Question 12368 — alcohol and alcoholic beverages

Summary

Ms. Anne-Cécile Violland draws the attention of the Minister of Health, Families, Autonomy and People with Disabilities to the ban on the sale of alcohol to minors in all drinking establishments (takeaway and on-site sales) and more particularly to the non-compliance with this principle by these establishments. Indeed, a report published by the Addictions France association on July 3, 2025 shows that the ban on the sale of alcohol to minors is very little respected by traders. In 3 metropolitan areas (Rennes, Nantes and Angers) where test purchases were carried out for this report, nearly 9 out of 10 establishments (86%) sold alcohol to a minor; only 9% of establishments refused the sale of alcohol after asking for identification. Legal sanctions are not strong enough and do not prevent establishments from continuing for sale to minors: in 2025, 75% of establishments already subject to legal proceedings for selling alcohol to minors have nevertheless repeated the offense. 91% of establishments that were not prosecuted sold alcohol to minors. These figures are all the more alarming given that the proportion of young people who have already drunk alcohol is still at a very high level, with alcohol remaining, by far, the psychoactive substance most consumed by young people. 80.6% of 17-year-olds have already drunk alcohol and 36.6% have experienced at least one occasional significant bout of alcohol consumption in the last month. It is therefore essential to better enforce the law for all of these establishments which do not respect the rules for verifying age and identity in the context of the sale of alcohol. Measures must be taken to stop this situation. Several measures have already been put in place which are moving in this direction. This is the case of the criminal fixed fine (AFD), implemented in April 2025, for which the sale of alcohol to minors is subject to a fine of 300 euros, as part of the extension of the system to new “small” offenses, or even the establishment in 2019 of a “charter of responsible commitments relating to the sale of alcohol », signed by the main retail brands, driven by the interministerial mission to combat drugs and addictive behavior (MILDECA). But these devices have limits. The amount of the AFD appears to be too symbolic in view of the maximum fine of 7,500 euros provided for by the public health code and its scope of action is limited. She therefore asks him what action levers she can take action to stop the sale of alcohol to minors and put in place more dissuasive sanctions.

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