| (1) |
An alcoholic fruit beverage of a class specified in column 1 of Table 3 shall be produced solely from fruit juice obtained from fruit of a kind specified in column 2 of the said Table opposite thereto. |
| (2) |
The alcohol content of an alcoholic fruit beverage shall be in accordance with the requirements specified in column 3 of Table 3 opposite the class concerned. |
| (3) |
The volatile acid content of an alcoholic fruit beverage shall not exceed 1,2 gram per litre. |
| (4) |
Fortified apple beverage and fortified pear beverage shall respectively be produced by the addition of a rectified spirit derived from apples or from pears, to alcoholic apple beverage or alcoholic pear beverage. |
(5)
| (a) |
Not more than 25 per cent of the final volume of— |
| (i) |
alcoholic apple beverage shall consist of fruit juice derived from pears or grapes or added alcoholic pear beverage or added unspecified alcoholic fruit beverage derived solely from grapes; |
[Regulation 8(5)(a)(i) substituted by section 2 of Regulations: Amendment under Notice No. R. 2247, GG46681, dated 8 July 2022]
| (ii) |
alcoholic pear beverage shall consist of fruit juice derived from apples or added alcoholic apple beverage; |
| (iii) |
unspecified alcoholic fruit beverage shall consist of fruit juice derived from other fruit, including grapes, or added alcoholic apple or pear beverage or another unspecified alcoholic fruit beverage; |
[Regulation 8(5)(a)(iii) substituted by regulation 2(a) of Notice No. R. 2593 of 1992]
| (iv) |
fortified apple beverage shall consist of fruit juice derived from pears, or added alcoholic pear beverage or fortified pear beverage; and |
| (v) |
fortified pear beverage shall consist of fruit juice derived from apples, or added alcoholic apple beverage, or fortified apple beverage. |
| (i) |
in the case of a product referred to in paragraph (a)(i), (ii) or (iii), be made either before, during or after completion or termination of alcoholic fermentation in that product; and |
| (ii) |
otherwise be made only after a spirit has been added to that product as contemplated in subregulation (4). |
| (6) |
The flavour, taste and character of an alcoholic fruit beverage shall be clearly distinguishable from that of wine or a class of wine. |
[Regulation 8(6) substituted by regulation 2(b) of Notice No. R. 2593 of 1992]
Implementation of Geneva Conventions Act, 2012
