date:Dec 12, 2012
The Scotch whisky industry has welcomed EU approval of new trade agreements which could boost exports to Latin America.
MEPs voted in Strasbourg to ratify the removal of tariffs on most EU-produced spirits exported to Colombia and Peru.
The free trade agreement will eliminate a 15% tariff to Colombia and a 9% tariff to Peru.
They also approved an agreement which will make it cheaper to sell Scotch whisky in six Central American nations.
The deal with Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Hondu