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ARTICLE · 10 MARCH 2016

And Now After Alcoholic Beverages…

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It is not news that the past few years the Uruguayan Government has passed regulation tending to discourage the consumption of tobacco products.

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It is not news that the past few years the Uruguayan Government has passed regulation tending to discourage the consumption of tobacco products. Now it's alcoholic beverages' turn, through a bill which intends to, among other things, regulate advertising of alcoholic beverages. The bill was introduced to the Uruguayan Parliament in 2013, however Government spokesmen have stated that the intention is for the regulation to finally pass in 2016.

The Motives

Just like the case of tobacco products, the Government has stated that it is a matter of public health. On the bill's explanatory statement, statistics and numbers regarding the different type of consumers, amount of alcohol consumed and other aspects of the Uruguayan population linked to alcohol consumption are presented.

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