MEPS BACK SHOCHU BOTTLE SIZE WAIVER TO EASE JAPAN FTA
October 1st, 2018
THE EUROPEAN Parliament has backed a European Commission proposal to exempt Japan from European Union (EU) bottle size rules when selling the spirit shochu. The special shochu ruling was made because the Japan-EU free trade agreement (JEFTA) – scheduled to enter into force by next November (2019) – commits Japanese exporters to selling drinks in the EU confirming to EU legislation on nominal quantities of prepacked products (directive 2007/45/EC).
But traditional spirit shochu is sold in traditional Japanese sizes and so the Japanese government requested a ...
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