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Importing Wine for Personal Use Regulations (N.S. Reg. 267/2015).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Nova Scotia
Document type
Regulation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
International trade Viticulture/oenological practices Standards Enforcement/compliance
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The present Regulations are made under the Liquor Control Act. In particular, section 2 establishes that for the purpose of clause 50(lf) of the Act, an individual may import wine into the Province from another province for his or her personal consumption and not for resale or other commercial use only if all of the following conditions are met: a) the winery that produced the wine is duly licensed or otherwise legally permitted under the laws of the other province to produce and sell the wine; b) at least 85% of the wine content in the bottle is derived from fruits or other agricultural products grown in the province in which the winery that produced the wine is located and the remaining content in the bottle is derived from fruits or other agricultural products grown within Canada; c) the individual buys the wine from the winery that produced it. The text consists of 2 sections.

Full text
English
Website
www.gov.ns.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Liquor Control Act (R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 260).

Legislation | Canada | 1989 (2015)

Keyword: Viticulture/oenological practices, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Inspection, Internal trade, Standards, Institution, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX