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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9283

11 October 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture
New compromise text on definition and labelling of spirits, especially vodka

Brussels, 10/10/2006 (Agence Europe) - Special Committee on Agriculture (SCA) experts will, on 16 October, examine a new compromise text from the Finnish Presidency on the proposal setting new rules for the definition, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks. The cause of greatest division among Member States is the sales denominations of vodka. The Finnish Presidency hopes that, at their meeting in Luxemburg on 25 October, agriculture ministers will find agreement on a general approach...

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