Brussels, 25/07/2000 (Agence Europe) - Less than two months before the date of the planned entry into force of the EU/South Africa bilateral agreements on wine and spirits (see EUROPE of 15 June, page 11), new problems have arisen which pose a serious threat to implementation of the accords on 1 September, as planned.
These difficulties derive from different interpretation by the two parties of: a) the compromise on the protection of the names "port" and "sherry"; b) practical arrangements...