13.10.2015
On October 13, the Committee on Economic Policy and Investment held a meeting of the working group to improve legislation in the field of regulating the retail sale of alcoholic beverages.
During the meeting, information was heard about proposals received by the working group, including those on improving regional legislation. Members of the working group also reviewed the results of inspections of compliance with legislation in the production and circulation of ethyl alcohol, alcoholic and alcohol-containing products.
The issue of amending the Law of the Omsk Region dated December 28, 2005 “On state regulation of the retail sale of alcoholic beverages in the Omsk Region” was discussed. It arose in connection with the adoption of the Federal Law of June 29, 2015 “On Amendments to the Federal Law “On State Regulation of the Production and Turnover of Ethyl Alcohol, Alcohol and Alcohol-Containing Products and on Limiting the Consumption (Drinking) of Alcohol Products.” To bring the regional law into In accordance with federal regulations, amendments need to be made to the regional law. In particular, they relate to assigning to government authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation the authority to approve the list of settlements with a population of less than three thousand people that do not have an access point to the Internet information and communication system. , in order to implement the requirements for accounting for the volume of retail sales of alcoholic beverages. The list of such settlements must be determined by the law of the Omsk region. Much attention was paid to the draft law of the Omsk region “On amendments to Article 3.1 of the Law of the Omsk Region “On state regulation of retail”. sales of alcoholic beverages in the Omsk region." It defines the conditions without which the retail sale of alcoholic beverages, beer and beer drinks, cider, poire, mead, carried out by organizations and individual entrepreneurs is not allowed. This also includes the retail sale of wine, sparkling wine (champagne), produced by peasant (farm) enterprises without the formation of a legal entity and individual entrepreneurs recognized as agricultural producers, when such organizations, individual entrepreneurs, peasant (farm) enterprises provide catering services in stationary retail outlets objects, verandas of stationary retail facilities. Members of the working group recommended that the committee finalize the bill and, taking into account the comments and proposals received, include it on the agenda of the plenary session of the Legislative Assembly for consideration.