New law to protect Armenian alcoholic drinks from falsification
16.12.2015,
10:15
At an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday Armenia’s parliament adopted in the first reading a set of amendments to the law on alcoholic beverages, which according to a deputy minister of agriculture Robert Makaryan, are aimed at eliminating some discrepancies in the current law, revision and tightening of some of the wordings to make them comply with modern realities.
YEREVAN, December 16. /ARKA/. At an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday Armenia’s parliament adopted in the first reading a set of amendments to the law on alcoholic beverages, which according to a deputy minister of agriculture Robert Makaryan, are aimed at eliminating some discrepancies in the current law, revision and tightening of some of the wordings to make them comply with modern realities.
He said the changes envisage also creation of opportunities for boosting production of Armenian brandies.
He added that the changes are meant also to help prevent falsification of Armenian alcoholic drinks. The changes will not require additional investments from the producers, he said.
According to the National Statistical Service (NSS), brandy production in Armenia in the first ten months of 2015 decreased by 9% from the same period of 2014 to 13.426.4 million liters. Production of wine increased by 2% to 4.451.8 million liters. Production of vodka decreased by 7.6% to 6.800.4 million liters and production of whiskey amounted to 704,600 liters.
Production of champagne grew to 319,200 liters from 282,300 liters from the same time span of 2014. Beer production declined by 13.7% to 19 059.7 million liters. And production of non-alcoholic beverages amounted to 65.728.1 million liters, a 2.1% increase from the year before.-0-
He said the changes envisage also creation of opportunities for boosting production of Armenian brandies.
He added that the changes are meant also to help prevent falsification of Armenian alcoholic drinks. The changes will not require additional investments from the producers, he said.
According to the National Statistical Service (NSS), brandy production in Armenia in the first ten months of 2015 decreased by 9% from the same period of 2014 to 13.426.4 million liters. Production of wine increased by 2% to 4.451.8 million liters. Production of vodka decreased by 7.6% to 6.800.4 million liters and production of whiskey amounted to 704,600 liters.
Production of champagne grew to 319,200 liters from 282,300 liters from the same time span of 2014. Beer production declined by 13.7% to 19 059.7 million liters. And production of non-alcoholic beverages amounted to 65.728.1 million liters, a 2.1% increase from the year before.-0-
