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The Alcohol (Minimum Price per Unit) (Scotland) Order 2013
Notification Number: 2012/394/UK (United Kingdom (before 2021) before 2021 )
Date received: 25/06/2012
End of Standstill:
26/09/2012 ( 27/12/2012)
Issue of comments by:
Austria,Bulgaria,Denmark,Germany,Ireland,Netherlands,Poland,Romania
Issue of detailed opinion by:
Bulgaria,Commission,France,Italy,Portugal,Spain
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Communication from the Commission - SG(2012) D/51683 Directive 98/34/EC Notificación - Oznámení - Notifikation - Notifizierung - Teavitamine - Γνωστοποίηση - Notification - Notification - Notifica - Pieteikums - Pranešimas - Bejelentés - Notifika - Kennisgeving - Zawiadomienie - Notificacão - Hlásenie-Obvestilo - Ilmoitus - Anmälan - Нотификация : 2012/0394/UK - Notificare. No abre el plazo - Nezahajuje odklady - Fristerne indledes ikke - Kein Fristbeginn - Viivituste perioodi ei avata - Καμμία έναρξη προθεσμίας - Does not open the delays - N'ouvre pas de délais - Non fa decorrere la mora - Neietekmē atlikšanu - Atidėjimai nepradedami - Nem nyitja meg a késéseket - Ma’ jiftaħx il-perijodi ta’ dawmien - Geen termijnbegin - Nie otwiera opóźnień - Nao inicia o prazo - Neotvorí oneskorenia - Ne uvaja zamud - Määräaika ei ala tästä - Inleder ingen frist - Не се предвижда период на прекъсване - Nu deschide perioadele de stagnare - Nu deschide perioadele de stagnare. (MSG: 201201683.EN) 1. Structured Information Line MSG 001 IND 2012 0394 UK EN 25-06-2012 UK NOTIF 2. Member State UK 3. Department Responsible Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Knowledge & Innovation Group 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET. Email: 9834@bis.gsi.gov.uk. 3. Originating Department The Scottish Government 4. Notification Number 2012/0394/UK - C00A 5. Title The Alcohol (Minimum Price per Unit) (Scotland) Order 2013 6. Products Concerned Alcohol products sold at retail level for human consumption. 7. Notification Under Another Act - 8. Main Content The effect of the legislation is that an alcohol product must not be sold to consumers at a price below the minimum price. The legislation prescribes a formula to calculate the minimum price of each product, which is MPU x S x V x 100; where MPU is the minimum price per unit (specified by order), S is the strength of the product (actual ABV or “declared” ABV) and V is the volume of the product in litres (S x V x 100 calculates how many 10 millilitre units of pure alcohol the product contains). For example, the minimum price of a 1 litre alcohol product of 5.5% ABV would be calculated as follows – MPU = £0.50 S = 5.5% V = 1 Minimum price of the product = MPU x S x V x 100 = 0.5 x 5.5% x 1 x 100 = £2.75 9. Brief Statement of Grounds Minimum pricing aims to reduce alcohol consumption across the Scottish population to improve public health and attain social benefits in the areas of crime, public services, productivity and the economy as a whole. In particular, it aims to target a reduction in consumption of cheaper alcohol products relative to their strength because the evidence shows that this type of product is more likely to be favoured by hazardous and harmful drinkers, and they are likely to benefit most from a reduction in alcohol-related harms. A summary of the policy and the evidence behind it can be found at the beginning of the accompanying Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment. Minimum pricing is a key part of a wider strategy. The Scottish Government’s alcohol strategy (“Changing Scotland’s Relationship with Alcohol: A Framework for Action”, published in 2009) sets out over 40 measures aimed at addressing alcohol-related harm and is closely aligned with the World Health Organisation’s Global strategy to reduce harmful use of alcohol. 10. Reference Documents - Basic Texts References of the Basic Texts: Enclosed is the Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Bill (as passed) and the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005. The attached Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment includes a detailed analysis of the policy. Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Bill: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/S4_Bills/Alcohol%20(Minimum%20Pricing)%20(Scotland)%20Bill/b4bs4-aspassed.pdf Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2005/16/contents Alcohol etc. (Scotland) Act 2010: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2010/18/contents/enacted 11. Invocation of the Emergency Procedure No 12. Grounds for the Emergency - 13. Confidentiality No 14. Fiscal measures No 15. Impact assessment Yes 16. TBT and SPS aspects TBT aspect No - The draft is not a technical regulation nor a conformity assessment SPS aspect No - The draft is not a sanitary or phytosanitary measure Catherine Day General Secretary European Commission Contact point Directive 98/34 Fax: (32-2) 296 76 60 email: dir83-189-central@ec.europa.eu |
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