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ATTRIBUTE Law on Prevention and Control of Harms of Liquor and Beer Abuse

Law No. 44/2019/QH14 dated June 14, 2019 of the National Assembly on Prevention and Control of Harms of Liquor and Beer Abuse
Issuing body: National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of VietnamEffective date:
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Official number:44/2019/QH14Signer:Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan
Type:LawExpiry date:Updating
Issuing date:14/06/2019Effect status:
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Fields:Medical - Health , Public order

SUMMARY

To prohibit vehicle operation while having alcohol content in blood or breath

This is a remarkable content in the Law No. 44/2019/QH14 on Prevention and Control of Alcoholic Beverage Harms issued by the National Assembly on June 14, 2019, which takes effect on January 01, 2020.

Accordingly, to prevent traffic accident, for the first time the National Assembly has concrete the regulation of prohibiting vehicle operation when having alcohol content in blood or breath. Besides, this Law also prohibits the under 18-year-old person drinks alcoholic beverage; to sell, supply and promote alcoholic beverage to people under 18 years old; to employ laborers who are under 18 years old directly involved in the production and sale of alcoholic beverage.

Especially, to prohibit cadres, civil servants, public servants and employees in agencies, organizations, officers, non-commissioned officers, professional soldiers, soldiers and people working in the people's armed forces and school students, higher education students drink alcoholic beverage right before, during working, studying hours and short breaks in the middle of working and studying hours.

Also stated in this Law is the provision on locations where alcoholic beverage is not allowed such as: medical facilities; educational establishments during the time of teaching, studying or working; establishments, areas for care, nurture, entertainment and relaxing for people who are under 18 years old; detoxication establishments, compulsory education establishments, reformatory schools, prisoners' detention centers and other detention establishments; social protection establishments; workplaces of state agencies, political organizations, socio-political organizations, socio-political-occupational organizations, non-productive units during working time, except for establishments permitted to trade in alcoholic beverage...
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THE PRESIDENT
 

No. 06/2019/L-CTN

THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness

Hanoi, June 28, 2018

 

Order

On the promulgation of law

 

THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

Pursuant to Articles 88 and 91 of the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;

Pursuant to Article 80 of the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents,

 

PROMULGATES:

The Law on Prevention and Control of Harms of Liquor and Beer Abuse,

which was passed on June 14, 2019, by the XIVth National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at its 7th session.

President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
NGUYEN PHU TRONG

 

 

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

 

THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness

No. 44/2019/QH14

 

Hanoi, June 14, 2019

 

LAW

On Prevention and Control of Harms of Liquor and Beer Abuse[1]

 

Pursuant to the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;

The National Assembly promulgates the Law on Prevention and Control of Harms of Liquor and Beer Abuse.

 

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of regulation

This Law prescribes measures to reduce liquor and beer consumption level; measures to manage liquor and beer supply; measures to reduce harms of liquor and beer abuse; conditions for ensuring the prevention and control of harms of liquor and beer abuse; and the state management and responsibilities of agencies, organizations and individuals in the prevention and control of harms of liquor and beer abuse.

Article 2. Interpretation of terms

In this Law, the terms below are construed as follows:

1. Liquor means a beverage that contains food-grade alcohol and is produced through the process of fermentation from one material or a mixture of materials, including mainly starch of cereal grains or sugars of plants, flowers, tubers and fruits; or a beverage that is prepared from food-grade alcohol.

2. Beer means a beverage that contains food-grade alcohol and is produced through the process of fermentation from a mixture of materials, including mainly malt, barley, yeast, hops and water.


[1] Công Báo Nos 559-560 (17/7/2019)

 
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