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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9136

22 February 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture/trade
Divergences on defining vodka

Brussels, 21/02/2006 (Agence Europe) - At the Agriculture Council on 20 February, Poland, supported by Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia called on the European Commission to change its definition in its proposal made at the end of 2005 on the presentation and labelling of spirits, on vodka. To preserve the traditional character of the product, these countries are calling for limits to primary materials used in the production of vodka to cereals and potatoes....

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