Federal Law No. 218-FZ amending Law No. 171-FZ "On state regulation of the production and circulation of ethyl alcohol and alcohol products". Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Legislation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Viticulture/oenological practices Authorization/permit Processing/handling Packaging/labelling Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes This Federal Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract Article 12 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Alcoholic products shall be subject to compulsory labelling according to the established modalities”. Article 18 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Activities related to manufacturing, processing and trade of ethyl alcohol, liquors and spirituous produce shall be subject to licensing except for use thereof for pharmacological purposes, manufacturing, processing and trade of beer, retail trade of spirituous produce, purchase of ethyl alcohol, liquors and spirituous produce for production or technical purposes”. Full text Russian Website www.systema.ru References - Legislation Amends Law No. 171-FZ "On state regulation of the production and circulation of ethyl alcohol and alcohol products". Legislation | Russian Federation | 1995 Keyword: Authorization/permit, Processing/handling, Internal trade, International trade, Viticulture/oenological practices, Vending, Fraud Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Federal Law No. 98-FZ amending Federal Law No. 218-FZ amending Law No. 171-FZ "On state regulation of the production and circulation of ethyl alcohol and alcohol products". Legislation | Russian Federation | 2012 Keyword: Viticulture/oenological practices, Transport/storage, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX