Ministerial Decree No. 131 of 1996 regarding provisions for stable functioning of liquor and vodka producing branch of industry. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Photocopy. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Viticulture/oenological practices Institution Internal trade Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes Entry into force from the date of signature. Abstract The Government, for the purpose of ensuring stable functioning of liquor and vodka producing branch of industry, decrees to amplify the list of produce and service which prices on internal market are regulated by the Government and by the Federal Executive Bodies with the following wording: " Vodka and liquors with alcohol volume over 28% produced on the territory of the Russian Federation or imported into the Russian Federation". The Government decrees as follows: 1). To introduce minimum prices for vodka and spirituous liquors with alcohol volume over 28% produced on the territory of the Russian Federation or imported into the Russian Federation as minimum price limit for retail and wholesale trade on internal market and for the producers situated on the national territory irrespectively of the form of property and departmental jurisdiction. 2). To entitle the Ministry of Economy, on the grounds of information forwarded by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, to validate and, in case of necessity, to revise minimum prices for the afore-mentioned produce. The established minimum prices include wholesale prices of the producer, excise, VAT, licence fee and for merchandise produced or imported from outside CIS countries - customs duties and fees.3). Non-observance of the established minimum prices for the afore-mentioned products is considered violation of state price policy and is subject to prosecution in accordance with the legislation currently in force. Full text Russian References - Legislation Amended by Ministerial Decree No. 915 of 1996 "On amendments and addenda to the Regulation on the production and circulation of ethyl alcohol and alcohol products". Legislation | Russian Federation | 1996 Keyword: Internal trade, Viticulture/oenological practices, Vending Source: FAO, FAOLEX