Ministerial Decree N 24 on licensing of the manufacturing and storage of all types of ethyl alcohol for alimentary purposes, liquors and tobaccos. Country/Territory Azerbaijan Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants Keyword Authorization/permit Viticulture/oenological practices Processing/handling Transport/storage Tobacco Geographical area Asia, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, Western Asia Abstract The present Ministerial Decree establishes the mechanism of the state regulation of the manufacturing and storage of all types of ethyl alcohol for alimentary purposes, liquors and tobaccos. Licences for carrying out the aforesaid activities shall be issued to legal entities and individual entrepreneurs by the Ministry of Agriculture. Licences for the manufacturing of liquors and tobaccos shall be issued for the annual output of no less than twenty thousand decalitres of liquors and no less than fifty million cigarettes. The period of validity of licence shall be established by request of the applicant but cannot be less than two years. Licences shall be non transferable. Full text Russian Website www.crossna.narod.ru References - Legislation Implements Presidential Decree regarding validation the Regulation on production, storage, import and sale of alcoholic beverages, ethyl (food) alcohol and tobaccos (1996). Legislation | Azerbaijan | 1996 Keyword: Viticulture/oenological practices, Vending, Processing/handling, Transport/storage, Packaging/labelling, International trade, Tobacco Source: FAO, FAOLEX