Beer and spirits

Projet de décret relatif à la qualité et à la sécurité sanitaire des bières et des boissons spiritueuses (Draft decree on the quality and the health safety of beer and spirits) Language(s): French. Number of pages: 4.

The purpose of the notified draft decree is to:

·        revise the outdated regulatory framework for beer and spirits;

·        define beer and spirits;

·        set out the provisions governing the labelling and presentation of said products;

·        institute a trading licence for beer;

·        set the validity period for a beer and spirits trading license at five years, renewable at the holder's request;

·       establish, by order of the government authority responsible for agriculture, the characteristics of beer and spirits, as well as the names under which those products may be marketed and the specific information required on the labels.