Law No.I-857 of 1995 on alcohol control.
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Abstract
The objective of the Law on Alcohol Control is the reduction of general alcohol consumption, alcohol abuse, and the damage it causes to health and the economy, and determination of the establishment of the legal principles of the rights to produce, sell and import the alcohol products stipulated in this Law, to economic entities. This Law shall regulate relations in connection with the manufacture of alcohol and food products, with alcohol additives, and other products containing ethyl alcohol, their manufacture, internal trade, storage, transportation, import, export, and use and shall also establish the bases of state control of alcohol in the Republic of Lithuania. The document consists of VII Chapters that contain 53 Articles. Chapter I (arts. 1-3) lays down general provisions. Chapter II (Arts.4-9) regards specific features of the regulation of alcohol and other products, containing ethyl alcohol, their manufacture, trade, import, export, and use, regulation of the alcohol product classification, requirements and indices of quality and public health protection. Chapter III (Arts.10-18) regards limitation of alcohol accessibility. Chapter III (Arts.19-22) regards regulation of domestic trade in alcohol products. Chapter IV (Arts.23-36) deals with reduction and control of consumption of alcoholic beverages. Chapter V (Arts.37-41) determines the competence of the managerial institutions of the state alcohol control. Chapter VI (Arts.42-51) establishes procedure for instituting proceeding for the violation of the law on alcohol control. Chapter VII (Arts.52-53) lays down final provisions.
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Entry into force notes
Entry into force from the date of its official publication.
Notes
Paragraph two of Article 5, paragraphs two, three and four, of Article 6, Articles 7 and 8, paragraph one of Article 9, Article 12, paragraph eight of Article 19, paragraph two of Article 20, paragraph six of Article 21, Article 24, paragraph three of Article 30, paragraph two of Article 32, Article 33, paragraph three of Article 35, paragraph four of Article 43, paragraph 2 of Article 47, paragraph 3 of paragraph one of Article 50, shall come into effect from July 1, 1996. Article 13 of this Law shall be valid until the 1st of July, 2003. Numbering of chapters is confusing for there are two Chapters III in the text.
Repealed
No
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No