July 1, stop at two or three months because of regular changes in legislation.

Wine industry in Russia from July one, stop at two or three months because of regular changes in legislation.This , in a letter to Victor Zvagel'skii State Duma deputy , who participated in the drafting of laws to control the alcohol market, said the president of the Union of Winegrowers and Winemakers of Russia Leonid Popovich , wrote in its issue of June eight the newspaper "Vedomosti".According to the changes in the law which come into force on July one , companies in the industry are required to obtain licenses for the implementation , production or storage of each of the four types of wine : natural, sparkling wine , liqueur and fruit .Currently, the legislation provides nine kinds of wine , but they need to get a license.In a letter Popovich notes that Rosalkogolregulirovanie has not yet developed standards and approved the bylaws that would describe in detail new kinds of wines.Consequently , market participants can not obtain a license and continue to carry out their activities .According to Popovic , even if the new standards will be released before July one , winemakers will take several months to obtain permits.In addition, from July one, importers will be obliged to use for each type of wine your brand.They are currently developed but not approved by the government.In Rosalkogolregulirovanii edition reported that the old brand will be in effect until January one, two thousand and fourteen , and the old license - the whole of July of two thousand and twelve , so there is no " collapse " of the wine market in Russia is not going to happen.A similar situation existed in Russia in late two thousand and eleven .Then Rosalkogolregulirovanie launched a campaign to replace the mass market licenses of Alcohol .The requirements for obtaining permits has been tightened .Market participants blamed the Office in that it acts in the interests of large manufacturers, which are much easier to carry out stringent requirements .In turn , the officials explained the campaign for the relicensing of the need to combat counterfeiting.As a result, Russia's third decline in the number of companies that legally sell alcohol, in addition, the country has dropped production of alcoholic beverages .Thus, the production of table wines fell by ten.five percent compared to two thousand and ten to forty.four million dal of vodka as well - by nine.five percent to eighty-six.three million dal.