Restrictions on the sale of beer in plastic containers entered into force – Росбалт.RU

From January 1, entered into force restrictions on the production of alcoholic beverages in plastic with a volume of over 1.5 litres.

in addition, from 1 July 2017 will be banned the retail sale of alcohol in a container.

the Law aims to gradually establish a ban on the production, trafficking and retail sale of alcoholic beverages in plastic containers.

For violation of the ban assumed sanctions: the production and sale of alcoholic products in prohibited containers of officials will be punished with a fine from 100 to 200 thousand rubles. “with confiscation of subjects of an administrative offense or without it”; fines for legal entities will range from 300 to 500 thousand rubles with the possibility of confiscation.

Recall that a bill to limit the volume of PET appeared in 2013, and a year later was adopted in the first reading. However, only 30 of March of last year, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev instructed to take the act in the spring session of the state Duma.