This standard specifies a gas chromatographic method for ethanol, in which higher alcohols (1-propanol, 1- butanol, 2-butanol, 2-methyl-1- propanol, 2-methyl-1-butanol, and 3- methyl-1-butanol) up to 2,5 % (m/m), methanol up to 3 % (m/m) and other volatile impurities, especially ethyl acetate, acetic aldehyde and 1,1- diethoxyethane, in the range up to 2 % (m/m) are determined.