Alcoholic Beverage Ordinance Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 1998 (2003) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 32, 14 July 2003, pp. 1255-1263. Long titleOrdinance on certain alcoholic beverages. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Viticulture/oenological practices Standards Packaging/labelling Registration Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract An Ordinance to implement EU regulations on the production of brandy. Article 1 establishes that, according to EU regulations, only certain substances are to be used for the production of brandy. Thereafter the Ordinance deals specifically with the production of German brandy. Unless the product has been in wooden casks for at least 12 months, the label cannot bear the indication of the age. Article 4 deals with the requirements to obtain a registration number, and article 5 with the control of Full text German Website www.bgbl.de