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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12576

8 October 2020
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Regions
European Parliament gives green light to reduced tax rate on “traditional” rum from four French outermost regions
Brussels, 07/10/2020 (Agence Europe)

The European Parliament voted by an overwhelming majority (681 votes in favour, 5 against and 3 abstentions) on Monday 5 October to adopt a report by the MEP Younous Omarjee (GUE/NGL, France) on the EU Council decision to allow a derogation from EU rules for the production of traditional ‘rum’ in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion.

This derogation is granted under Article 349 TFEU to protect the activity of the outermost regions and to offset the difficulties the face...

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