It safeguards the EU wine labelling regime, by listing optional particulars which may be used by Australian wines (i.e. an indication of vine varieties, an indication relating to an award, medal or competition, an indication relating to a specific colours, etc.), regulating the indication of vine varieties on wine labels, and eliminating the use within one year after the entry into force of the agreement of some of these vine varieties (i.e. Hermitage, Lumbrusco).

This horizontal Community measure will contribute: (a) to monitoring the progress and production of grapes/wine of all quality categories; (b) increasing the transparency of the indications of place of geographical origin of wine and its local character; (c) the possibility of carrying out controls monitoring the food chain, i.e. traceability etc.; (d) the effective and transparent unification of wine categories and the sound management of crisis distillation; (e) comprehensive consumer information.

Member States shall prescribe that company websites shall contain at least the particulars mentioned in the first paragraph and, if applicable, the reference to the capital subscribed and paid up.

(a.3) make a materially misleading representation to the public concerning the price at which a product or like products have been, are or will be ordinarily sold, and for the purposes of this paragraph a representation as to price is deemed to refer to the price at which the product has been sold by sellers generally in the relevant market unless it is clearly specified to be the price at which the product has been sold by the person by whom or on whose behalf the representation is made" . Debate arose on the motion in Group No. 3 (Motion No. 6).

(a.3) make a materially misleading representation to the public concerning the price at which a product or like products have been, are or will be ordinarily sold, and for the purposes of this paragraph a representation as to price is deemed to refer to the price at which the product has been sold by sellers generally in the relevant market unless it is clearly specified to be the price at which the product has been sold by the person by whom or on whose behalf the representation is made" . The question was put on Motion No. 6 and it was negatived on the following division:

(a.3) make a materially misleading representation to the public concerning the price at which a product or like products have been, are or will be ordinarily sold, and for the purposes of this paragraph a representation as to price is deemed to refer to the price at which the product has been sold by sellers generally in the relevant market unless it is clearly specified to be the price at which the product has been sold by the person by whom or on whose behalf the representation is made”.