Brussels, 18/01/2000 (Agence Europe) - The World Trade Organisation's dispute settlement body has confirmed, on appeal, that the Chilean system of taxation on alcoholic beverages is illegal. The system, challenged by the European Union in November 1997, is based on a combination of price criteria and alcohol content with exponential progression of rates applicable to typical gradation, in the aim of promoting national promotion (pisco) to the detriment of foreign beverages such as whiskey...