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Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 · European Union

Ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin Ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin possesses the following properties: organoleptic characteristics: no detectable taste other than that of the raw material; minimum alcoholic strength by volume: 96,0 %; maximum level of residues: total acidity, expressed in grams of acetic acid per hectolitre of 100 % vol. alcohol: 1,5, esters expressed in grams of ethyl acetate per hectolitre of 100 % vol. alcohol: 1,3, aldehydes expressed in grams of acetaldehyde per hectolitre of 100 % vol. alcohol: 0,5, higher alcohols expressed in grams of methyl2 propanol1 per hectolitre of 100 % vol. alcohol: 0,5, methanol expressed in grams per hectolitre of 100 % vol. alcohol: 30, dry extract expressed in grams per hectolitre of 100 % vol. alcohol: 1,5, volatile bases containing nitrogen expressed in grams of nitrogen per hectolitre of 100 % vol. alcohol: 0,1, furfural: not detectable.

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