Excise duties: reduced rate on locally produced and consumed alcohol in the autonomous regions of Madeira and the Azores

The European Parliament adopted by 579 votes to 13, with 12 abstentions, a legislative resolution approving unamended, under the consultation procedure, the proposal for a Council decision authorising Portugal to apply reduced rates of excise duty in the autonomous region of Madeira on locally produced and consumed rum and liqueurs and in the autonomous region of the Azores on locally produced and consumed liqueurs and eaux-de-vie.