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 Russian 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