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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8650

21 February 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 44
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture/third countries
Commission expected to adopt controversial wine labelling measures on Monday

Brussels, 20/02/2004 (Agence Europe) - In the face of stiff opposition from Italy and a series of farming organisations, the European Commission is expected to approve a new regulation on Monday giving third countries more leeway in the labelling of their wines to the detriment of EU wine producers, At the Agriculture Council the next day, Italy will have the opportunity to express its disapproval of the text, which it sees as enabling wine producers from outside the EU to use (under certain...

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