The Saeima Social and Employment Matters Committee supported amendments to the Handling of Alcoholic Beverages Law, providing new restrictions on the time for the sale of alcoholic beverages – from Monday to Saturday, it will be allowed to sell alcohol from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and on Sundays – from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Alcohol sales under restrictions will not be tied to work days, weekends or holidays – this would complicate regulations. This means that, for example, on the 1st of May holiday, which falls on a working day, alcohol in Latvia will be available for purchase until 8 pm.
Currently, alcohol is available for retail sale in Latvia on all days of the week from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m..
Previously the committee had approved the proposal for amendments to the Handling of Alcoholic Beverages Law. These amendments prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages to persons under 20 years. Currently, alcohol is available for purchase in Latvia from 18 years of age.
At the same time, the committee supported the proposal that provides for exceptional cases, so as not to restrict the employment opportunities of adult persons in the food chain and catering sector, as well as not to affect the acquisition of the practical part of the vocational education program, in which, among other things, the learner could also be assigned tasks that involve the handling of alcohol.
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Latvian Saeima supports new time restrictions on sale of alcohol
