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Reds, Whites, And Sulfites: Examining Different Organic Wine Regulation Practices In The United States And The European Union, Ryan Puszka

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

Abstract:

This note examines the history of regulation within the organic wine industry in the U.S. and the E.U. and explores the motivations behind the production of organic wine in these two regions. The variance in the historical significance of wine between these two regions is reflected in the contemporary differences between the two regions’ rules for organic wine certification. In 2012, the U.S. and the E.U. entered into a comprehensive organic equivalency agreement that covered nearly all organic agricultural products but due to significant differences in the two regions’ regulatory schemes concerning the inclusion of added sulfites in wine, …

The European Economic Community -- A Profile, Utz P. Toepke

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

To enable those readers who may be unfamiliar with the history and structure of the European Economic Community to better understand the articles in this symposium, Dr. Toepke reviews the background, the institutions and the underlying theory of this unique legal phenomenon.

Refusals To Supply: Should The French Rules Be Harmonized With Those Of The Eec?, Dominique Brault

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

In this article, Mr. Brault contends that "harmonizing" the French rules with those of Germany or the EEC is neither desirable nor necessary because of the disparate economic structures of the EEC Member States and because the French rules are, as a result of French case law, not as rigid and severe as their detractors portray them. Instead, Mr. Brault suggests that in practice, the national antitrust laws of EEC Member States are becoming "harmonized" naturally because German and EEC case law have made the application of apparently lenient refusals to supply statutes significantly more severe.