguardientes compuestos, licores, aperitivos sin vino base y otras bebidas derivadas de alcoholes naturales.

Regulated products must meet general conditions, including using unaltered, uncontaminated, and unadulterated raw materials, and they must keep methanol below the stated limit, with specific exceptions for certain spirits.

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Spain
Instrument
Regulation
Citation
BOE-A-1982-16226
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Language
es
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Regulated products must meet general conditions, including using unaltered, uncontaminated, and unadulterated raw materials, and they must keep methanol below the stated limit, with specific exceptions for certain spirits. Los productos elaborados deben cumplir specified composition standards, including alcohol strength, sugar limits, approved colorants, and impurity limits; some named spirits have extra specific requirements or exemptions. Volatile impurities in certain fruit spirits, liqueurs, non-wine-base aperitifs, and similar alcohol-derived drinks must follow the characteristics of the relevant source alcohols or base drinks set out in the applicable regulations. This provision lists permitted practices for making and handling the regulated products, plus some ingredient limits. This provision bans several practices in making, handling, storing, and selling the regulated alcoholic beverages.