Foodlaw-Reading Dr David Jukes, The University of Reading, UK
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Food Law News - EU - 2018

Council Minutes, 10 December 2018

SPIRIT DRINKS – Council discussions: Spirit drinks: registration of 'Tequila' as geographical indication

The following is an extract from the minutes of the Foreign Affairs Council Meeting on the 10 December 2018:

The Council decided not to oppose a Commission regulation amending Annex III to regulation (EC) 110/2008 as regards the registration of the spirit drink ‘Tequila’ as a geographical indication (GI - 14255/18).

‘Tequila’ is a spirit drink that is traditionally produced in the United Mexican States by distilling juice extracted from Agave tequilana F.A.C. Weber (blue variety).