with this commodity by Hungary. The conflict of interests was settled in a bilateral agreement according to which Slovakia - at the expense of the Czech beer-related concession on Hungarian part - was only allowed to export its overproduction of Tokaj wine to Hungary (which consequently re-labeled and re-exported it). This agreement expired in 1990 after which date the dispute arose again. In November 2012, the European Court ruled against Hungary’s request to erase the Slovak entry “Vinohradnícka oblasť Tokaj” from “E-Bacchus”, an electronic database containing a register of designations of origin and geographical indications protected in the EU. Hungary lodged an appeal against the judgement of the General Court. In February 2013, the EU Court of Justice has turned down the Hungarian appeal against an earlier ruling concerning Slovakia's registration of “Vinohradnícka oblasť Tokaj” (Tokaj Wine Region), which contains the name of Hungary’s Tokaj region. In its ruling, the court said that Slovakia’s registering its “Vinohradnícka oblasť Tokaj” in the European database E-Bacchus did not constitute an actionable measure. As a result, under the current EU legislation the wine-growing region of Tokaj is located in both Hungary and Slovakia. Therefore, wine producers from both the Hungarian Tokaj region and the Slovak Tokaj region may use the Tokaj brand name. See also Slovak wine Tokaj wine region (also Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region or Tokaj-Hegyalja) of Hungary Tokaji (Hungarian wines) References External links Tokajska Vinna Cesta - Wine Route in Slovakian Tokaj Tokaj Regnum - Association of wine producers of Slovakian Tokaj Slovakia decants its Tokaj Wine - Article about Slovakian Tokaj Slovak Union of Grape and Wine Producers. pp. 21–23. www.slovakia.travel Putting Slovak Tokaj Back on the Map - Article about the Project of mapping the Slovak portion of Tokaj wine Region Further reading Žadanský, Juraj. Z dejín a súčasnosti tokajského vinohradníctva a vinárstva. Vlastivedné múzeum, Trebišov, 2009, Lambert-Gócs, Miles. Tokaji Wine: Fame, Fate, Tradition. Board and Bench Publishing, 2010, Slovak Union of Grape and Wine Producers. pp. 21–23. www.slovakia.travel Geography of Slovakia Slovak cuisine Slovak wine