Belarus may allow online retail sale of alcohol and tobacco stores Jul 1 through Dec 31, 2020 – draft decree
<p> MINSK, Jun 2 - PrimePress. Belarus may allow the retail sale of alcohol, low alcohol drinks, beer and tobacco products of Belarusian manufacture through online stores from July 1 to December 31, 2020 as an experiment, as per draft presidential decree on online retail trade, a source in the industry told PrimePress. </p> <p> </p> <p> This may be done to reduce unnecessary social contacts during the coronavirus pandemic. </p> <p> </p> <p> According to the draft, only licensed legal entities and individual entrepreneurs will be able to sell alcohol and tobacco products through online stores. </p> <p> </p> <p> Registration and delivery of goods can be only carried out from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Payments will only be non-cash. One check must amount to Br30 ($12.49 at the rate of the National Bank of Belarus) or over, and no more than 5 liters of any type of alcohol, including beer, will be allowed. The buyer must show an ID to confirm that he or she has attained 18 years of age. </p> <p> </p> <p> The draft is currently under consideration by the government. End </p>
2020-06-03
Primepress
Belarus may allow online retail sale of alcohol and tobacco stores Jul 1 through Dec 31, 2020 – draft decree
MINSK, Jun 2 - PrimePress. Belarus may allow the retail sale of alcohol, low alcohol drinks, beer and tobacco products of Belarusian manufacture through online stores from July 1 to December 31, 2020 as an experiment, as per draft presidential decree on online retail trade, a source in the industry told PrimePress.
This may be done to reduce unnecessary social contacts during the coronavirus pandemic.
According to the draft, only licensed legal entities and individual entrepreneurs will be able to sell alcohol and tobacco products through online stores.
Registration and delivery of goods can be only carried out from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Payments will only be non-cash. One check must amount to Br30 ($12.49 at the rate of the National Bank of Belarus) or over, and no more than 5 liters of any type of alcohol, including beer, will be allowed. The buyer must show an ID to confirm that he or she has attained 18 years of age.
The draft is currently under consideration by the government. End