Concept: Beers; mineral and aerated waters and other non-alcoholic beverages; fruit beverages and fruit juices; syrups and other preparations for making beverages in the ncl vocabulary

Concept URI	http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/eurostat/ncl/NCL32
Preferred label	Beers; mineral and aerated waters and other non-alcoholic beverages; fruit beverages and fruit juices; syrups and other preparations for making beverages
Definition	Generally, non-alcoholic beverages are in Class 32 except for tea, coffee, milk and chocolate based drinks that are in Class 29 or 30 depending on the dominant ingredient in the drink. Also, even though beer has alcohol content, it is classified in Class 32 with non-alcoholic beverages. It is in Class 32 since it is often consumed as an alternative to the other soft drinks that are in this class. Generally, beer has lower alcohol content than most beverages in Class 33, the class for alcoholic beverages, but it must be remembered that the classification of beer in Class 32 is not based on its low alcohol content. Rather, the classification of beer in this class is based on its characterization as a soft drink alternative.
Notation	NCL32
Status	Valid
Status Modified	2013-09-18
Accepted Date	2013-09-18
Not Accepted Date