Wine Law

September 1981, proclaimed a ban on the consumption of any alcoholic drink in school canteens. The decree of 23 December 1958 was the first official text to penalise driving while intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol. Law No. 78-732 of 12 July 1978 set the alcohol level at 0.8g/l 15 and the slogan "drink or drive, you have to choose" appeared. Ordinance n°59-107 dated 7 January 1959, which established the rules governing drinking establishments contained measures to combat alcoholism 16 . In 1960, the consumption of distilled drinks in drinking establishments was prohibited for young people under the age of 20, and fermented drinks prohibited for young people under the age of 12. With regard to employees, and according to the decree of 11 August 1961, given the very hot summer that year, employers were required to make drinks readily available, and specifically non-alcoholic beverages for those employees whose jobs exposed them to constant and intense dehydration either because of elevated air temperature, pollution, or abnormally high hygrometric temperatures. Finally, Law n ° 87-588 of 30 July 1987 supplemented the rules governing drinking establishments by including a ban on the broadcasting of advertisements aimed at young people and in venues dedicated to sporting activities. Emphasis was placed on issuing advice for moderation in all advertisements promoting alcoholic beverages. The law also governed the content of advertising by prohibiting any suggestion as to a physiological or psychological benefit relating to the consumption of alcohol, the incentives for the consumption of alcohol with references to sexuality, sport, or work, etc. or handling dangerous machinery or motor vehicles. Likewise, celebrities known to be involved in the production or distribution of alcoholic beverages must not appear in the advertisement. Finally, sponsorship by companies in the wine or spirits sector is also regulated. This was the legal situation on the eve of Law No. 91-32 of 10 January 1991, known as the Evin Law. 15 Today set at 0.5g/l. 16 Art L.20 of the Code of drinking establishments prohibited "to give, distribute or send to minors under twenty years of leaflets, blotters, notebook covers or any objects naming an alcoholic drink, or by extolling the merits or bearing the brand or name of the manufacturer of such a drink”. This rule is now found in the Public Health Code.