CEEV files formal complaint over Irish wine label health warnings

Published May 16, 2023

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The Comité Européen des Enterprises Vins (CEEV), which represents wine companies in the European Union, has filed a complaint with the European Commission against Ireland's new alcohol labelling legislation. The complaint alleges that the legislation forms a barrier to trade and discriminates against imported products, contradicting Articles 34 and 36 of the Treaty of Functioning of the EU. CEEV argues that the legislation's health warnings could be achieved through less trade-restrictive measures and claims that the responsibility for protecting the EU Single market and informing consumers lies with the European Commission.

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The Comité Européen des Enterprises Vins (CEEV) has filed a complaint to request that the European Commission opens an infringement procedure against Ireland’s controversial plans for new alcohol labelling legislation. The measures, announced in June last year, would see alcoholic beverage labels adorned with warnings about the health risks of excessive alcohol consumption. The reaction from wine producers in Europe has been scathing, with some arguing that adding such warnings conflates moderate drinking with liver disease and cancer, which is an “insult” to winemakers. The Italian wine industry has been especially incensed by Dublin’s plans. Now CEEV, which represents wine companies in the European Union, has submitted a complaint accusing the Irish government of imposing “disproportionate” rules that were “never properly justified”. In particular, CEEV accuses the rules of forming a “barrier to trade contrary to Articles 34 and 36 of the Treaty of Functioning of the EU, thereby ...

Source: Thedrinkbusiness