Transcript Žalingų įpročių paplitimas Lietuvoje Tyrimo ataskaita

Alcohol control enforcement in
Lithuania
Gražina Belian,
Deputy Director of Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Control
Department
Lithuania
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;
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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;
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in 2009 the time for sales of alcohol beverages was limited
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tax exceptions applied on small beer producers were abolished
Enforcement of alcohol control
Until the 1st of April
2011
From the 1st of April
2011
Uncoordinated
implementation by
separate institutions
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Police Department
Food and Veterinary service
State tobacco and alcohol
control department
The Customs Department
Tax inspectorate
Municipal institutions
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
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State interest representation in
the causes
Violation prevention
Licensing and authorization
control in municipalities
Control institutions
supervision
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Methodical, informational
support (explanatory work
about legislation, operating
manual case law
dissemination
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Control coordination
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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
Accidents due to
drunk persons fault
2011 – 505
2010 – 518
2009 – 637
2009 – 5587
2008 – 656
2008 – 5600
2007 – 5800
2007 – 616
Violations of Alcohol Control Law
and Tobacco Control Law
determined by Drug, Tobacco
and Alcohol Control Department
in 2012 I-III quarters
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175
Violations of Alcohol Control Law
and Tobacco Control Law
determined by other institutions
in 2012 I-III quarters
2012 1st half Alcohol control law violations structure
Sales of alcohol beverages at night
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco product sales and storage without documents or documents without on-premise
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco advertising
Sale of tobacco products to under-aged and sale of units
The purchase of alcoholic beverages violations
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products at point of sale license incontinence
Alcoholic beverage labeling violations
Other violations
Outdoor alcohol advertising violations
The sale of alcoholic beverages in banned area
Cooperation with NGO’s
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Signing of a contract
with National tobacco
and alcohol control
coalition
Signing of contract with NTAKK.
A. Veryga, Z. Martinkus
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Signing of a contract
with Lithuanian Youth
Council
Signing of contract with LYC
Š. Frolenko , Z. Martinkus
Thank you for your attention