New rules for importation of seeds to Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. (2014-03-31)

According to the agreement for the Eurasian Economic Commission from November 18, 2011 and Rules and Procedures of the Commission, approved by High Council Decision No1, on the basis of the article 8  of the Treaty on Unified Customs Tariff Regulation dd. 25.01.2008, the Treaty on the Functioning of the Customs Union in The Framework […]

Special offer from the producer of the agricultural equipment New Holland! (2014-03-27)

The member of our Union, the global producer of the agricultural equipment New Holland arranged a special offer for tractors T8. Only in spring you’ve got the opportunity to buy famous tractors T8.330 и T8.360 at exclusive prices. NEW HOLLAND T8.330 – for 6 000 000 rubles NEW HOLLAND T8.360 – for 6 600 000 […]

Isaak Sheps: “We’ll leave Russia!” or translation peculiarities into foreign languages “I’ll show you Kuzka’s mother”. (2014-03-25)

In December 2013 the Chairman of the Russian Brewers Union Isaak Sheps addressed a request to the First Deputy Chairman of the Government A.V. Dvorkovich to amend the current legislation in terms of reducing malt share in beer production from 80% to 50% and not to follow the recommendations of the Federal Service for Alcohol […]

Ulyanovsk: Individual Entrepreneurs are prohibited to sell beer. Why? (2014-03-24)

It is referred to the ban on selling beer, beer beverages, mead, cider and poire by individual entrepreneurs in the retail outlets located in the residential units. The Concept of the document was created by the Department for Legal, Organizational and Personnel Work with participation of the Department for Government Public Security of the Ulyanovsk […]

66% of the website visitors voted for introduction of the minimum retail price for beer. When will it happen? (2014-03-24)

According to the confirmed information of our Union, the Russian Government is introducing minimal retail prices for alcohol products. Earlier the minimum retail price was fixed for products with alcohol content over 40% but recently the price was fixed to drinks with alcohol content over 28% and now – a new stage, the minimum retail […]

Powers of the Federal Service for Alcohol Market Regulation are enlarged (2014-03-20)

According to the confirmed information of our Union about extending powers of the Federal Service for Alcohol Market Regulation (http://barley-malt.ru/?p=5613&lang=en), the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation D.A. Medvedev signed the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dd. 18.03.2014 “On Act Amendments Concerning the Rationalization of the Government Regulation of Alcohol […]

The Federal Service for Alcohol Market Regulation: the final version of the Order “Concerning Capacity Calculation Methods for the Brewing Plants”. (2014-03-19)

The Federal Service for Alcohol Market Regulation drafted the Departmental Order “Concerning Capacity Calculation Methods of the Core Process Equipment for Production of Ethyl Alcohol or Alcohol-Containing Products”. The Union “Barley, Malt, Hops & Beer in Russia” thanks the market regulator for order amendments recommended by our Union, in particular, about excluding the statement in […]