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Alcohol law

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In accordance with the decision of the Parliament:

CHAPTER 1

General provisions

ARTICLE 1
Purpose of the law

The purpose of this law is to control alcohol consumption by preventing the social, social and health damage caused by alcoholic substances.

ARTICLE 2
Scope of law

This law concerns alcoholic substances, their manufacture, import, export, sales and other forms of donation, use, possession and transport, and the advertising of alcoholic beverages.

Alcoholic substances, which are medicinal products or medicinal products, are regulated separately.

ARTICLE 3 (4.1.2001/ 1)
Definitions

For the purposes of this law:

(1) With an alcohol content A substance or product containing more than 2,8 % by volume of ethyl alcohol;

(2) Denaturation The treatment of an alcoholic substance by adding other substances for the purpose of rendering the substance unfit for human consumption;

(3) With non-alcoholic beverages A beverage intended for consumption containing up to 2,8 % by volume of ethyl alcohol; and

(4) Alcohol company A limited liability company wholly owned by the State, whose task it is to provide it with the retail sale provided for by this law.

Alcoholic substances referred to in paragraph 1 (1) shall include alcoholic beverages, alcoholic products and spirits. For the purposes of this law:

(1) Alcoholic beverages A beverage intended for consumption containing up to 80 % vol. Of ethyl alcohol;

(2) With a spirit drink A spirit drink containing up to 22 % vol. Of ethyl alcohol;

(3) Spirit drinks A spirit drink containing more than 22 % by volume of ethyl alcohol;

(4) With spirits Ethyl alcohol and ethyl alcohol aqueous solution containing more than 80 % vol. Ethyl alcohol and not denatured;

(5) Alcohol preparation An alcoholic substance which is not an alcoholic beverage or a violent spirit and which may be denatured.

The definitions laid down in paragraph 2, as well as the definitions, description and presentation of other alcoholic beverages, as well as the maximum content of contaminants which are harmful to health, are laid down in the Regulation.

Alcohol products, their manufacture, import, sale and control and denaturing are laid down in greater detail by the Government Decree.

CHAPTER 2

Manufacture of alcoholic beverages and spirits

§ 4
Homework of alcoholic beverages

By using exclusively fermentation in the home economy, it is permitted to manufacture soft drinks for private use in a non-sales order as provided for by the Regulation.

§ 5
Manufacturing authorisation for alcoholic beverages and spirits

The production of alcoholic beverages and spirits for business purposes, or as specified by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health for the purposes of teaching or research purposes, may be carried out by the person to whom the Centre for Social and Health Products Control, The product control centre has issued a manufacturing authorisation.

The Product Control Centre may issue an authorisation for an alcoholic beverage or a violent manufacturing authorisation for the purpose of considering the conditions necessary for this activity and the required reliability. The Product Control Centre may attach restrictions to the manufacturing authorisation with regard to the extent of manufacture or to the manufacture of alcoholic beverages, as well as to the production and transport of alcoholic beverages or spirits. The conditions necessary for that purpose.

The manufacture of alcoholic beverages and spirits shall only be carried out at a manufacturing site approved by the Product Control Centre where production and storage is organised in such a way that effective control is possible.

ARTICLE 6
Penalties for infringements

The Product Control Centre may, either for a fixed period or permanently, revoke a manufacturing authorisation or prohibit the manufacturing site, unless the provisions, regulations, restrictions or conditions laid down are complied with, or the licensee is deemed to have: Conditions or reliability of an authorisation that has been lost.

§ 7
Processing and separate containers

The provisions of Articles 5 and 6 shall also apply to activities aimed at further processing or setting up a spirit drink produced elsewhere or an untaxed alcoholic beverage.

CHAPTER 3

Imports and exports of alcoholic beverages and spirits

§ 8
Commercial import and import authorisation of alcoholic beverages and spirits

Alcoholic beverages may be imported without a separate import authorisation for their own use and for commercial or other commercial purposes. Imports for consumption purposes are specified in detail under Article 10. For commercial or other purposes, the use of an alcoholic beverage shall be subject to a separate authorisation under this Act. (8.1.1999/ 1)

You can bring liquor to the country:

(1) the trader to whom the import authorisation has been issued by the Product Control Centre; and

(2) for the purposes of its use, the product control centre which has issued the licence referred to in Article 17, after having made a notification to the Product Monitoring Centre as an importer.

The Product Control Centre may issue an import authorisation as referred to in paragraph 2 (1) to the person under consideration of the conditions necessary for the operation and the required reliability. The Product Control Centre may impose conditions necessary for monitoring imports.

The provisions of paragraph 2 shall not apply where the customs import into the customs territory of Finland of spirits has been declared for transit through the customs territory of Finland to another country. (4.1.2001/ 1)

§ 9
Penalties for infringements

The customs control centre may, either temporarily or permanently, revoke the import authorisation, unless the provisions laid down, the provisions or conditions laid down or the licensee are deemed to have lost the authorisation; or Its reliability.

ARTICLE 10 (26.4.1996/287)
Restriction of the import of alcoholic beverages

The Regulation, in order to protect public order and security and the health of persons, may restrict the right of persons arriving from outside the European Economic Area to import alcoholic beverages for short distances.

ARTICLE 11 (8.1.1999/ 1)
Import and export declaration

Anyone importing or exporting alcoholic beverages or spirits for commercial or other business purposes shall be required before the commencement of the activity to submit a declaration to the product control centre as an importer or exporter.

CHAPTER 4

Sales and other transfer of alcoholic beverages and spirits

Retail sale
ARTICLE 12
Municipality's consent

The retail sale of alcoholic beverages may only be carried out by the municipality in which the municipal council has given its consent.

When the municipal council has decided to withdraw the agreement referred to in paragraph 1, retail sales shall be stopped by the municipality no later than two years after the decision has been taken.

ARTICLE 13
Retail sale of alcohol company

With the exception of sales referred to in Article 14, the alcoholic company has the exclusive right to sell the retail sale of alcoholic beverages.

The alcoholic company may only carry out the retail sale of alcoholic beverages referred to in paragraph 1 only in the alcoholic beverage shop approved by the licensing authority, which is situated in an appropriate location and which can be effectively organised. (30.8.2002)

Notwithstanding paragraph 2, the alcohol company may carry out the retail sale of alcoholic beverages by sending them to the subscriber or purchaser as provided for in the Regulation.

ARTICLE 14 (30.8.2002)
Retail marketing authorisation

In addition to the alcohol company, the retail sale of an alcoholic beverage containing not more than 4,7 % vol. Of an alcoholic beverage containing ethyl alcohol shall be carried out by the authorisation authority for this retail marketing authorisation.

In addition to the alcohol company, in addition to the alcohol company, the retail sale of up to 13 % vol. Of ethyl alcohol of ethyl alcohol may be sold by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, subject to authorisation by the licensing authority, which has been authorised. The production of the product concerned.

The retail marketing authorisation of an alcoholic beverage may be granted to the person who is considering the conditions necessary for this activity and the required reliability.

The retail sale referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall only be exercised at the point of sale approved by the licensing authority, where the location of the place and the sales volume and activities are appropriate and where the sale is organised in such a way as to: Monitoring is possible.

§ 15 (30.8.2002)
Penalties for infringements

The authorisation authority may issue a note or a written warning to the holder of the retail marketing authorisation referred to in Article 14 (1) and (2), or to cancel the marketing authorisation, either for a limited period or on a permanent basis, if:

(1) there has been a breach of this law or the provisions adopted pursuant to it;

(2) the licensee shall be deemed to have lost the conditions or reliability of the authorisation; or

3) there have been cases of disorder or other irregularities at the point of sale.

The authorising authority may issue a note to the alcohol company, a written warning or an allowance to prohibit the sale in the alcoholic beverage beverage, either for a fixed period or for a permanent basis, if in a store:

(1) there is a breach of this law or of provisions adopted pursuant to it; or

2) there have been cases of disorder or other irregularities.

The police may, when maintaining order in the alcoholic beverage shop or at the point of sale referred to in Article 14 (4) so request, suspend the sale there temporarily, for a maximum period of 24 hours. The Authority shall immediately be informed of the suspension.

In the event of a breach of the prohibition laid down in Article 16 (2), the Office may issue a warning to the trader or entity concerned, or a written warning, or prohibit the sale of beverages within the meaning of that provision. For a period not exceeding six months. (22.12.2009)

ARTICLE 16
Retail sales bans

The alcoholic beverage shall not be sold in the alcoholic beverage shop or at the point of sale referred to in Article 14 (4):

1) a person who is 20 years younger, yet so that a spirit drink may be sold to a person who has completed 18 years;

(2) disorderly or clearly intoxicated; or

(3) where there is reason to believe that an alcoholic beverage is an abuse or an unauthorised disclosure or transmission.

A drink containing at least 1,2 % and up to 2,8 % by volume of ethyl alcohol shall not be sold to a person who is 18 years younger. (30.5.1992)

§ 17 (29.12.1994/14)
Special sales and licence

Wholesale sales of spirits and spirits may be sold as a special sale of spirits or alcoholic beverages:

1) for the production of vinegar;

2) in pharmaceutical legislation (185/1987) And the Law on the Equipment and Supples of Health (1505/1994) For the manufacture of equipment and articles;

(3) for the manufacture of flavouring substances for the manufacture of beverages containing foodstuffs or not more than 1,2 % by volume of ethyl alcohol;

(4) Law on alcohol and alcoholic beverages (10,1994) For the manufacture of alcoholic beverages;

(5) in the Special Products Regulation (169/1989) For the manufacture of specific products;

(6) in the manufacture of products used in the manufacture of foodstuffs or in the preparation of foodstuffs, where the preparation of a foodstuff containing or otherwise not more than 5 litres of ethyl alcohol in 100 kg food or, if so: The food is chocolate, not more than 8,5 litres of ethyl alcohol in 100 kg of food;

(7) for the manufacture of other products, where the product produced does not contain consumed alcohol;

(8) scientific research and teaching and laboratory activities for the necessary tests and analyses;

(9) pharmacies intended for use in medicinal products, in specialised medical care (18/02/1989) And the Public Health Act (186/1972) To health centres for medical and medical purposes; and

(10) Law on private health care (152/1990) , for medical and medical purposes, for the provision of healthcare services.

(5.3.1999)

The production referred to in paragraph 1 shall be treated as a quality control and other use necessary for manufacturing, product development and purification necessary for the operation of machinery and equipment. Specific sales for the purposes referred to in paragraphs 1 to 8 and 10 of paragraph 1 shall be permitted where the product control centre has granted the buyer an authorisation for the use of a spirit drink or a violent use. (5.3.1999)

The Product Control Centre may authorise the use referred to in paragraph 2 for the purpose of considering the justified use of the spirit drink or spirits and the conditions necessary for the operation and the required reliability. The Product Control Centre may impose restrictions on the right to purchase and impose conditions necessary for the use and storage of spirits or alcoholic beverages.

Special preparation 349/1989 Has been repealed by Vnato with a view to repealing the Special Product Regulation 570/2003 . L health equipment and supplies 1505/1994 Has been repealed by L for medical equipment and supplies 629/2010 . See. Spirits and spirits 1344/1994 § 19 And A for alcohol and denaturing 1345/1994 . The Centre for Social Affairs and Health Products has been replaced by the Social and Health Authorisation and Control Agency (Valvira), see. L Office for Social and Health Authorisation and Control 669/2008 .

ARTICLE 18
Penalties for infringements

The Product Control Centre may, either for a fixed period or on a permanent basis, withdraw the licence, unless the provisions, regulations, restrictions or conditions laid down are complied with, or the licensee is deemed to have lost the authorisation; or Its reliability.

§ 19 (30.8.2002)
Further provisions for retail sale

The retail selling of alcoholic beverages, retail times, retail payment methods and age limits for retail staff are laid down by the Government Decree.

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§ 20
Municipality's consent

The dispensing of alcoholic beverages shall be exercised only by the municipality in which the municipal council has given its consent.

The municipality's consent is not required in the case of a means of transport in transit through several municipalities.

When the municipal council has decided to withdraw the agreement referred to in paragraph 1, the municipality shall cease at the latest two years after the decision has been taken by the municipality.

ARTICLE 21 (30.8.2002)
Licenses permit

The drinking of alcoholic beverages shall only be carried out by the person to whom the licence has been issued by the licensing authority. The liquor licence is granted for the time being, for a fixed period or for a temporary period. The liquor licence is valid for a residence permit.

A fixed-term residence permit may be granted where the activity of the place of residence is of a temporary nature or where there is a particular reason for following the conditions of the applicant or the action to be taken. A limited period may be granted for a period not exceeding one year.

A temporary liquor licence shall be issued for events and events for a maximum period of one month.

§ 21a (30.8.2002)
Conditions for the application for a residence permit

Licensing shall be granted to an adult applicant who is not bankrupt and whose viability is not limited, and which has the necessary reliability, as well as the economic and professional capacity required for alcoholic beverages. Conditions.

The necessary reliability or economic conditions are missing if:

(1) the applicant uses intoxicating substances;

(2) the applicant is, according to a forecluse or other explanation, unable to account for its debts,

(3) during the last five years, the applicant has committed or otherwise engaged in a criminal offence punishable by imprisonment,

(4) the applicant or the entity in which the applicant has exercised control has been permanently withdrawn in the last five years,

(5) the applicant has repeatedly or substantially failed to pay taxes or other public contributions; or

(6) the applicant has exercised control over a Community which has been declared bankrupt in the last five years or whose bankruptcy has lapsed in the absence of funds;

And the previous activity of the applicant, or immediately comparable to that of the applicant, indicates that he is manifestly unfit to exercise the liquor business.

The professional conditions are missing from the applicant, who has not notified the qualified nurse and the surrogate who meets the conditions laid down in Article 21b.

As regards the applicant, the applicant shall also apply to the person who, on the basis of ownership, contract or any other arrangement, exercises control over the applicant.

Article 21b (30.8.2002)
Conditions for the equivalent of a nurse and of the substitutes

The place of sale shall be the equivalent of the attendant and the number of surrogates necessary for the holder of the licence. Responsible nurses and their surrogates shall be suitable for the task and shall have adequate skills acquired through training or experience. In addition to the holder of the liquor licence, the responsible nurse and her surrogate shall be obliged to ensure that the place of delivery complies with the provisions of this law.

The appointment of an unsuitable manager and his replacement shall be a person who appears not to be in a position to carry out his or her duties on the basis of the abuse of substance abuse or of previous offences or omissions.

Adequate skills acquired through training require a minimum of one year's main activities in the field of nutrition, provided that the curriculum includes teaching and practical training in the field of spirit drinks. Sufficient professional skills acquired through experience shall require work of at least two years of working in the spirit of spirit drinks and a certificate issued by an educational establishment in order to ensure that the person is in control of the spirit of the spirit drinks Provisions.

By way of derogation from paragraph 3, by way of derogation from paragraph 3, at the place of delivery where a maximum of 4,7 % vol. Of ethyl alcohol is obtained by fermentation, sufficient professional competence may be established by way of derogation from the A certificate stating that the person is in control of the provisions on the drinking of alcoholic beverages.

The training plan for the training of the catering industry referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 and the certificate provided by the institution shall be laid down in more detail by a decree of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health.

Article 21c (30.8.2002)
Requirements for the seat and the liquor area

The place of origin shall be suitable for the feeding business. The premises of the premises shall meet the requirements laid down in the legislation for their use for feeding purposes. The place of origin shall be exclusively under the actual control of the applicant and controllable by the authorities.

In view of the scale and the quality of the activity, the place of delivery shall be sufficient staff to carry out effective monitoring and maintenance. The licensing authority shall submit a plan for the number and tasks of the staff.

In the case of a liquor store, alcoholic beverages shall be dispensing only in a liquor area approved by the licensing authority in which control can be effectively organised. The public viewing room for sports, sports, music or any other comparable event shall not be approved as a residential area. The distribution area must be restricted or marked so that the border is clearly visible to the customers, unless otherwise clearly identified. It must be possible to effectively monitor the entry into and out of the drinking area. The licensing authority shall be presented with a plan for the demarcation of the distribution area.

The distribution area may be amended on the basis of a declaration by the authorisation holder. However, a change in the range of the premises must be subject to authorisation by the licensing authority if the change is significant from the point of view of control. The change in the distribution area is regulated in more detail by a decree of the Government.

Article 21d (30.8.2002)
Limitation or non-granting of a liquor licence in some cases

The licensing authority may limit the period of residence, the area of the liquor licence, the species of spirit drinks or the number of the number of customers, or the conditions necessary for monitoring and maintaining order, if the authorisation is granted: The conditions would otherwise be fulfilled, but it is clear from the location of the place of origin or other specific circumstances and of the plans presented by the holder of the authorisation in accordance with Article 21c of the authorisation, that it cannot reasonably be controlled.

The liquor licence may be withheld, or the licensing authority may limit the duration of the liquor, the liquor licence, the species of alcoholic drinks or the number of the number of customers, or the control and order of the permit Necessary conditions if:

(1) the application for a liquor licence is sought mainly in children or adolescents or on the premises or in the immediate vicinity of the premises used by them, or in a place where business is to be considered to be predominantly children and young;

(2) a liquor licence is requested for a sporting event or an event of a family nature or involving a large number of children and young people;

(3) the application for a liquor licence is sought for the lunch meal organised by the employer; or

(4) the location of the place of supply is such that, on the basis of the reports and opinions received by the authorising authority, it is reasonable to suspect that the distribution activities are caused by the environment, public policy, public security or the community Disruption or other negative consequences for services and activities.

§ 22 (30.8.2002)
Penalties for infringements

The authorisation authority may issue a warning to the authorisation holder, a written warning, to impose the conditions necessary for the control of the permit or to limit its authorisation by reducing the number of liquor time, the area of the liquor licence or the The types of alcoholic beverages or the withdrawal of the authorisation it has granted either for a fixed period or for a permanent period if:

(1) there has been a breach of this law or the provisions adopted pursuant to it;

(2) the licensee shall be deemed to have lost the conditions or reliability of the authorisation; or

3) There have been cases of disorder or other irregularities in the place of delivery.

The police may, when required to maintain order at the place of delivery so require, to temporarily suspend their proceedings for a maximum of 24 hours. The Authority shall immediately be informed of the suspension.

In the event of a breach of the prohibition laid down in Article 24 (2), the Office may issue a warning to the trader or entity concerned, or a written warning, or prohibit the holding of a drink referred to in that provision. For a period not exceeding six months. (22.12.2009)

ARTICLE 23 (30.8.2002)
Order of the place of origin

You can't let a lot of people go to the liquor board. A customer who behaves in a disruptive manner or whose intoxication is clearly discernible shall be removed from the place of liquor.

The spirit drink shall be consumed in the liquor area. The retail sale or other removal of the alcoholic beverage delivered to the restaurant for the purpose of giving or dispensing to the restaurant shall be prohibited.

§ 24
Liquidation bans

Alcoholic drink must not be dispensing:

(1) eighteen years younger;

(2) disorderly or clearly intoxicated; or

3) where there is reason to believe that an alcoholic beverage may be abused.

At least 1,2 % vol. And not more than 2,8 % by volume of ethyl alcohol shall not be given to a person who is 18 years younger. (30.5.1992)

ARTICLE 25
Minimum range of drinks

A suitable range of soft drinks and affordable non-alcoholic beverages should be available at the place of delivery.

§ 26 (30.8.2002)
More detailed provisions for the treatment

On the licensing authorities, the dates of administration, the quantities of liquor, the means of payment and the obligation to pay, the age limits of the liquor board staff and the supply of an alcoholic beverage inventory at the end of or during the movement of the movement The other owner is regulated by a decree of the Government.

Wholesale sales
§ 27
Wholesale marketing authorisation of alcoholic beverages and spirits

Wholesale of alcoholic beverages may be carried out by the person to whom the product control centre has issued an authorisation for the manufacture or wholesale of this alcoholic beverage.

Wholesale sales of articles may be carried out by the person to whom the product control centre has issued an authorisation for the manufacture, import or wholesale sale of spirits.

The Product Control Centre may grant a marketing authorisation for an alcoholic beverage or spirits to be considered to be subject to the conditions necessary for this activity and to require reliability. The Product Control Centre may impose conditions necessary for the supervision of wholesale sales.

ARTICLE 28
Penalties for infringements

The product control centre may cancel, either for a limited period or on a permanent basis, a wholesale marketing authorisation, unless the provisions adopted, the conditions or the conditions laid down are complied with, or the licensee is deemed to have lost the conditions for authorisation; or Its reliability.

Extradition, transmission and own use
§ 29 (29.12.1994/14)
Disposal, transmission and use of stone

Anyone who may engage in a wholesale distribution of violent liquor may be sold or otherwise disposed of on the market or in the supply of spirits:

(1) special sales referred to in Article 17;

(2) under the conditions laid down by the Product Monitoring Centre, for which there is a reasonable need to use spirits in the course of their work or in the manufacture of their products;

3) to be transferred to the excise tax law (1469/94) To the tax-free warehouse; and

(4) exports outside the European Community and transferred to another Member State or to a free zone or customs warehouse within the meaning of the customs legislation.

Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1, the person authorised to engage in the wholesale sale of violent liquor shall, under the conditions laid down by the Product Control Centre, use this violence in its own work or in the manufacture of its products and supply it with the product control centre Under conditions of quality control.

The own use referred to in paragraph 2 shall be specialised if the product control centre has issued a licence for use within the meaning of Article 17.

Excise duty L 1469/1994 Has been repealed by L 182/2010 , see Excise duty L 182/2010 ARTICLE 22 .

ARTICLE 30 (29.12.1994/14)
Extradition and use of non-taxable alcoholic beverages

Anyone who may engage in wholesale alcoholic beverages may sell or otherwise dispose of a spirit drink on which the excise duty has not been paid:

(1) special sales referred to in Article 17;

2) to be transferred to a tax-free warehouse or a duty-free shop within the meaning of the excise tax law;

(3) export outside the European Community or be transferred to another Member State of the Community or to a free zone or customs warehouse within the meaning of the customs legislation;

(4) the adaptation of the means of transport in international transport, as provided for by the tax exemption for such a consignment; and

(5) on the basis of a diplomatic or consular relationship or an international organisation, as provided for in the separate provision of such a waiver.

Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1, the person authorised to sell alcoholic beverages in the event of a marketing authorisation as referred to in Article 17 may be used by the Product Control Centre for the purpose of selling alcoholic beverages in their own work or in their products. And supplies it under the conditions laid down by the Product Control Centre for quality control.

ARTICLE 31
Intermediate alcohol consumption

The transmission of an alcoholic beverage against a premium shall be prohibited, subject to this law or from the provisions adopted pursuant thereto. An alcoholic beverage is also prohibited without payment to persons who, under Article 16, may not be allowed to sell alcoholic beverages.

Sale of alcoholic beverages for foreign transport
ARTICLE 32
Transport equipment and duty-free shops

The sale of alcoholic beverages and the control of sales between Finland and the rest of the world are regulated by a regulation.

The sale of alcoholic beverages from the duty-free shop shall be regulated separately.

CHAPTER 5

Advertising and pricing (30.5.2008/372)

§ 33 (28/04/152)
Regulation of advertising

Advertising, indirect advertising and other promotional activities are prohibited.

Advertising, indirect advertising and other sales promotions to consumers of a spirit drink and a drink of at least 1,2 % by volume of ethyl alcohol and its connection to the advertising of other products or services; or Promotion activities shall be prohibited if:

(1) it is directed against minors or other persons to whom an alcoholic beverage may not be sold under Article 16 or describes such persons;

2) it combines the use of alcohol with a vehicle;

(3) it stresses the alcohol content of alcoholic beverages as a positive feature;

(4) it describes the high use of alcohol in a positive manner, or a negative use of sobriety or excessive consumption of alcohol;

5. It creates a picture that alcohol consumption increases performance or contributes to social or sexual success;

6. It creates a picture that alcohol has medical or therapeutic properties or that it stimulates, reassures or is a means of resolving conflicts;

(7) it is contrary to good practice, uses a procedure which is inappropriate for the consumer, or otherwise provides for alcohol, its use, effects or other properties contrary to the truth or misleading information;

(8) it shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of the (18/04/1998) In the case of television and radio activities, 7-22 or a pictogram, of which the age limit is described (17/10/2011) For less than 18 years, in connection with the public presentation of the cinema;

(9) it shall be implemented or applied to the public in order to: (2003) Within the meaning of the general place;

(10) it uses the consumer's participation in the game, lotteries or competition; and

(11) its commercial promoter uses a verbal or descriptive content produced by the consumer in the service of the information network, controlled by the consumer, or through the service of a verbal or consumer-to-consumer choice by the service; or Describe the content.

In particular, the promotion of the beverage and sales of an alcoholic beverage as referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be considered as indirect advertising in the context of the advertising of another commodity, with the symbol of another commodity being used as such or in an identifiable manner 1 or Or, otherwise, an image of a beverage or alcoholic beverage referred to in paragraph 1 or 2 for a beverage or drink referred to in paragraph 2.

Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the advertising of spirit drinks, indirect advertising and promotion activities may be carried out within the limits laid down in paragraph 2:

(1) the production, retail and distribution points of spirit drinks;

(2) the retail selling price set out in the printed or computer network, so that all available drinks are presented in a uniform manner to consumers; and

3. For those involved in the sale of alcoholic beverages, but not on a computer network open to consumers.

Article 4 entered into force on 1 April 2014.

Notwithstanding paragraph (2) (9), the advertising, indirect advertising and promotional activities of a spirit drink and a drink containing 1,2 % by volume of ethyl alcohol may be carried out in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 Restrictions:

1) in the assembly law (1999) At a public event and in a permanent place to be used;

(2) a vessel used for international transport;

(3) the retail and liquor stores; and

4) outside the retail and dispensing facility as regards the availability of and the indication of the price.

The provisions of paragraphs 1 to 3 shall not apply to the use of freedom of expression in the law on mass media (2003) For the purposes of publishing and programme activities other than those carried out abroad by a trader established in Finland, and intended to be received exclusively from the country of destination other than Finland or the same content of the recipient. Irrespective of. However, the rules apply to the advertising of alcoholic beverages on the market in Finland, which is intended for reception in Finland, in particular in Finland.

See: Consumer protection L 38/1978 Chapter 2 And criminal L 39/1889 30 Chapter 1a . On television and radio activities 744/1998 Has been repealed by L 917/2014 , see Information Society Island 917/2014 .

§ 33a (11.5.2007)
Pricing and price reporting

The offer of two or more alcoholic beverages, or a reduced dose, at reduced prices for retail sale or in the annying shall be prohibited.

Notification of the offer price limited for a period of less than two months shall be prohibited for any alcoholic beverage package or portion outside the retail sale or the place of sale.

§ 33b (30.5.2008/372)

Article 33b has been repealed by L 30.5.2008 .

CHAPTER 6

Possession and transport of alcohol and spirits and storage of tax-free (29.12.1994/14)

§ 34
Possession and transport

The alcoholic beverage must not be held or transported if it is not legally manufactured or imported. In addition, the alcoholic beverage must not be held or transported for sale if the sale is not authorised under this law or authorised. (14.8.2009/642)

The alcoholic beverage must not be held or transported by a person who has not completed 20 years. However, an 18-year-old person may be in possession of and transported a spirit drink.

Violence may only be held or transported by the person who, under this law, is authorised or entitled to produce, import, sell or use spirits.

The transit of alcoholic beverages and spirits is regulated separately.

A drink containing at least 1,2 % and not more than 2,8 % by volume of ethyl alcohol shall not be held or transported by a person who has not reached the age of 18. (30.5.1992)

ARTICLE 35 (29.12.1994/14)
Tax warehouse for alcohol and spirits

The Product Control Centre shall approve a tax-free warehouse within the meaning of the excise duty before it takes place on a temporary basis to maintain a spirit drink or spirits in order to ensure that the warehouse complies with the provisions of the , and that effective control is possible.

The authorisation for the keeping of the tax-free warehouse shall be specified separately.

CHAPTER 7

Alcohol company

§ 36 (17.11.1995/1281)
Duties of the alcohol company

The role of the alcohol company is:

(1) provide it with the retail sale provided for by this Act as an exclusive right; and

(2) annually report to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health on the development of their retail sales and of the measures taken by the company to achieve the purpose defined in Article 1.

Other tasks and activities of the alcohol company are specified in the company's articles of association.

ARTICLE 37
The Management Board

The alcohol company has a Management Board comprising twelve full members.

The Board of Governors shall appoint the members of the Management Board for four calendar years, while appointing the President and the Vice-President.

A member of the Management Board may be relieved of his duties during his term of office, in which case he shall be replaced for the remainder of the term of office.

ARTICLE 38
Representation of ministries

The representative of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and the Ministry of Trade and Industry shall be entitled to follow the proceedings and to take part in the discussion at the meeting of the Governing Board and at the general meeting.

ARTICLE 39
Provisions concerning the limited liability company

Where this law does not provide otherwise, the alcohol company shall be subject to the provisions in force in respect of share companies.

CHAPTER 8

Control, control and penalties (14.8.2009/642)

ARTICLE 40
Responsibilities of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is responsible for supervising compliance with this law and the rules and regulations adopted under it.

The Decree of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health may provide for: (28/04/152)

(1) the conditions necessary for the granting of a manufacturing authorisation, import authorisation, the retail marketing authorisation, the marketing authorisation, and the conditions necessary for the authorisation of the wholesale marketing authorisation;

(2) the appropriate location of the place of sale referred to in Article 14 (4), the place of sale referred to in Article 14 (4) and the place of delivery;

(3) the appropriateness of the liquor sales facilities, the sales volume of the alcoholic beverage referred to in Article 14 (4) and the marketing and sale activities;

(4) the need for a justification for the granting of an authorisation for the use of spirits and alcoholic beverages, the conditions necessary for the authorisation and the reliability required of the applicant;

(5) the arrangements for effective control in the manufacture and storage of spirit drinks or spirits, at the point of sale and in the place of sale referred to in Article 14 (4), and in the liquor area;

Paragraph 6 is repealed by L 28.2.2014/152 .

(7) the pricing criteria for alcoholic beverages; and (17.11.1995/1281)

(8) the scope for monitoring the development of alcohol and alcohol research by the Ministry of Public Health and the development of alcohol, information, awareness-raising and other alcohol-related health education. (17.11.1995/1281)

ARTICLE 41 (30.8.2002)
Competence of the Product Control Centre

The management and control of the retail and the marketing of alcoholic beverages, the control of the advertising and promotion of alcoholic beverages and their control are under the responsibility of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, according to the The Regulation provides.

In addition, the Product Control Centre shall monitor:

(1) the manufacture, import and export of alcoholic substances;

(2) wholesale alcoholic beverages;

(3) the sale of alcoholic beverages and other stocks of untaxed alcoholic beverages;

(4) the use of spirits and the specific sale of alcoholic beverages, as well as the use of these licences;

(5) the import, manufacture and sale of cooks or parts thereof suitable for the illicit manufacture of alcoholic beverages and spirits;

(6) the import, manufacture and sale of substances, products and preparations intended for the manufacture of alcoholic beverages; and

(7) The sale of alcoholic beverages between Finland and the rest of the world.

ARTICLE 42 (22.12.2009)
Powers of the Regional Administrative Agency

The management and control of the retail and marketing authorisation of alcoholic beverages and the monitoring of the advertising and promotion of alcoholic beverages fall within their jurisdiction to the regional administrative authority as provided for by the Government Decree.

The Office shall also supervise the retail sale and the marketing of beverages containing at least 1,2 % and up to 2,8 % vol. Of ethyl alcohol.

ARTICLE 43
Responsibility of the manufacturer and importer

The manufacturer and the importer of an alcoholic beverage are responsible for the quality and composition of the alcoholic beverage that they supply, as well as the conformity of the product and its labelling and other presentation with the relevant provisions and regulations.

The Product Control Centre directs and supervises the responsibility of the manufacturer and importer.

ARTICLE 44 (22.12.2009)
Inspection, information and registration rights

The Social and Health Authorisation and Control Agency and the Regional Administrative Agency shall have the right to control this law and the provisions and regulations adopted pursuant to it:

(1) access the premises and activities of the authorisation holder, the transport of an alcoholic substance and the documents necessary for monitoring;

(2) take and obtain the samples necessary for the supervision of the substitution; and

(3) to obtain the notifications, information and documents necessary for monitoring purposes.

For the purposes of this Law, the Office of the Social and Health Authorising and Control Agency and the Regional Administrative Offices shall consider the processing and control of the licence cases referred to in this Act, as well as the alcoholic business register of traders who have been granted The authorisation referred to in this Act or which have applied for such authorisation. The responsible controller shall be the Agency for the Social and Health Authorisation and Control.

The data to be registered are:

(1) name and business name, person or company name and entity number, address, telephone number and other address details;

(2) the information referred to in paragraph 1 of the members of the Community Government, the Executive Director, and the substantial shareholders, the responsible and silent partners, and the inputs thereof;

(3) police investigations, pre-trial investigations, prosecutions and prosecution, and information on the trader and on the persons referred to in paragraph 2 concerning criminal convictions and criminal proceedings;

(4) information on registration for VAT, ex-ante and other tax administration registers, as well as information on outstanding tax debts;

(5) information on the obligations under way;

(6) information on corporate restructuring and bankruptcies and other court decisions relating to overdue debt;

(7) information on the debt arrangements for a controlled private person;

(8) information on activities carried out on the basis of an authorisation granted under this Act, infringement of the provisions, provisions and prohibitions adopted pursuant to this Act, and the sanction of such breach, as well as information on Inspections carried out and their results; and

(9) other information necessary for the handling, control and statistical purposes of the permit, which do not include the personal data sheet; (523/1999) Article 11 Of this Directive.

The right to check information on the subject matter and the correction of the error are laid down in the Personal Data Act. Data on the trader and other persons referred to in paragraph 3 (2) shall be kept in the alcohol trade register to be removed five years after the last indication.

ARTICLE 45
Professional secrecy

In the performance of the duties referred to in this Act, any information obtained from a private or Community financial position, or a trade or professional secret, shall not be free to express them and shall not be exercised unlawfully, unless the person concerned: The obligation of professional secrecy is provided for, give its consent.

Paragraph 1 shall not prevent the provision of information to the other supervisory authority for the purposes of the supervisory function, and not to the prosecutor or police authority for the purpose of investigating or prosecuting the offence. The authority shall have the same obligation of professional secrecy as provided for in paragraph 1.

Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the Authority shall without prejudice to the information required by international agreements which are binding on Finland to the foreign institutions, international organisations and participating States required by the agreements.

ARTICLE 46
Other supervisory authorities

The police are monitoring the public order in the retail and liquor stores of alcoholic beverages.

The control function of the Border Guard and Customs Service is laid down separately.

§ 47 (22.12.2009)
Legal aid and access to information from other authorities

The relevant official of the Agency for Social Affairs and Health and the Office of the Regional Administrative Agency shall be entitled to obtain administrative assistance from other authorities in order to monitor compliance with this law and the provisions adopted pursuant thereto, and And to investigate the misuse of alcoholic substances.

The police, criminal record, prosecution, customs, enforcement, tax, census, and other public authorities shall, notwithstanding the provisions of confidentiality, be entrusted to the Office of the Social and Health AuthorSurveillance and Control Agency and to the Regional Administrative Agency The information needed to monitor compliance with this law and the provisions and regulations adopted pursuant to it, or for the application of the authorisation referred to in this Act.

Article 45 (1) shall apply to the information received from another authority under this Article, as provided for in Article 45 (1).

ARTICLE 48 (22.12.2009)
Issue and periodic penalty payments

In the event of a ban on the advertising of an alcoholic beverage or any other marketing or promotional activity as referred to in Article 33, any irregularities or acts contrary to the provisions or provisions shall be found, The Social and Health Authorisation and Control Agency or the Regional Administrative Agency shall issue appropriate guidelines for the removal of maladministration or for the purpose of putting an end to erroneous activities and shall set a time limit within which to do so.

If the correction has not taken place within the prescribed period, or where the instructions mentioned in the instructions have not been terminated or if it has been renewed after the prescribed period, the Social and Health Authorisation and Control Agency or the Regional Administrative Agency may set: A periodic penalty payment or a threat that the required measure is to be carried out at the expense of the defaulter in accordance with the provisions of the (1113/1990) Unless otherwise provided for in this Act.

ARTICLE 49 (22.12.2009)
Control authority prohibitions and precautionary measures

In the case of advertising or other marketing or promotion activities contrary to Article 33, the Agency for Social and Health Authorisation and Control may prohibit the subscriber or executor of this measure and the To continue or to repeat any action contrary to the provisions.

The Office for Social and Health Authorisation and Control may prohibit the supply of an alcoholic beverage on the market or, free of charge, the removal of an alcoholic beverage on the market where the product or its presentation is contrary to the provisions and regulations adopted therein. Or where the quality of the drink, or the potential health risks and risks thereof, have not been adequately controlled or otherwise justified in order to protect human health.

Where the extension or repetition of the provisions referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, contrary to the provisions referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, is necessary, as a result of the scope or importance of the procedure, as a matter of urgency, to prevent, to The control agency may, on a provisional basis before a final settlement, be subject to a prohibition. The provisional prohibition order shall enter into force immediately and may be withdrawn before a final decision is taken.

§ 50 (22.12.2009)
Corrigendum and periodic penalty payments

In accordance with Article 49 (1) and (2) or the prohibition of the prohibition laid down in Article 49 (1) of Article 49 (1), the Agency may, in accordance with Article 49 (1) and (2), or the Office of the Regional Administrative Authority, impose an obligation to have the prohibition to be carried out within the prescribed period and in a prescribed manner. A corrective action if it is necessary to consider, in view of the obvious adverse effects of the infringement procedure.

The Social and Health Authorisation and Control Agency or the Office of the Regional Administrative Agency may intensify the prohibition or provision of any prohibition or provision of that provision on the basis of the provisions of this Act, or at the risk of having a measure submitted after the prescribed period: At the expense of the defaulting Member State, unless otherwise provided for in this Act.

Article 50a (14.8.2009/642)
Penalty provisions

The penalty for the crime of alcohol is punishable by criminal law (39/1889) § 1 to 3.

The penalty for the marketing offence of alcoholic beverages shall be Chapter 30 of the criminal code In Article 1a.

The penalty for breach of the obligation of professional secrecy laid down in this Act Chapter 38 of the Criminal Code 1 or 2, if the act is not punishable Article 5 of Chapter 40 of the Penal Code Or otherwise, the law provides for a heavier penalty.

Every intention.

(1) enjoys a spirit drink prohibited by Article 58 (1);

(2) fails to comply with the prohibition on the consumption of alcoholic beverages in a public place pursuant to Article 58 (2) of the police;

(3) allows the proprietor of the place referred to in Article 58 (1), as an executive or guardian of an alcoholic beverage, in the place referred to in that provision, or without permission, to provide an alcoholic beverage in such a place as Article 58 (3); Contrary to the article,

(4) at the age of less than 18 years, hold a legally prepared or imported alcoholic beverage or an 18-year-old person who has not been in possession of a legally manufactured or imported spirit drink; In breach of Article 34 (2),

(5) provides an alcoholic beverage or spirits with less than 18 years of age, so that it is drunk, and the age of the minor, the degree of maturity and other circumstances of the minor may be regarded as reproducible;

(6) manufacture, sell, transmit, transfer, or import, for the purpose of the manufacture of an alcoholic beverage or a spirit drink, a device, a device, a substance or a preparation for the purpose of using it as an alcoholic beverage or a violent Illegal manufacture,

(7) to hold a device or instrument suitable for the manufacture of alcoholic beverages or spirits in circumstances which are justified by the suspicion that it is used for the illicit manufacture of alcoholic beverages or spirits;

(8) advertise an instrument, equipment, equipment, substance or preparation suitable for the manufacture of alcoholic beverages or spirits in order to attract the illicit manufacture of alcoholic beverages or spirits; or

(9) advertise, directly or indirectly, a spirit drink or a drink containing at least 1,2 % by volume of ethyl alcohol or otherwise promote the sale of such a beverage in contravention of Article 33;

Shall be condemned, unless the law provides for a heavier penalty in the rest of the law, On the offence of alcohol Fine.

The offence of alcohol is also punishable by intentional or gross negligence

(1) infringes Article 5 (2), Article 8 (3), Article 14 (2), Article 17 (3), Article 21d, Article 27 (3), Article 27 (3), Article 29 (2) or Article 30 (2),

(2) operate without the approval of the authority provided for in Article 5 (3), Article 13 (2), Article 14 (4) or Article 35 (1);

(3) fails to provide the notification provided for in Articles 11 or 59 or by a regulation adopted pursuant to Article 57;

(4) contravenes Article 3 (4), Article 13 (3), Articles 19 or 26 or 32 (1) of the Regulation,

5) infringes the prohibition laid down in Article 16 (2) or Article 24 (2); or

(6) as the holder of a liquor licence or as the manager responsible for the liquor licence or, as a substitute, the obligation to control the order of the liquor establishment provided for in Article 23.

The offence referred to in paragraph 4 (6) shall be punishable.

The offence referred to in Article 4 (4) (1), (2) and (4) of the Criminal Code is punishable under Article 9 (7) of Chapter 2a of the Criminal Code and by a regulation adopted pursuant to Article 9 thereof.

Article 50b (14.8.2009/642)
Consultation obligation

Before the prosecution of a liquor offence on the basis of Article 50a (4) (9), the Public Prosecutor shall have an opportunity to give its opinion and to the Court of Justice to give its opinion and the Court of Justice shall: Allow the Office for Social and Health Authorisation and Control to be consulted.

CHAPTER 9

Appeals appeal

ARTICLE 51 (22.12.2009)
Appeals against the decision of the cpc, the regional administrative agency and the alcohol company

The decision of the Office for Social and Health Protection and the Agency and the Regional Administrative Agency, which does not provide for an appeal against the prohibition laid down in Article 52, is to be amended in the same way as the Law on Administrative Law (18/06/1996) Provides. In the event of a decision by the Regional Administrative Board, the Administrative and Health Authorisation and Control Agency and the Regional Administrative Agency shall also be entitled to appeal against the appeal lodged by the Administrative Court on appeal Decision.

In spite of the appeal, the decision of the Office for Social and Health Authorisation and Control and the Office of the Regional Administrative Board shall be complied with, unless otherwise specified by the Appellate Body.

The decision of the alcoholic company to include alcoholic beverages for retail sale, their removal from the retail sale and the pricing criteria for retail sale are requested from the Social and Health Authorisation and Control Agency as: The Administrative Loan Act.

ARTICLE 52 (22.12.2009)
Prohibition of prohibitions and precautionary measures

The provisions of Articles 48 to 50, or a penalty imposed on them or the threat to be imposed on them by the Agency or the Office of the Administrative Agency or the Office of the Regional Administrative Agency, shall not be challenged by: Apply for change.

The person to whom the Office for Social and Health Authorisation and Control has issued a prohibition decision or a temporary prohibition order referred to in paragraph 1, or the threat of a penalty payment or a threat to be made pursuant to Articles 48 and 50, May refer the matter to the market law within 30 days of notification of the decision or order.

In the case referred to in paragraph 1, the periodic penalty payment imposed by the Office for the Social and Health Protection and Control Agency or the Regional Administrative Agency shall, on the application of the periodic penalty payment or the threat to be imposed, decide on the application of the penalty payment or the threat of commission.

ARTICLE 53 (31.1.2013/136)
Processing of the case in market law and appeal to the decision of the market

Processing of the case in market law and the appeal to a decision on market law are governed by the law on the conduct of the proceedings in market law (100/2013) .

CHAPTER 10

Outstanding provisions

ARTICLE 54
Issue of rules on alcoholic beverages

The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health provides detailed provisions on methods used in alcoholic beverages.

ARTICLE 55 (22.12.2009)
Payments

The Social and Health Authorisation and Control Agency and the Agency shall charge fees for the authorisation decisions referred to in this Act and other decisions taken by the authority adopted pursuant to this Act, and on the supervision referred to in this Act, In the form of State payment law (150/1992) Shall, however, be subject to an annual fee for the control of activities requiring authorisation within the meaning of this Act.

ARTICLE 56 (29.12.1994/14)

Article 56 has been repealed by L 29.12.1994/1477 .

ARTICLE 57 (14.8.2009/642)
Import, manufacture and trade of instruments or parts thereof

In order to prevent the unauthorised production of alcohol and spirits, the decree of the Council of State may provide that the importation, manufacture or sale of cojs, or parts thereof, which are suitable for such production, shall be required to: The Social and Health Authorisation and Control Agency shall report on this activity and keep a record of it.

ARTICLE 58 (27.6.2003/616)
Enjoyment bans

The consumption of a drink of alcohol shall be prohibited, subject to other provisions of this Law:

(1) the retail place of alcoholic beverages and any other open label;

(2) in the restaurant and other place where the public is available for food or refreshments; and

3) an apartment or a place where a public event has been held.

The police may, when required to maintain public order, prohibit the consumption of alcoholic beverages in a public place.

In the place referred to in paragraph 1, neither the proprietor nor the administrator or the organiser of the event shall authorise the consumption of an alcoholic beverage or unauthorised alcoholic beverage. (14.8.2009/642)

ARTICLE 59
Private ceremony

When an event is held in a general apartment other than that referred to in Article 58 (1) (2), the consumption of an alcoholic beverage shall be permitted if the organiser has submitted a notification to the police.

ARTICLE 60 (14.8.2009/642)
Discharge, seizure and disposal of alcohol and alcohol

The police may take away and dispose of an alcoholic beverage held in an open or open container held by a person who, under this law or otherwise provided under this provision, is otherwise entitled to hold, provided that the person concerned enjoys Article 58 Or in a public place contrary to Article 58 (2).

The police may also take away and dispose of a person's possession of an alcoholic beverage if the person concerned has been guilty of the offence referred to in Article 50a (4) (4) and the value of the spirit drink is low.

The removal and destruction of the alcoholic beverage referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be subject to the provisions of (872/2011) Article 14 (3) of Chapter 2 provides for the acquisition of property. (12/02011/870)

When, contrary to the prohibition laid down in Article 58 (1), an alcoholic beverage has been consumed, the proprietor of the movement, office or other place of establishment, or any person in the place of staff, and the organiser of the event, shall have the right to withdraw from the desiccant An alcoholic beverage with containers and dispose of it in evidence. The right of the organiser to take away a non-sulphur alcoholic beverage is governed by the law on private security (1085/2015) Article 47 . (21/08/98)

L to 58/2015 Entered into force on 1 January 2017. The previous wording reads:

When, contrary to Article 58 (1), the prohibition in Article 58 (1) is an alcoholic beverage, the holder of an apartment, movement or other place within the meaning of Article 58 shall be entitled to take the opportunity to: The ban on the sulphur content of the substance, including its containers, and the destruction of it with evidence.

If a drunk is caught in contact with a spirit drink or any other alcoholic substance which he or she is otherwise entitled under this law or under the provisions adopted pursuant to it, it may be taken away from him. The decree of the Council of State lays down the conditions under which any alcoholic beverage or other alcoholic beverage shall be held and disposed of by the Authority.

If an alcoholic beverage or other alcoholic beverage is found in a prison or other closed facility or in a substance or a substance, it shall be taken from him by the staff of the institution; and Evidence to be disposed of.

§ 60a (14.8.2009/642)
Disposal

An official entitled to arrest may, in evidence, dispose of or dispose of an alcoholic beverage or other alcoholic beverage or other alcoholic substance, whether or not a raw material, instrument or article, which may be confiscated, because of the need to: Assume that it is declared lost and which has no say on the sale or use value.

§ 60b (12/02011/870)
Inspection and search

If a suspected infringement within the meaning of Article 50a (4) (4) is likely to be presumed to have been committed under Article 50a (4), the police may, in order to look for a spirit drink, inspect the goods and the principal On the side of his clothes, if it can happen without interfering in an offensive way of the suspect's personal integrity. The registration of an inspection shall be governed by Article 14 (3) of the Act of Police Law. The inspection shall otherwise comply with the provisions of (806/2011) Provides for the submission of a personal check.

If there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that someone has committed a minor alcohol crime within the meaning of Section 3 of Chapter 50a of the Penal Code, the means of transport, as referred to in Chapter 8, may be provided by means of a general search or A location search to determine whether there is an illegal alcoholic beverage or spirits.

Article 60c (14.8.2009/642)
Unknown or absent owner

When property that can be condemned has been confiscated, but the perpetrator or owner of the property is unknown or has no known whereabouts in Finland, he is challenged by a public challenge before the Court of Justice On a date which shall not be set at the date of publication of the seventh day of the challenge. The challenge must be put to the public in general.

If the legally challenged owner of the confiscated property does not comply with the case and does not appear to be a legal obstacle, the claim for the loss of property will be resolved, regardless of his absence.

ARTICLE 61
To convert a spirit drink or spirits into a currency

The conversion of an alcoholic beverage or a spirit drink or other alcoholic beverage which has been lost or otherwise to the State shall only take place by selling it to the holder of the alcoholic beverage or to the holder of the marketing authorisation, the marketing authorisation holder or the spirits The licence holder.

When a spirit drink sold is not subject to a tax on alcoholic beverages, it shall be carried out by the buyer to the State in addition to the purchase price.

§ 62
More detailed provisions

More detailed provisions on the implementation of this law shall be adopted by the Regulation.

CHAPTER 11

Entry into force

ARTICLE 63
Entry into force:

This Act shall enter into force on 1 January 1995.

This law repeals the alcohol law of 26 July 1968. (189/68) The subsequent amendments, with the exception of Chapter 9 and Articles 104 and 105 of the Act.

Before the entry into force of this Act, measures may be taken to implement the law.

ARTICLE 64
Transitional provisions

Municipal Council Alcohol Act (189/68) , the consent given by the Member States to the retail sale and marketing of alcoholic beverages remains in force.

The right, authorisation and consent of the Alcohol Act and of the provisions adopted pursuant to it shall remain in force for the period specified in the relevant decision. However, this law shall, however, repeal the provisions and general authorisation conditions laid down by the Alcohol Act and the provisions adopted pursuant to this law and the conditions and conditions laid down in this Act. The specific conditions attached to the rights, authorisation and consent shall remain in force in so far as they do not conflict with this Act and the provisions and provisions adopted pursuant to it.

Upon the entry into force of this Act, a pending case shall be dealt with and settled in accordance with this Act and the provisions adopted pursuant thereto.

Alcohol law (459/68) Complies with Oy Alko Ab's 1994 financial statements and annual profits.

THEY 119/94 , StVM 32/94, SuVM 3/94

Entry into force and application of amending acts:

29.12.1994/1477:

This Act shall enter into force at the time laid down by the Regulation. (1 January 1995 L 1477/1994 entered into force on 1 January 1995.)

THEY 237/94 , VaVM 90/94 Council Directive 92 /83/EEC; OJ L 316, 31.10.1992, p. 21

17.11.1995/1281:

This Act shall enter into force on 1 May 1996.

Before the entry into force of this Act, measures may be taken to implement the law.

THEY 120/95 , StVM 13/95, EV 66/95

18.12.1995/1542:

This Act shall enter into force on 1 January 1996.

THEY 186/95 , VaVM 44/95, EV 140/95

26.4.1996/287:

This Act shall enter into force on 1 May 1996.

THEY 11/96 , StVM 4/96, EV 34/96

15 APRIL 1997/306:

This Act shall enter into force on 1 May 1997.

3/1997 , StVM 2/1997, EV 15/1997

30.5.1997/48:

This Act shall enter into force on 1 June 1997.

THEY 71/1997 , StVM 9/1997, EV 60/1997

20.3.1998:

This Act shall enter into force on 1 April 1998.

THEY 230/1997 , StVM 1/1998, EV 4/1998

8.1.1999/1:

This Act shall enter into force on 15 January 1999.

THEY 247/1998 , StVM 35/1998, EV 242/1998

5.3.1999 TO 226:

This Act shall enter into force on 15 March 1999.

THEY 285/1998 , StVM 40/1998, EV 289/1998

4.1.2001:

This Act shall enter into force on 1 February 2001.

THEY 94/2000 , StVM 28/2000, EV 165/2000

28.12.2001/15:

This Act shall enter into force on 1 March 2002.

Before the law enters into force, measures may be taken to implement the law.

THEY 105/2001 , LaVM 23/2001, EV 191/2001

30.8.2002/764:

This Act shall enter into force on 1 January 2003. However, Article 21b of the Law shall apply from 1 January 2004 at the time of entry into force of this Article and on pending applications for the authorisation of licences.

THEY 24/2001 , THEY 50/2002 , StVM 9/2002, EV 76/2002

27.6.2003/616:

This Act shall enter into force on 1 October 2003.

THEY 20/2002 , HVM 28/2002,

11.5.2007/588

This Act shall enter into force on 1 January 2008.

However, Article 33b shall enter into force on 1 January 2009.

Alcoholic beverages, prepared and packaged before the entry into force of Article 33b, may be sold out.

Before the entry into force of this Act, measures may be taken to implement the law.

THEY 232/2006 , StVM 58/2006, EV 294/2006

30.5.2008/372:

This Act shall enter into force on 1 January 2009.

THEY 38/2008 , StVM 6/2008, EV 44/2008

14.8.2009/642:

This Act shall enter into force on 1 November 2009.

THEY 84/2008 , LaVM 11/2009, EV 95/2009

22.12.2009/15:

This Act shall enter into force on 1 January 2010.

Before the entry into force of this Act, measures may be taken to implement the law.

THEY 161/2009 , HVM 18/2009, EV 205/2009

22.7.2011/870:

This Act shall enter into force on 1 January 2014.

THEY 222/2010 , LaVM 44/2010 EV 374/2010

31.1.2013/136:

This Act shall enter into force on 1 September 2013.

Before the law enters into force, action can be taken to enforce the law.

THEY 124/2012 , LaVM 15/2012, EV 158/2012

28.2.2014/15:

This Act shall enter into force on 1 January 2015. However, Article 33 (4) enters into force on 1 April 2014.

THEY 70/2013 , StVM 29/2013, EV 198/2013

21.08.2015/1088:

This Act shall enter into force on 1 January 2017.

THEY 22/2014 , HaVM 57/2014, EV 351/2014