Spirits Tax Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 2009 (2015) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 67, 9 October 2009, pp. 3280-3301. Long titleOrdinance implementing the Spirits Monopoly Act. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Viticulture/oenological practices Processing/handling International trade Royalties/fees Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Ordinance enters into force on 1 April 2010. Abstract The present Ordinance implements certain articles of the Spirit Monopoly Act which lays down provisions relating to the monopoly of the production of spirits in the Federal Republic. With a view of improving agriculture and maintaining and increasing the productivity of light and poor soil, the production of spirits in rural undertakings shall be promoted. The economic aim is to supply the domestic economy with the quantities and types of spirit needed, to prevent over-production of spirits and to promote the sale and consumption of spirits for industrial and technical purposes. The text consists of 68 articles divided into 23 Parts. Full text German Website www.bmj.de; www.bgbl.de References - Legislation Implements Spirits Monopoly Act. Legislation | Germany | 1922 (2015) Keyword: Viticulture/oenological practices, Processing/handling, International trade, Royalties/fees Source: FAO, FAOLEX