Governmental Resolution No. 1443 of 1995 on the procedure for licensing the manufacture of alcohol products.

The Government of the Republic of Lithuania has resolved to: (a) approve the rules for licensing the manufacture of alcohol products (attached); (b) oblige the State Tobacco and Alcohol Control Agency under the Government of the Republic of Lithuania to issue and reregister licences to manufacture alcohol products. The licences to manufacture alcohol products shall be issued upon the agreement of this issue with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry; (c) to establish that: 3.1. the permits to manufacture alcohol products, issued to the enterprises until the enforcement of the Law on Alcohol Control of the Republic of Lithuania, shall be valid until the expiration term indicated therein. These permits shall give the right to manufacture alcohol products, engage in the wholesale thereof in accordance with the legal norms effective during the expiration term of the permit; 3.2. provisional permits, issued after the enforcement of the Law on Alcohol Control of the Republic of Lithuania shall be in effect until 1 July 1996. These permits shall be exchanged for the licences to manufacture alcohol products in accordance with the general procedures established by the rules for licensing the manufacture of alcohol products; 3.3. the licence to manufacture beer of groups I, II and III, wine of groups I, II, and III, other alcohol products (weak alcoholic beverages which contain no more than 22 percent of ethyl alcohol by volume), issued after 1 January 1996, shall be valid until the specified date therein. Upon expiring of their validity term, they shall be reregistered in accordance with the procedure established by the rules on licensing the manufacture of alcohol products. The document consists of VII Sections.
Section I lays down general provisions. Section II regards issuance of the licence. Section III regards refusal to issue or reregister licence. Section IV deals with licence duties. Section V establishes conditions for licensing activities. Section VI establishes rights of licence holders. Section VII regards suspension and revocation of the validity of the licence. These rules shall regulate the licensing of the manufacture of alcohol products: non-denatured ethyl alcohol, denatured ethyl alcohol, alcoholic beverages and raw materials which contain ethyl alcohol, alcoholic-based food solutions containing flavour additives (code numbers according to the combined nomenclature of goods - 2008.20.11 - 2008.20.39, 2008.30.11 - 2008.30.39, 2008.40.11. - 2008.40.39, 2008.50.11. - 2008.50.59, 2008.60.11 - 2008.60.39, 2008.70.11 - 2008.70.59, 2008.80.11 - 2008.80.39, 2008.92.12 - 2008.92.38, 2008.99.11 - 2008.99.40, 2103.90.30, 2106.90.20, 2203 - 2208, 3302.10.10, 3302.10.40.1, 3302.10.90.1).
The following types of licences shall be established for the manufacture of alcohol products: 1. for beer: of group I (small beer) (which contains no more than 2.25 percent of ethyl alcohol by volume); of group II (semi-strong beer) (which contains more than 2.25 percent and less than 3.5 percent of ethyl alcohol by volume); of group III (strong beer) (which contains more than 3.5 percent and less than 9.5 percent of ethyl alcohol by volume); 2. for wine: of group I (which contains no more than 2.25 percent of ethyl alcohol by volume); of group II (which contains more than 2.25 percent and less than 15 percent of ethyl alcohol by volume); of group III (which contains more than 15 percent and less than 22 percent of ethyl alcohol by volume); 3. weak alcoholic beverages and other alcohol products which contain no more than 22 percent of ethyl alcohol by volume; 4. strong alcoholic beverages and other alcohol products which contain more than 22 percent of ethyl alcohol by volume; Each group of alcoholic beverages shall be issued an individual licence.