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Alcohol Act (2001).

Country/Territory
Estonia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2001 (2002)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Viticulture/oenological practices Processing/handling Registration Vending Inspection Food quality control/food safety
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes
Entry into force from the 1st of September 2002.
Abstract

This Act provides special requirements for the handling of alcohol, restrictions on the consumption of alcohol, the organization of supervision over compliance with the special requirements and restrictions, and liability for violations of this Act. Special requirements are requirements which apply to operations performed with alcohol in addition to the provisions of other legislation. This Act does not apply to: 1) medicinal products which contain ethanol; 2) synthetic spirit, ester-aldehyde fraction, fusel oil and denaturised alcohol; 3) alcohol exempt from excise duty pursuant to clauses 27 (1) 9)–18) of the Alcohol, Tobacco and Fuel Excise Duty Act; 4) alcoholic beverages exempt from excise duty pursuant to § 47 of the Alcohol, Tobacco and Fuel Excise Duty Act, carried across the customs frontier by a traveller inside the baggage with which he or she is travelling; 5) alcoholic beverages exempt from excise duty pursuant to § 48 of the Alcohol, Tobacco and Fuel Excise Duty Act, sent as a postal consignment to a natural person from a foreign state or by a natural person to a foreign state; 6) alcohol sent, for comparative testing, to an Estonian laboratory approved to perform the relevant analyses in postal consignments by a foreign laboratory and alcohol sent by an Estonian laboratory approved to perform the relevant analyses to a foreign laboratory; 7) alcoholic beverages carried across the customs frontier for the official purposes of foreign diplomatic representations and consular posts, representations of inter-governmental organizations, foreign diplomatic representatives, consular agents and representatives of special missions accredited to Estonia; 8) alcoholic beverages produced under the conditions provided for in subsection 21 (6) of the Alcohol, Tobacco and Fuel Excise Duty Act. Alcohol permitted to be handled. In addition to other requirements provided by legislation, alcohol being handled shall: 1) conform to the requirements for the definition, description and presentation for sale of alcohol; 2) be entered in the State Register of Alcohol; 3) conform to the characteristics indicated in the declaration of conformity submitted by the producer upon entry of the alcohol in the State Register of Alcohol; 4) conform to the characteristics indicated in the record of test results or certificate (hereinafter test protocol) submitted upon entry of the alcohol in the State Register of Alcohol; 5) conform, with regard to consumer packaging and labelling thereof, to the product sample submitted upon entry of the alcohol in the State Register of Alcohol. The document consists of 6 chapters that contain 78 paragraphs. Chapter 1 (paragraphs 1-3) lays down general provisions. Chapter 2 (paragraphs 4-45) establishes special requirements for handling of alcohol. Chapter 3 (paragraphs 46-48) imposes restrictions on consumption of alcoholic beverages. Chapter 4 (paragraphs 49-52) regards supervision. Chapter 5 (paragraphs 53-75) establishes liability. Chapter 6 (paragraphs 76-78) regards implementation of Act.

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References - Legislation

Repealed by

Alcohol Act (2001)

Legislation | Estonia | 2001 (2019)

Keyword: Viticulture/oenological practices, Certification, Registration, Inspection, Food quality control/food safety, Beverages, Internal trade, Processing/handling, Liability/compensation, Enforcement/compliance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX