EU AND AUSTRALIA SIGN NEW WINE TRADE DEAL
June 1st, 2007
BY PAUL COCHRANE
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) and Australia have inked a new bilateral agreement on trading wine that, claims Brussels, will safeguard the EU wine-labelling regime, simplify certification, help agree new oenological practices and phase out Australia's use of the names Champagne and Port within a year of implementation.
The agreement replaces a 1994 accord and must now be confirmed by the EU Council of Ministers and by Canberra. Regarding agreeing new oenological practice requirements, the deal includes clear time frames, objection and arbitration ...
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