Question 9708 — alcohol and alcoholic beverages

Summary

The sale of alcohol to take away at night, regardless of the restrictions that may be placed on it at local level, is a phenomenon which tends to develop. In order to subject this type of sale to the same obligations as the sale for consumption on site to which it tends to be similar (the sale being generally intended for immediate consumption), the law of July 21, 2009 relating to hospital reform and relating to patients, health and the territories introduced a training obligation for the sale of take-out alcoholic beverages between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. The objective of this measure is to make take-away drinks outlets who sell alcoholic drinks at night responsible. Indeed, the latter may be confronted with public safety and health issues specific to nightlife, particularly due to the profile of buyers and customers. consumption contexts. Mandatory training makes it possible to raise awareness among businesses of good practices and prevent excessive drinking behavior among young people, limit road risks and even reduce obvious public drunkenness. An interministerial working group will soon be formed to improve the consistency and readability of the provisions applicable to the sale of drinks. alcoholics and drinking establishments. Economic representatives and prevention associations will be involved in this process. In this context, the content and methods of training operators of take-out drinks outlets may be subject to in-depth examination.

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