Alcohol and alcoholic beverages: adjust the minimum rates of excise duty (amend. Directive 92/84/EEC)

The opinion of the Parliament in this consultation procedure is to reject the Commission proposal.

In procedural terms, the Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the Commission provides that the Commission shall undertake, if appropriate, to withdraw a legislative proposal that Parliament has rejected. If, for important reasons and after consideration by the College, the Commission decides to maintain its proposal, it shall explain the reasons for that decision in a statement before Parliament.