Irish alarmist labels on wine, the number of countries against it increases

게시됨 2023년 5월 22일

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Ireland's proposal to include health warnings on alcohol bottles, similar to cigarettes, has received opposition from the US, Cuba, Australia, Chile, the UK, Canada, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic at the World Trade Organization. European producers, including the wine, spirits, and beer industries, have also expressed their opposition to the EU Commission. On June 21, the Tariff Barriers Committee of the WTO will discuss the issue and whether the Irish provision is a non-tariff barrier to trade. The country will be asked to defend its position and the principle of double labelling will also be discussed.

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The road towards health warnings on the labels of wine, beer and other spirits wanted by Ireland is complicated. In recent weeks, the Dublin law which aims to introduce indications such as "seriously harmful to health" or such as "the consumption of alcohol is directly connected to liver tumors" on bottles of wine as it happens on cigarettes - which has just been approved at national – was notified to the WTO. And in recent days in Geneva, the headquarters of the World Trade Organization, the first negative opinions have been received from the United States and Cuba. To these initial oppositions were then added the findings of important producing countries such as Australia, Chile, New Zealand as well as those of markets such as the United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico and the Dominican Republic. The Tariff Barriers Committee of the World Trade Organization will now (next 21 June) be called upon to give its opinion on the issue. Meanwhile, even in Europe, producers have not stood idly ...

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