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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 title
Ordinance 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