EUROPEAN JUDGES REJECT FRENCH WINE PRODUCERS APPEAL AGAINST SUBSIDY BAN
August 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Court of Justice (ECJ) Court of First Instance has rejected a bid by southern France wine producers to hang onto subsidies declared unlawful by the European Commission. Producer EARL Salvat Père et Fils, a Perpignan-based appellations contrôlée wine committee (CIVDN) and the Paris-based national committee for wine appellation d'origine appealed against Brussels' ruling. It had opposed as breaking EU state aid rules set-aside premiums paid to Rivesaltes origin wine producers, and subsidised promotions and production for southern ...
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