Consultation outcome

Irish whiskey, Irish cream and Irish poteen verification

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Published: 1 October 2015
• Last updated: 10 December 2015 — See all updates

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Irish whiskey, Irish cream and Irish poteen verification - summary of responses

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Detail of outcome

The summary of responses document sets out the comments received as part of the consultation and provides details of how HMRC will take the scheme forward. The scheme will open for applications on 10 December 2015.

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Original consultation

Summary

A consultation on how HMRC proposes to verify Irish whiskey, Irish cream and Irish poteen made in Northern Ireland or bottled in the UK.

This consultation ran from
10:30am on 1 October 2015 to 11:45pm on 31 October 2015

Consultation description

Irish whiskey, Irish cream and Irish poteen are protected under EU legislation as products of Geographical Indication (GI).

HM Revenue and Customs is the verifying authority for UK produced GI spirit drinks.

It is seeking views on:

• its plans to verify Irish whiskey, Irish cream and Irish poteen produced in Northern Ireland or bottled in the UK
• the accompanying assessment of impact

Documents

Irish whiskey, Irish cream and Irish poteen verification - consultation

PDF, 699 KB, 56 pages

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Published 1 October 2015
Last updated 10 December 2015 + show all updates

1. 10 December 2015

   Summary of responses added.

2. 1 October 2015

   First published.