Luxembourg, 17/04/2000 (Agence Europe) - As soon as the Agriculture Council got under way on Monday afternoon in Luxembourg, the Portuguese Presidency presented an initial compromise on beef labelling. It proposes advancing to 1 January 2002 the date of entry into force of the compulsory indication of the place of birth and fattening of animals, in addition to the place of slaughter. The Commission had originally proposed the date of 1 January 2003 and Parliament, in its vote last week,...