Brussels, 09/03/2007 (Agence Europe) - On a visit to India until 10 March, Mariann Fischer Boel, Agriculture Commissioner, criticised the high import duties applied by India on wines and spirits. On 7 November 2006, the European Commission had called for WTO talks to be opened to seek a solution to this trade dispute that has the effect of blocking access to the Indian market for European wines and spirits (EUROPE 9310).
During a conference organised in New Delhi by the Federation of Indian...