# Spirit drinks: definition, presentation and labelling; use of names in the presentation and labelling of other foodstuffs; protection of geographical indications

European Parliament procedure 2016/0392(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 8th term, committee AGRI / ENVI / INTA). Stage: Procedure completed. 792 committee amendments tabled by 70 Members between 2017-07-14 and 2017-09-11.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier covers the definition, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks and the protection of geographical indications. Amendments revise rules on adding new categories, indicating country of origin or place of provenance, protecting geographical indications under the TRIPS and GATT Agreements, preventing misuse, imitation or evocation and false provenance, extending protection to goods from third countries, and restricting use of geographical indications on flavourings, alongside delegated-act powers.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mireille D'ORNANO | France | EFDD | 148 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124750.md |
| Sylvie GODDYN | France | EFDD | 148 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/21331.md |
| Jean-François JALKH | France | ID | 148 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124770.md |
| Momchil NEKOV | Bulgaria | S&D | 115 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125013.md |
| Ulrike MÜLLER | Germany | RE | 63 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124862.md |
| Marc TARABELLA | Belgium | NI | 59 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/29579.md |
| Susanne MELIOR | Germany | S&D | 57 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124838.md |
| Frédérique RIES | Belgium | RE | 50 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4253.md |
| Matteo SALVINI | Italy | ENF | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28404.md |
| Tibor SZANYI | Hungary | S&D | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124703.md |
| Paolo DE CASTRO | Italy | S&D | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96891.md |
| Jean-Paul DENANOT | France | S&D | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/94282.md |
| Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS | Portugal | S&D | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124741.md |
| Anthea McINTYRE | United Kingdom | ECR | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/111011.md |
| Renate SOMMER | Germany | PPE | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4282.md |

## Official source documents

- PE608.156: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/INTA-AM-608156_EN.pdf
- PE609.329: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AGRI-AM-609329_EN.pdf
- PE610.577: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-610577_EN.pdf
- PE610.581: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-610581_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-0392-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-0392-COD.json

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