LAW OF MONGOLIA

January 28, 2000  Ulaanbaatar city

LAW TO FIGHT AGAINST ALCOHOLISM

/ Revised version /

CHAPTER ONE

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Purpose of the Law

            1.1. Purpose  of this law is to regulate relations related to the production, import, sale / service / consumption of alcohol, the fight against alcoholism and the prevention of alcoholism.

Article 5. Production and import procedures

           5.6. The Government shall approve the technical regulation document determining the quality and safety indicators of alcohol imported from abroad in accordance with Article 6.1 of the Law on Standardization, Technical Regulation and Accreditation of Conformity Assessment.

/ This part was amended according to the law dated November 20, 2003 /

/ This part was amended according to the law dated December 21, 2017 /

            5.8. When importing products included in the list of imported alcoholic beverages, the samples shall be pre-analyzed by a professional sanitary inspection organization and certified by border and customs hygiene inspections.

/ This part was amended according to the law dated December 21, 2017 /

            5.9. It is prohibited to import, sell or serve alcohol that is not included in the list of imported alcoholic beverages.

           5.10. When importing, exporting or re-exporting alcohol, it shall be allowed to cross the state border only through the port designated by the central customs authority.

 Article 6. Procedures for sale and service

           6.2. 5.1 of this law; 5.2; 5.3; 5.8; 5.9; It is prohibited to release alcohol for sale or service that has been produced or imported in violation of the procedure set forth in Article 5.10 or has not been inspected.

           6.3. It is prohibited to transfer the permission to sell or serve alcohol to others, or to change the location of trade and services without prior notification to the authorized body that issued the permission.

/ This part was added by the law in 20 November 2003 /

           6.4. Norms on the number and types of points of sale and service of alcohol shall be set by the state central administrative body in charge of trade taking into account the number of local population, scope of services, health and cultural organizations, and the location of students' dormitories.

/ This part was added by the law in 20 November 2003 /

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