Law No. 168 “On the state monopoly on manufacturing, import, storage and sale of ethyl alcohol and state regulation of alcohol production”. Pays/Territoire Kirghistan Type du document Législation Date 2023 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Alimentation et nutrition Mot clé Viticulture/pratiques vinicoles Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Transformation/manutention Transport/dépôt Commerce/industrie/sociétés Santé publique Fraude Emballage/étiquetage Céréales/grains/riz Protection du consommateur Commerce intérieur Commerce international Infractions/sanctions Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Mise en application Produits agricoles Aire géographique Asie, Asie Centrale, CEI (Communauté des États indépendants), Europe et Asie Centrale, Nations en développement sans littoral, Asie du Nord Entry into force notes This Law enters into force 15 days after the date of its official publication. Résumé This Law establishes the legal basis for the manufacturing, import, storage and sale of ethyl alcohol and state regulation of alcoholic products on the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic. The purpose of this Law is to establish a state monopoly on the production, import, storage and sale of ethyl alcohol, as well as to ensure effective state regulation of the production of alcoholic products in the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic. This Law applies to relationships between the participants of which are legal entities, regardless of organizational and legal forms and forms of ownership, engaged in the manufacturing, import, storage and sale of ethyl alcohol and alcoholic products, as well as individual entrepreneurs engaged in the retail sale of alcoholic products. The objectives of the state monopoly on the production, import, storage and sale of ethyl alcohol and state regulation of the production of alcoholic products are: (a) protection of economic interests, human life and health, environmental protection on the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic; (b) suppression of smuggling of ethyl alcohol and use for manufacturing of counterfeit products; (c) creating conditions that exclude illegal production and circulation of ethyl alcohol, alcoholic and alcohol-containing products; (d) creating conditions for improving the quality of ethyl alcohol, alcoholic and alcohol containing products produced and imported into the Kyrgyz Republic; (e) ensuring compliance with legislation in the field of state regulation of the production and circulation of ethyl alcohol, alcoholic and alcohol-containing products; and (f) creating favorable conditions for the development of competition in the market alcoholic and alcohol-containing products. For the production of alcoholic products (except for beer), ethyl alcohol produced from edible plant raw materials is used, and in the case of producing ethyl alcohol (except for cognac alcohol) from grain crops, grain crops of food groups are used. It is prohibited to store and sell ethyl alcohol and/or alcoholic products on the territory of the manufacturing plant by other legal entities, as well as individual entrepreneurs. Alcohol products sold on the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic must be accompanied by information printed on the label and back label (for imported products, on a sticker specially affixed to the back label) in the state and official languages, which must contain the following information: (a) name of alcoholic products; (b) the name of the manufacturer and his legal address, and in the case of import of alcoholic products - the name of the importer and his legal address; (c) country of origin of alcoholic products; (d) compliance of alcoholic products with safety requirements; (e) technical regulations to the requirements of which alcoholic products must comply; (f) volume of alcoholic products in consumer packaging; (g) names of the main ingredients that affect the taste and aroma of alcoholic products; (h) date of manufacture and expiration date; (i) strength in percent; and (j) storage conditions. Texte intégral Russe Site web cbd.minjust.gov.kg