Rosalkogolregulirovanie has developed new requirements for the storage of beer and mead, the market is waiting for the shutdown of enterprises and rising prices. What should a warehouse for alcoholic products be like? Ministry of Finance requirements

Long-term storage of alcohol requires special conditions. This is legislatively enshrined in the “Appendix to the Order of the Federal Service for Regulation of the Alcohol Market dated October 26, 2010 N 59n.”

This document provides technical conditions according to which premises for production and storage alcoholic drinks and products containing alcohol must have mechanical supply and exhaust ventilation and a system for maintaining the specified air parameters. This applies to products packaged in individual packaging.

Requirements for storage space for alcohol in legislative acts

According to current legislation, warehouses where alcohol is stored must have central heating or individual heat generators. To control microclimate parameters. They must control humidity and temperature. When storing products in several rooms, devices must be located in each.

When asked what humidity should be in an alcohol warehouse, the answer is no higher than 85%. The temperature depends on the type of alcoholic drink:

• Russian cognacs and brandy: 5-25°C;
• Regular and special vodka: 15-30°C;
• Low alcohol drinks: 0-20°C;
• Wines and wine drinks, including wine cocktails: 5-20°C;
• Sparkling, champagne and carbonated wines: 5-20°C;
• Champagne “Soviet”: 5-16°C.

Features of ventilation in alcohol warehouses

When designing a ventilation system and its subsequent installation, it is necessary to take into account the specifics of the room. High-quality ventilation according to modern standards involves not only the placement of equipment, taking into account the location of the racks, their type and means for moving products, but also the stable maintenance of temperature conditions, humidity standards in the alcohol warehouse, as well as emergency extraction in case of destruction of containers with alcohol.

alcohol warehouse ventilation

Many supervisory authorities, primarily the Sanitary and Epidemiological Service, have a number of requirements according to which it must function. The room temperature and relative humidity are regulated.

Modern exhaust systems operate on the principle of heat recovery, which allows you to maintain the required microclimate parameters at minimal costs at any time of the year. Savings amount to 85% of energy costs.

Supply and exhaust ventilation is the only type of ventilation system permitted in warehouses of alcoholic products. When designing this system, the standards for warehousing and storage, which are established by law, must be taken into account. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in license revocation.

According to official statistics, in 2010, 59 manufacturing companies and about 90 distribution companies lost their licenses that gave them the right to produce, store and trade alcoholic beverages. The main reason for the recall was violation of storage rules, including non-compliance of ventilation systems with legal standards.

supply, exhaust and emergency ventilation in a warehouse

The presence of emergency exhaust ventilation in modern alcohol warehouses is actually standard. Its power should be sufficient to provide eight times the air change, taking into account the operating conventional ventilation system. Thus, ventilation must be able to operate in two modes - standard and emergency.

An example of the implementation of ventilation in an alcoholic beverages warehouse

An example is a warehouse measuring 18 by 24 m, the area is 432 m2, and the height at the ridge is 5.5 m. The warehouse is intended for long-term storage champagne wines

• In such a warehouse, two air ducts are installed along a long wall. One is supply, the other is exhaust.
• Accordingly, two fans are installed, one of which has a duct heater and a thermostat, which allows maintaining desired temperature in storage in winter.
• In order for the fan to perform cooling in the summer, a freon cooler is installed in the duct.
• The air conditioning system consists of two high-power duct air conditioners.
• Standard automatic air conditioning does not allow the temperature to drop below 17°. By making adjustments to the electrical circuit, you can set a lower temperature in the warehouse.

Warehouse ventilation alcoholic products in the example it costs 700 thousand rubles. - this is the cheapest option, which, with normal installation, will pass inspection by regulatory authorities. If stored in warehouse different types alcoholic beverages, the premises are subject to different requirements in the field of ventilation. Installation of a combined ventilation and heating system is cheaper than installing them separately.

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Dear Gennady! The norms for the circulation and storage of alcoholic products are established by the Appendix to the Order of the Federal Service for Regulation of the Alcohol Market dated October 26, 2010 N 59n
Specifications in the field of production and turnover
alcohol-containing food products, packaged in consumer containers

alcoholic and alcohol-containing products in terms of storage of alcoholic and
alcohol-containing food products (hereinafter referred to as products), packaged in
containers in which, according to the requirements of technical regulations and (or)
national standards, products are packaged for the purpose of sale
to the consumer (hereinafter referred to as consumer packaging), on the premises of organizations,
having a license to carry out activities in the field of production and
turnover of products (hereinafter referred to as the licensee), or organizations that have applied to
licensing authority for the purpose of obtaining a license to carry out
activities in the field of production and turnover of products (hereinafter -
license applicant).

which meet the following requirements:

Sincerely, Marina.

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Entrepreneurs still have time to bring warehouses for storing alcoholic beverages (AP) in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Finance.

The Ministry of Finance has developed a bill approving technical requirements for warehouses for storing alcoholic beverages for wholesale sale.

1. The warehouse area must be at least 150 m2. At least 50 m2 is required for duty-free warehouse stores.
2. Working instruments for measuring temperature and humidity must be placed in the warehouse premises. If the warehouse is divided into separate rooms, then thermometers, hygrometers (psychrometers) - devices for measuring air humidity - should be in each room. Keep documents confirming the completion of scheduled verification of devices. Defined temperature conditions and air humidity requirements:
   • storage of alcoholic beverages should be carried out at a temperature of 10 to 25 degrees Celsius;
   • relative air humidity should not exceed 85 percent.
3. Warehouse premises must have clear demarcation. Utility and service rooms should be fenced off from the premises where alcohol is directly stored by walls that are floor to ceiling high. Along with main walls, the construction of temporary partitions and other prefabricated structures is permitted.
4. The actual parameters of the building: area, location of walls, windows, doors and other things must clearly correspond to the cadastral (technical) passports or technical plan.
5. Joint storage of alcoholic and non-alcoholic products is permitted. But in this case, it is necessary to organize different storage areas. These areas must be approved in the warehouse plan. The plan is certified by the head of the organization.
6. Alcohol products should be stored on racks and/or pallets. More than two pallets (widthwise) cannot be installed in a row. The distance between two rows is one meter or more. The distance between the rows and walls is half a meter or more.

You cannot install more than two pallets in a row in width

These requirements do not apply to warehouses for storing beer and beer drinks, as well as warehouses farms and individual entrepreneurs at the Unified Agricultural Tax, carrying out the production and circulation of their wine products.

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Checklist for checking your warehouse

• Warehouse area from 150 m2 (from 50 m2 for duty-free stores)
• Temperature 10–25 o C
• Relative humidity up to 85%
• Each warehouse room has instruments for measuring temperature and humidity
• Utility and service rooms are fenced off from the premises where alcohol is stored
• The area, location of walls, windows and doors corresponds to the cadastral passport or technical plan
• Alcoholic and non-alcoholic products are stored in various areas approved in the warehouse plan
• Alcohol products are stored on racks and/or pallets
• There are no more than two pallets in width in a row
• Distance between two rows from 1 meter
• Distance between rows and walls from 0.5 meters

Three draft orders of the Federal Service for Alcohol Regulation on warehouses have appeared on the Federal Portal of Draft Regulatory Legal Acts.

The order applies, among other things, to beer, cider, poiret and mead. From the name and description of the project it is clear that it definitely applies to distributors and wholesalers. But whether it applies to manufacturers is still unclear. On the one hand, producers are participants in the turnover. On the other hand, in legislative practice the concept of “production” may sometimes not be included in the “circulation”.

Our portal will try to clarify this issue with the regulator and submit this act for legal examination.

As for the content, the project contains a number of strict and ambiguous formulations, according to them, warehouses must:

Have a total storage area of ​​the organization of at least 500 m2;
- each warehouse (including adjacent) must be equipped with measuring instruments for monitoring temperature and humidity conditions, the serviceability of which is confirmed by the corresponding marks on the verification of the measuring instrument in the passport (form) for the device;
- be equipped with racks and (or) pallets located at a distance of at least 1 meter from heating systems, water supply and sewer pipes. Pallets with products when not stored on racks should be installed in rows no more than two pallets wide so that the distance between the rows and from the walls is at least 0.5 meters;
- have an arrangement of building structures that corresponds to the technical and (or) cadastral passport;
- floors in warehouses must have a flat (without potholes) surface;
- asphalt floors are allowed only on areas for unloading products from vehicles.

This draft order has already passed the procedure of public discussion of the notification of the beginning of the development of the act. The next stage is holding public discussions regarding the text of the draft. During it, the industry will be able to express its attitude towards this document. We will inform you about the beginning and results of the discussion.

The second project is “On approval of requirements for warehouses and stationary retail facilities used for the retail sale of alcohol and alcohol-containing products.”

This project applies to warehouses of retail outlets, as well as to the stores themselves. It also applies to all alcoholic and spirit-containing drinks, including beer, cider, poiret and mead.

It is not yet clear whether it applies only to retail outlets, or whether it also applies to public catering. Our portal will try to clarify this issue with the regulator and submit this act for legal examination.

The project establishes the following requirements for retail warehouses (particularly interesting and unclear points are highlighted; we will try to clarify them with the regulator and lawyer):

Warehouses and retail facilities must be heated and ventilated;
- retail facilities and warehouses occupying part of a residential building must be equipped with a separate entrance (exit);
- retail facilities and warehouses must be isolated from each other and from service, utility and other premises by walls or temporary building structures (partitions) in height from floor to ceiling;
- in retail facilities there must be a separate trading area (section, department) of the trading enterprise, intended for display for the purpose of selling alcoholic beverages separately from other products;
- warehouses and retail facilities must ensure the conditions of safety (storage) of alcoholic and alcohol-containing products established by the manufacturer of these products;
- each warehouse must be equipped with measuring instruments to monitor temperature and humidity in the room. The serviceability of measuring instruments must be confirmed by the corresponding marks on the verification of the measuring instrument in the passport (form) for the device. Installation of measuring instruments must be carried out in accordance with their passport (form) or operating manual;
- all retail facilities and warehouses must be equipped with working lights and lamps;
- in warehouse premises, window openings (if any) are equipped with protective devices that provide protection from direct sunlight on alcohol and alcohol-containing products.

Public discussion of the project began on September 3 and will last 45 working days - until November 4. You can take part in the discussion by registering on the Federal Portal of Draft Regulatory Legal Acts.

Based on the name, this project has no relation to the producers of beer, cider, poire and mead. The project is at the development notification stage, public discussions on which have already completed. There is no text for the project yet.

Modern trade presents potential buyers with a wide range of high-quality alcoholic beverages. However, in order to avoid low-quality products reaching store shelves, it is important to strictly comply with all requirements and standards for storing alcohol, as well as the rules for its sale at official points of sale.

Features of storing alcoholic beverages

It is important for entrepreneurs engaged in the production or sale of alcoholic beverages to fully adhere to all requirements and established government regulations. Therefore, the storage of such products involves the temporary presence of alcohol in a dense closed container, which is carefully loaded into special containers. They are usually located in well-ventilated and spacious warehouses with normal humidity and air temperature.

However, each of the groups of alcoholic beverages must be stored in accordance with the rules clearly specified in the legislation. For example, strong (vodka, cognac, champagne, liqueur, balm) and low-alcohol alcoholic drinks are usually stored for 2 to 24 months at a temperature of - 5 to + 25. Wine products and drinks made from fruit and berry raw materials should be stored from 1 to 6 months at a temperature from – 2 to + 16.

Main requirements for the sale of alcoholic beverages

Retail and wholesale trade all types of alcoholic beverages are possible when carried out by the owner point of sale certain tasks. First of all, it is important to take care of the proper organization of the premises that will be used for selling alcohol. This should be a room with a total area of ​​at least 50 square meters, while the presence of additional utility and storage facilities is welcome. A wholesale alcohol license is also important, which must be obtained without fail.

Equally important is high-quality specialized equipment and the purchase of cash register equipment. A special requirement is established for the ownership and rental period of the trading platform. In this case, it is important that the premises are completely owned by the entrepreneur or that there is a long-term lease agreement for a specific property for a period of at least a year.

In the field of sale of alcoholic beverages, there are certain restrictions that do not allow its sale on the territory of public institutions, educational institutions, in public transport, on the territory of markets and stations of various transport types, in children's and medical organizations. Minors also do not have the right to purchase such goods, and if the seller has doubts about the buyer’s age, the employee has the right to demand the provision of a passport.

The main condition for the successful development of a commercial project for the sale of alcoholic beverages is the availability of all necessary documentation and licenses, which are ready to be provided by highly qualified employees of the Legal Status group of companies. This is a popular organization that provides legal support and high-quality legal assistance to any clients in a wide variety of areas of jurisprudence.