Official Letter No. VB-6-32/379@ of the Ministry of Taxes and Dues "On storage of ethyl alcohol and alcohol products as types of licensed activity". Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Miscellaneous Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Viticulture/oenological practices Transport/storage Authorization/permit 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 Abstract The Ministry of Taxes and Dues in connection with the requests regarding licensing of the activity of the organizations regarding storage of ethyl alcohol, alcohol products, spirituous liquors and alcohol products for alimentary use and showing the data regarding circulation of the above-mentioned products in the declarations of the Ministry of Taxes and Dues communicates as follows: 1) Storage of ethyl alcohol, alcohol products and spirituous liquors as autonomous types of activity must be licensed. Storage of ethyl alcohol, alcohol products, spirituous liquors and alcohol products for alimentary use that are not the property of the organization such as storage of ethyl alcohol, alcohol products, spirituous liquors and alcohol products for alimentary use removed from illegal circulation and storage of alcohol products for the purpose of their labelling with the regional identification stamps must be licensed. 2) Organizations in possession of licences for the manufacturing, storage and delivery of the processed alcohol products, spirituous liquors and alcohol products for alimentary use are not authorized to store ethyl alcohol and alcohol products that are not the property of the organization. Full text Russian References - Legislation Implements Federal Law No. 18-FZ of 1999 “On amendments and addenda to the Federal Law “On state regulation of the production and circulation of ethyl alcohol and alcohol products”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1999 Keyword: Viticulture/oenological practices, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Fraud, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Processing/handling, Standards, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX