the spirit drinks cost of verification regulations 2013 www.legislation.gov.uk uksi 2013 2949 pdfs uksi20132949en.pdf 8 pages in english . alignleft the spirit drinks cost of verification regulations 2013 implement article 22 of regulation ec no 110 2008 of the european parliament and of the council on the definition description presentation labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks. alignleft regulation 110 2008 makes provision for member states to introduce measures ensuring that spirit drinks marketed with a protected geographical indication are produced in accordance with the specific conditions laid down in a technical file for the product alignleft in the uk this affects scotch whisky irish whiskey produced in northern ireland irish cream produced in northern ireland and somerset cider brandy all of which are registered at annex iii to the regulation. alignleft article 22 of regulation 110 2008 requires that a relevant spirit drink is verified by a competent authority as being compliant with its technical file before it can be placed on the market. the article requires that the costs of verification for each relevant spirit drink are borne by the producers who are subject to the controls specified in the technical file. alignleft the commissioners for her majestys revenue and customs the commissioners are designated as the authority responsible for the verification of uk spirit drinks registered at annex iii to the regulation and their task is to design and administer verification schemes for each relevant spirit drink to test for compliance with its technical file. the commissioners must impose charges for the verification details of which will be published in each verification scheme. the spirit drinks cost of verification regulations 2013 provide for the publication of verification schemes for uk produced spirit drinks with a geographical indication. they also provide for charges for obtaining verification to be imposed on producers.