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V0688-17 ·16 March 2017 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
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Hydroalcoholic mixture from dealcoholisation may be reused to manufacture other alcoholic beverages

A brewery sought clarification on whether the hydroalcoholic mixture obtained from a dealcoholisation process could be added to conventional beer to create a higher-strength beverage for export. The Directorate-General for Taxes (DGT) ruled that while reuse is permitted, the resulting product cannot be marketed as beer.

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How it affects those involved

This ruling clarifies the regulatory status of by-products from dealcoholisation processes, affecting how manufacturers categorise and tax reconstituted beverages.

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2017-03-16PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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