MART clarified the new rules for the sale of goods

January 19, MINSK. On January 22, the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of December 30, 2022 No. 964 "On changing the resolutions of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus on the sale of goods" comes into force. MART clarified this document, BelTA informs.

The document provides for a change in the requirements for the placement of alcoholic beverages in stores. "In pursuance of a set of measures providing for the study of the issue of a ban on the placement of strong alcoholic beverages in the checkout and promotional areas of shopping facilities, the rules for the sale of certain types of goods and the provision of public catering, approved by the Council of Ministers of July 22, 2014 No. display of alcoholic beverages at the place of settlement with customers, as well as on the sales equipment immediately adjacent to it.This prohibition will not apply to specialized,

The requirements for information indicated in the menu of catering facilities are also changing. "Clause 39 of Rules No. 703 provides that information about catering products is indicated in the menu. At the same time, these rules, as well as other acts of legislation, did not establish requirements for its content. In connection with the receipt of requests from business entities for clarification regarding the composition information indicated in the menu, clause 41 of rules No. 703 was supplemented with requirements for its content," the ministry said.

For the proper placement of goods containing the image of the state symbols of Belarus, Rule No. 703 was supplemented by clause 351, which provides that such goods are laid out in ways that allow them to be visually separated from other goods, and accompanied by the informational inscription "State symbols of the Republic of Belarus".

In addition, conditions are being created for buyers to pack goods purchased in a car shop, the use of invoices for the sale (alienation) of motor vehicles is canceled, and a change in the rules for selling goods in the markets is also provided for.

More detailed explanations of this resolution can be found on the website of the Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade in the section "Comments / New Rules for the Sale of Goods".