18In that connection, only commonly consumed wines, which in general are cheap wines, have enough characteristics in common with beer to constitute an alternative choice for consumers and may therefore be regarded as being in competition with beer for the purposes of the second paragraph of Article 95 of the Treaty (Commission ν Belgium, cited above, paragraph 11). Consequently, the ground of invalidity based on that provision relied on by Socridis to challenge the minimum excise duty fixed by Directive 92/84 arises only to the extent that it applies to commonly consumed wines.
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