| Author (Corporate) | European Parliament: European Parliamentary Research Service |
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| Series Title | Briefing: EU Legislation in Progress |
| Series Details | February 2018 |
| Publication Date | February 2018 |
| Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
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In December 2016, the European Commission proposed to replace Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 – the Spirit Drinks Regulation – with a new one, with the aim of aligning it with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). The proposal mainly involved grouping the provisions adopted by the Commission into delegated and implementing acts. In addition, it replaced the existing procedures for the protection of geographical indications (GIs) of spirit drinks with new ones, modelled on the recently updated procedures for quality schemes applied to agricultural products. The purpose and scope of the existing regulation would remain unchanged; the few technical adjustments introduced to its text were only aimed at simplifying and clarifying it. However, according to spirits industry representatives, the proposal contained some substantive changes that needed to be studied in detail to determine their impact. The procedure was still in its initial stages. The European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) adopted its report on 24 January 2018. A mandate on opening interinstitutional negotiations was expected to be voted during the February II 2018 plenary session. Next step expected: First-reading vote in plenary, February 2018. Author: Tarja Laaninen |
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| Source Link | http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2017/599355/EPRS_BRI(2017)599355_EN.pdf |
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