2019/0423/IRL
EC/EFTA
IE Irland
  • C50A - Lebensmittel
2019-12-03
2019-09-06

These regulations relate to the sale and supply of alcohol products.

Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 (Sale and Supply of Alcohol Products) Regulations 2019

The purpose of these draft regulations is to regulate promotions that incentivise alcohol consumption. They address the promotion and selling arrangements of alcohol products in so far as they relate to the sale or supply of such products at a reduced price or free of charge to someone, on the purchase of another alcohol product or with another product or service.

The sale or supply of alcohol products at a reduced price is defined in these regulations to include; the awarding of bonus or loyalty card points etc arising from a purchase of an alcohol product, permitting the use of such points or benefits to obtain alcohol or another product or service at a reduced price or free and also, permitting the use of such points or benefits arising from the purchase of any product or service to obtain alcohol products either at a reduced price or free.

In addition, these regulations prohibit a person from selling an alcohol product at a reduced price for a period of less than 3 days.