Decree No. 17/2020/NĐ-CP: Conditions for sale of spirits having less than 5.5% ABV in Vietnam

According to Clause 23 Article 16 of Decree No. 17/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government supplementing regulation on conditions for production of spirits having less than 5.5% alcohol by volume (ABV) specified in Decree No. 105/2017/NĐ-CP:

Conditions:

- Be an enterprise, cooperative, cooperative union or household business that is established in accordance with the law.

- Comply with regulations of the law on food safety.

Moreover, producers of spirits having less than 5.5% ABV shall register its production with the Office of Economics or Office of Economics and Infrastructure affiliated to the People’s Committee of the district where the trader’s production facility is located using the Form No. 14 Section II in the Appendix enclosed with Decree No. 17/2020/NĐ-CP. In case of change of the registered contents, it is required to register additional contents.

Moreover, import of spirits having less than 5.5% ABV must also meet the conditions of compliance with regulations of the law on food safety and being an enterprise, cooperative, cooperative union or household business that is established in accordance with the law.

However, producers of spirits having less than 5.5% ABV shall register its production with the Office of Economics or Office of Economics and Infrastructure affiliated to the People’s Committee of the district where the trader’s production facility is located using the Form No. 14 Section II in the Appendix enclosed with Decree No. 17/2020/NĐ-CP. Importers of spirits having less than 5.5% ABV shall register its import with the Office of Economics or Office of Economics and Infrastructure affiliated to the People’s Committee of the district where the importer’s headquarters is located before doing business using the Form No. 14 Section II in the Appendix enclosed with Decree No. 17/2020/NĐ-CP. In case of change of the registered contents, it is required to register additional contents.

View more relevant provisions at Decree No. 17/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from March 22, 2020.

Thu Ba

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