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Handling of Alcoholic Beverages Law (2004)

Country/Territory
Latvia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2004 (2015)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Latvijas Vēstnesis, 69, 01.05.2004.; Latvijas Republikas Saeimas un Ministru Kabineta Ziņotājs, 10, 29.04.2004.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Viticulture/oenological practices Authorization/permit Processing/handling Transport/storage Packaging/labelling Beverages Internal trade Food quality control/food safety
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Law regulates any activities with alcoholic beverages [preparation for processing, processing, production, filling in packaging (pre-packaging), labelling, storage, loading, disembarkation, transfer, transportation, importation, exportation, distribution, purchase, marketing, elimination and similar], as well as the advertising of alcoholic beverages (handling of alcoholic beverages). The Law is applicable also to retail trade in alcoholic beverages on trains, aeroplanes and ships, if these means of transport have been registered in Latvia. Activities involving food supplements containing spirits shall be regulated by the Law on Excise Duty, the Law on the Supervision of the Handling of Food and other laws and regulations determining the mandatory harmlessness and labelling requirements for food supplements and the procedures for registering food supplements.

Full text
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Website
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