Definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks, Uruguay Round

The Council's common position incorporates the European Parliament's amendments calling for a new article making provision for the Commission to present the European Parliament and the Council with a report on the application of the planned measures and for the regulation to enter into force on 1 January 1995 (to be applied as of 1 January 1996). For the rest, the Council kept to the terms of the initial proposal, with the exception of the procedure for deciding any terms of application of the provisions in the new articles on protection in the Community of geographical indications on products from third countries. Here the Council felt it was preferable to use the so-called "III (a)" procedure provided for in the regulations amended by this proposal.�