The draft Act amending the Alcohol Act and the Advertising Act aims to protect public health, reduce the negative social, economic and health effects resulting from alcohol consumption, and ensure that children and young people can grow up in a safe environment.

The draft act amends the provisions of the Alcohol Act regulating the sale of alcohol, the presentation of alcoholic products and the verification of the buyer’s age upon selling alcohol. The Alcohol Act shall be amended by adding provisions to enhance state supervision and verify compliance with the legal requirements by means of a test transaction. This should ensure better compliance with the ban on selling alcohol to minors and reinforce the fight against illegal alcohol sales. The draft act amends the provisions of the Advertising Act limiting the content of alcohol advertising, supplements the list of places where alcohol advertising is prohibited, specifies and modifies the provisions limiting the sales promotion of alcoholic beverages by means of favourable pricing, lays down health warning requirements, and limits alcohol advertising on social media.