A certificate from the authorities of a third country on the compliance of a batch of wine with EU oenological practices does not, on its own, constitute proof of compliance with those practices for its marketing in the Union, according to a judgment of the EU Court of Justice published on Thursday 28 April.
If, despite the issue of such a certificate, these practices have not been complied with, the burden of proof of the trader’s fault cannot be shifted to the Member States’...