Governmental Decree No. 270 validating Technical Regulation “Safety of alcohol products”. Country/Territory Tajikistan Document type Regulation Date 2021 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Viticulture/oenological practices Food quality control/food safety Standards Processing/handling Packaging/labelling Transport/storage Fraud Classification/declassification Internal trade Enforcement/compliance Contract/agreement Geographical area Asia, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Entry into force notes This Governmental Decree enters into force six months after the date of its official publication. Abstract Technical Regulation “Safety of alcohol products” establishes mandatory requirements for alcoholic products put into circulation on the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan, related processes of manufacturing, storage, transportation, trade and disposal thereof, and requirements for labelling and packaging of alcoholic products to ensure their free movement on the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan. This Technical Regulation was developed in order to protect human life and health, property, environment, life and health of animals and plants, preventing actions that mislead consumers of alcoholic beverages regarding its purpose and safety. It applies to alcoholic products, released for circulation on the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan. The objects of technical regulation of the Technical Regulations are: (a) alcoholic products; (b) processes of manufacturing, storage, transportation, trade and use of waste depending on the request for alcohol. This Technical Regulation does not apply to: (a) alcoholic products in transit through the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan; (b) alcoholic products manufactured for scientific purposes; (c) alcoholic products manufactured by natural persons for personal use without the purpose of its subsequent sale on the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan; (d) alcoholic products supplied for export through foreign trade contracts outside the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan; and (e) products containing ethyl alcohol, in accordance with the list contained in the Appendix 1. The release of alcoholic products into circulation and its circulation on the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan are allowed subject to their compliance with the requirements of this Technical Regulation, as well as other technical regulations of the Republic of Tajikistan. Importers of alcoholic products must have appropriate storage facilities or a warehouse lease contract for storage and wholesale trade of alcoholic products. In order to classify alcoholic products as objects of technical regulations to which this Technical Regulation applies, identification of alcoholic products is carried out by: (a) the applicant; (b) accredited certification body; (c) testing laboratory (center); (d) bodies of state control (supervision) over compliance with requirements of this Technical Regulation; and (e) other interested persons. Alcoholic products in circulation in the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan during the established expiration date, with intended use, must be safe. Full text Russian Website portali-huquqi.tj