Article L3341-3 of the French Public Health Code
November 7, 2023
The posters are marked on the outside and made available to publicans.
The posters are marked on the outside and made available to publicans.
In pubs that close between 2am and 7am, one or more alcohol screening devices must be made available to the public. In takeaway outlets, these devices are offered for sale close to the alcoholic beverage displays. The terms and conditions for the application of this article, in particular with regard to the period of availability, the number of devices and their technical characteristics, are laid down by joint order of…
The sale of alcoholic beverages to minors is prohibited. It is also forbidden to offer such drinks free of charge to minors in public houses, shops or other public places. The person offering the drink must require the customer to prove that he or she has reached the age of majority. It is also forbidden to offer a minor, whether free of charge or in return for payment, any object…
It is forbidden to admit minors under the age of sixteen who are not accompanied by their father, mother, guardian or any other person over the age of eighteen who is responsible for or supervises them. However, minors over the age of thirteen, even if unaccompanied, may be admitted to licensed 1st category public houses.
A notice setting out the provisions of this Title shall be displayed in on-trade premises. A specific model must be displayed in takeaway outlets. The models and locations for displaying these notices are determined by order of the Minister of Health.
The placing on the market or sale, by a manufacturer or importer of alcoholic beverages, in France or in a territory subject to French authority, of beverages from the third, fourth or fifth group without having made the declaration provided for in article L. 3322-1, is punishable by a fine of 6,000 euros. The same penalty is applicable to importers and manufacturers who supply the said beverages for circulation or…
Importing or manufacturing, purchasing, holding or putting into circulation with a view to sale, offering for sale, selling or offering free of charge drinks prohibited by article L. 3322-3 (1° and 3°) is punishable by a fine of 9,000 euros. However, the retail sale or offer is only punishable by a fine of €3,750. In all cases, the prohibited or illicit products are confiscated. The provisions of the previous paragraphs…
The offer free of charge or sale by a producer or manufacturer, to any person other than those authorised by article L. 3322-5, of anethol or essences that may be used in the manufacture of alcoholic beverages, is punishable by a fine of €3,750. Any person authorised by article L. 3322-5 to purchase these products and resell them on the domestic market, contrary to the provisions of this article, is…
Ignoring the prohibitions set out in article L. 3322-5 is punishable by six months’ imprisonment and a fine of €3,750. The court will also order the confiscation of the goods and means of transport and the permanent closure of the establishment. Offences are prosecuted and recorded in the same way as for indirect taxation.
The retail sale by a street vendor of drinks from the fourth and fifth groups is punishable by a fine of €3,750.
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