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BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//WordPress - MECv5.16.2//EN X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.eaccfrance.com/ BEGIN:VEVENT UID:MEC-b0baee9d279d34fa1dfd71aadb908c3f@eaccfrance.com DTSTART:20241002T140000Z DTEND:20241002T163000Z DTSTAMP:20240814T211700Z CREATED:20240814 LAST-MODIFIED:20241006 SUMMARY:EACC SPIRITS TRADE FORUM DESCRIPTION:**Please note that registrations to this event are now closed. For more information, please contact Catherine Zdziechowski**\nBridging Risk and Opportunity: Strengthening Transatlantic Collaboration in the Spirits Trade\n\nThe EU and U.S. spirits sectors are the most important spirits markets in the world and are deeply interconnected through bilateral trade, investment flows, and shared production practices. Many companies own brands on both sides of the Atlantic.\nTrade tensions between the EU and U.S. have significantly impacted the spirits industry, with retaliatory tariffs imposed and later suspended in the World Trade Organization (WTO) Airbus – Boeing and the steel and aluminum disputes. These suspensions are temporary, with the risk of tariffs on American whiskeys up to 50% returning as early as March 2025 if no long-term agreements are reached, creating ongoing uncertainty for the industry.\nThe spirits industries on both sides of the Atlantic are requesting the permanent removal of all retaliatory tariffs on beverage alcohol products. This highlights the importance of continued negotiations to avoid potential economic impacts, particularly as key dates approach that could result in the reimposition of tariffs if resolutions are not reached.\nThe EU and U.S. distilled spirits industries have a long history of working together in close coordination with their respective governments to support efforts to open overseas markets and address discriminatory excise taxes and non-tariff barriers to trade. This has included the close work of the EU and U.S. to tackle a wide range of the non-tariff barriers impacting spirits imports in third markets through the WTO.\nBoth industries are also united in their efforts to achieve environmental and social sustainability goals, working together to promote responsible practices that benefit the global spirits market and contribute to broader sustainability initiatives.\nJoin us for a panel on the challenges facing the EU and U.S. spirits industries, where experts will discuss the impact of potential tariffs, business uncertainty, and strategies for preventing further trade disruptions.\n\n\nPANELISTS\n\nLionel Lalagüe, Director, Public & International Affairs, Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac (BNIC), Vice-Chair of spiritsEurope‘s International Trade Committee.\nRobert Maron, Senior Vice President, International Trade Policy and Market Access, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS), Chair of the Agricultural Technical Committee for Trade (ATAC) in Processed Foods.\nNicolas Ozanam, Director General, Fédération des Exportateurs de Vins et Spiritueux (FEVS) de France.\nRufino Hurtado, Senior Trade Representative, U.S. Mission to the European Union, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.\nMeredith Fensom [Moderator], Founder & Principal of Lyra Global \n\nLOCATION\nHôtel de Talleyrand\nGeorge C. Marshall Center\n2 rue Saint Florentin, 75001 Paris\nMétro: Concorde\n\n With the support of the U.S. Embassy in Paris, Pernod Ricard, Moët Hennessy, and Spirits Europe.\n\n \n**Please note that registrations to this event are now closed. For more information, please contact Catherine Zdziechowski**\n URL:https://www.eaccfrance.com/events/bridging-risk-and-opportunity-strengthening-transatlantic-collaboration-in-the-spirits-trade/ ORGANIZER;CN=:MAILTO: ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.eaccfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/photo-panel-TRADE.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR