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Presidential Decree No. 161 on strengthening of state control over circulation of alcohol and tobacco products of foreign origin.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Legislation
Date
1996
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Photocopy.
Subject
Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants
Keyword
Viticulture/oenological practices Vending Packaging/labelling Traceability/product tracing Food quality control/food safety Tobacco
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 President, for the purpose of strengthening state control over circulation of alcohol and tobacco products of foreign origin, as well as for the purpose of the protection of consumers' rights, decrees as follows: 1) To establish that in case of retail trade and small-scale wholesale trade the traders must grant information regarding producer, the country of origin of the merchandise, the importer and customs office that has authorized the passage of the merchandise. 2) State Committee on Anti-monopolistic Policy and Support of New Economic Structures and its territorial structures in accordance with State Inspection on Trade, Quality of Produce and Protection of Consumers' Rights attached to the Committee on Trade and State Inspection for Ensuring State Monopoly on Spirits attached to the Government must carry out systematically inspection of vendors selling alcohol and tobacco products of foreign origin and, in case of disclosure of the violations must fine them to the degree of five thousand minimum wages. In case of disclosure of alcohol and tobacco products of foreign origin not labelled with excise stamps or special labels the information must be forwarded to the Office of Public Prosecutor, Tax Inspections, State Customs Committee and other customs offices.

Full text
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References - Legislation

Implemented by

Ministerial Decree No. 435 regarding validation of the Regulation on information of consumers as regards the origin of alcohol products and tobacco of foreign origin.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1996

Keyword: Viticulture/oenological practices, Traceability/product tracing, Food quality control/food safety, Tobacco

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ministerial Decree No. 949 regarding validation of the Regulation on co-operation between institutions entitled to exercise control over the production and circulation of alcohol products and tobacco and fraud repression in this sphere.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1996

Keyword: Viticulture/oenological practices, Processing/handling, Fraud, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Tobacco

Source: FAO, FAOLEX