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Alcohol control enforcement in Lithuania
Gražina Belian, Deputy Director of Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Control
Department
LithuaniaLithuania
Territory: 65 303 km2
Population: ~3 millions
Capital: Vilnius
Joined EU: in 2004
Neighbor countries: Belarus, Latvia, Poland, Russia
The consumption of pure alcohol (100%) Legally sold pure alcohol per capita (liters)
* 2011 – 11.9
2008 – The year of Temperance
2007-06-14 : Lithuanian Parliament announced the year 2008 as the year of Temperance
2008-01-09: Lithuanian Government adopted the Temperance year program
Core tasks of the Temperance year program :
- to make the public more aware of alcohol consumption and consequences
- spread temperance ideas
Critical changes
2007-2009 critical changes in the alcohol control policy:
• promotion commercials on radio and TV were limited and banned during daytime;
• excise duty on alcohol beverages was increased;
• liability for drunk driving was tightened (fines were increased, expropriation of transport means was introduced), the allowed concentration of alcohol in blood was lowered from 0.4 to 0.2 pro mille for novice drivers;
• in 2009 the time for sales of alcohol beverages was limited
• tax exceptions applied on small beer producers were abolished
Enforcement of alcohol control
Until the 1st of April 2011
Uncoordinated implementation by separate institutions
• Police Department• Food and Veterinary service• State tobacco and alcohol
control department • The Customs Department • Tax inspectorate • Municipal institutions
From the 1st of April 2011
Drug Control Department under the Government of the Republic of Lithuania and State Tobacco and Alcohol Control Service under the Government of the Republic of Lithuania were reorganized merging these two institutions
Drug, tobacco and alcohol control department
One of main tasks of The Department – enforce and organize enforcement of alcohol control measures
Alcohol control enforcement function
Control function
Independent together with function other control
institutions
• State interest representation in the causes
• Violation prevention• Licensing and authorization
control in municipalities
Control institutions supervision
- Methodical, informational support (explanatory work about legislation, operating manual case law dissemination
- Control coordination
- Control problems identification and offering measures to deal with them
Legislative proposals for improvement legislative drafting
Criminal offences committed by drunken
people
2011 – 5198
2010 – 5127
2009 – 5587
2008 – 5600
2007 – 5800
Accidents due to drunk persons fault
2011 – 505
2010 – 518
2009 – 637
2008 – 656
2007 – 616
343175
Violations of Alcohol Control Lawand Tobacco Control Lawdetermined by Drug, Tobaccoand Alcohol Control Departmentin 2012 I-III quarters
Violations of Alcohol Control Lawand Tobacco Control Lawdetermined by other institutionsin 2012 I-III quarters
2012 1st half Alcohol control law violations structure
Sales of alcohol beverages at nightAlcoholic beverages and tobacco product sales and storage without documents or documents without on-premiseAlcoholic beverages and tobacco advertisingSale of tobacco products to under-aged and sale of unitsThe purchase of alcoholic beverages violationsAlcoholic beverages and tobacco products at point of sale license incontinenceAlcoholic beverage labeling violationsOther violationsOutdoor alcohol advertising violationsThe sale of alcoholic beverages in banned area
Cooperation with NGO’s
• Signing of a contract with National tobacco and alcohol control coalition
• Signing of a contract with Lithuanian Youth Council
Signing of contract with NTAKK.A. Veryga, Z. Martinkus
Signing of contract with LYCŠ. Frolenko , Z. Martinkus
Thank you for your attention