Law No. 429-1 on state regulation of the manufacturing and trade of ethyl alcohol and spirits. Country/Territory Kazakhstan Document type Legislation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Viticulture/oenological practices Food quality control/food safety Processing/handling Packaging/labelling Authorization/permit Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Entry into force notes The Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Law regulates the relations originating in the process of manufacturing and trade of ethyl alcohol and spirits. Spirits shall be considered beverages manufactured with alimentary raw materials with ethyl alcohol contents exceeding 1.5%. The state regulation means the state supervision over manufacturing and trade of ethyl alcohol and spirits. The scope of the state regulation shall be quality control and quality improvement of ethyl alcohol and spirits manufactured on the national territory and imported. The state regulation shall include: (a) licensing; (b) regulation of import; (c) quality control; (d) registration. Manufacturing of ethyl alcohol and spirits shall be subject to licensing. Ethyl alcohol shall be extracted exclusively from alimentary raw materials. Label of the national and imported spirits must contain information in the national and the Russian languages regarding producer-licence holder, product standard, package capacity, and liquor strength, contents of ethyl alcohol and sugar, and licence number. Full text Russian Website www.pavlodar.com References - Legislation Amended by Law No. 222 on amendments and addenda to some legislative acts regarding licensing. Legislation | Kazakhstan | 2007 Keyword: Viticulture/oenological practices, Pesticides, Authorization/permit, Water abstraction Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law No. 352-IV ZRK amending Law No. 429-1 on state regulation of the manufacturing and trade of ethyl alcohol and spirits. Legislation | Kazakhstan | 2010 Keyword: Biofuel, Viticulture/oenological practices, Processing/handling Source: FAO, FAOLEX