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Spain: Basque Government hopes that the State responds quickly to the request to annul the statutes of the DOCa Rioja

Updated Sep 23, 2023
VITORIA, September 22 (EUROPA PRESS) - The Minister of Economic Development, Sustainability and Environment of the Basque Government, Arantxa Tapia, has said that she hopes that the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food "responds as soon as possible" to the request that the Basque Government sent it last July. requesting the annulment of the provisions or acts adopted in relation to the modification of the Statutes and the Specification of the Qualified Denomination of Origin (DOCa) Rioja. Tapia explained that the Autonomous Executive considers "it is advisable to first wait for their response" to "establish a principle of agreement that guarantees market freedom for producers", before filing an appeal, in response to a question from EH Bildu in the control plenary session held. this Friday in the Basque Parliament. "Our concern is based on the fact that, with the modifications that have been established, the different operators are prohibited from being able to ...
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