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Executive Decree No. 13/24 establishing the obligation to produce spirit drinks in glass containers. ​

Country/Territory
Angola
Document type
Regulation
Date
2024
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República, I Série, No.9, 12 January 2024.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Viticulture/oenological practices Food quality control/food safety Public health Internal trade International trade Packaging/labelling
Geographical area
Africa, Central Africa, Least Developed Countries, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Executive Decree enters into force on the day of its publication.
Abstract

This Executive Decree establishes the obligation to produce spirit drinks in glass containers. It also establishes the prohibition of the production, import and sale of spirit drinks sold in plastic packages. The Decree applies to economic agents that produce or sell drinks considered to be spirits, intended for human consumption, with an ethyl content equal to or greater than 15% of the volume, according to the internationally accepted classification, among others, but not limited to, whiskey, brandy, rum, gin, vodka, brandy, liqueur and tequila.

Full text
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Website
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