From the “Big Bottle Law” to the “Barrel of Wine Law”

Abstract

This editorial points out the problems encountered by the Draft Law on alcohol abuse approved by the Council of Ministers in May 2002 and which is still on the way. The announcement of the draft law wasn’t welcomed by the agricultural organisations and the alcohol industry. The wine producers have been claiming for wine to be considered as food, and have succeeded in having this declared within the new Draft Law on the Vineyard and the Wine. Accordingly, they’ve also asked to have the wine removed from the law on prevention. We wonder about its final version.