Year Description
2006 Summary. Publication of the report Alcohol-related problems in the Republic of Macedonia.
Action area. Monitoring and surveillance 2007 No activities reported
2008 Summary. Adoption of СТРАТЕГИЈАТА ЗА НАМАЛУВАЊЕ НА ШТЕТНИТЕ ПОСЛЕДИЦИ ОД ЗЛОУПОТРЕБА НА АЛКОХОЛ ВРЗ ЗДРАВЈЕТО НА НАСЕЛЕНИЕТО НА РМ ЗА ПЕРИОДОТ 2008–2012 [Strategy to reduce alcohol-related harm to the health of the population of the Republic of Macedonia for the period 2008–2012] (1).
Action area. Leadership, awareness and commitment
2009 Summary. Regulation regarding licences for shops to sell alcohol.
Action area. Availability of alcohol
Summary. Prohibition on the sale of alcoholic beverages in petrol stations, newspaper shops, markets and fast food shops close to schools.
Action area. Availability of alcohol.
Summary. Prohibition on the on-premise sale and service of alcoholic beverages to young people aged under 18 years. Violations of the law result in fines for both the seller and the parent.
Action area. Availability of alcohol
Summary. Prohibition for people aged under 18 years to drink, sell and serve alcoholic beverages.
Action area. Availability of alcohol
Summary. Prohibition on the on-premise sale of alcoholic beverages after 19:00 hours.
Action area. Availability of alcohol
Summary. Prohibition on the sale of alcoholic beverages in restaurants and cafes from 07:00 to 10:00 hours.
Action area. Availability of alcohol
Summary. Prohibition on the production of home-made alcoholic beverages for sale.
Action area. Reducing the impact of illicit alcohol and informally produced alcohol Summary. Prevention activities in schools (repeated in 2010, 2011 and 2012).
Action area. Community and workplace action
2010 Summary. Agreement with the alcohol industry (self-regulation) to develop responsible practice on the selling, serving and marketing of alcoholic beverages to young people.
Action area. Marketing of alcoholic beverages; availability of alcohol Summary. Preparation of a draft of an alcohol action plan for young people.
Action area. Leadership, awareness and commitment
Summary. Publication of a book and three leaflets about the reduction of alcohol-related harm for young people.
Action area. Leadership, awareness and commitment
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2011 Summary. Publication of a book and two leaflets about the reduction of alcohol-related harm and home violence.
Action area. Leadership, awareness and commitment
2012 Summary. Preparation of draft material for the strategy to reduce alcohol-related harm 2013–2020.
Action area. Leadership, awareness and commitment Summary. Continuous education for family doctors.
Action area. Health services’ response
Campaigns since 2006
State and private TV, newspapers and school campaigns.
Regular surveys since 2006
No regular surveys reported.
Information provided through:
Dr Pavlina Vaskova Assistant Manager Skopje Psychiatric Hospital E-mail: pavlina_alkohol@yahoo.com
References
1. СТРАТЕГИЈАТА ЗА НАМАЛУВАЊЕ НА ШТЕТНИТЕ ПОСЛЕДИЦИ ОД ЗЛОУПОТРЕБА НА АЛКОХОЛ ВРЗ ЗДРАВЈЕТО НА НАСЕЛЕНИЕТО НА РМ [Strategy to reduce alcohol-related harm to the health of the population] [web site]. Skopje,
МИНИСТЕРСТВОТО ЗА ЗДРАВСТВО НА РЕПУБЛИКА МАКЕДОНИЈА [Ministry of Health of the Republic of Macedonia], 2013 (http://www.tbmacedonia.gov.mk/?pArtID=21, accessed 2 April 2013) (in Macedonian).
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TURKEY
Year Description
2006 Summary. Implementation of a treatment policy for alcohol use disorders.
Action area. Health services’ response
Summary. Karayolları trafik yönetmeliği (highway traffic regulations) (1) implementing zero tolerance for alcohol consumption among public transport drivers (for example, bus and taxi drivers), coach drivers and official car drivers. (Since 1997, non-professional drivers have been able to drive with a maximum legal BAC of 0.5 g/litre.)
Action area. Drink–driving policies and countermeasures 2007 No activities reported
2008 No activities reported 2009 No activities reported
2010 Summary. Preparation of a draft of Ulusal Alkol Kontrol Programı ve Eylem Planı [National Alcohol Control Programme and Action Plan] (the process began in 2008).
Action area. Leadership, awareness and commitment
2011 Summary. Tütün Mamülleri ve Alkollü İçkilerin Satışına ve Sunumuna İlişkin Usul ve Esaslar Hakkında Yönetmelik [Regulation on Sales and Market Offering of Tobacco Products and Alcoholic Beverages] by the Tütün ve Alkol Piyasası Düzenleme Kurumu [Tobacco and Alcohol Market Regulatory Authority]. The objective of the by-law is the regulation of consumption, sales, presentation, advertisement, free gifts (promotions), etc.
of alcoholic beverages.
Action area. Marketing of alcoholic beverages
Summary. Etil Alkol ve Metanolün Üretimi ile İç ve Dış Ticaretine İlişkin Usul ve Esaslar Hakkında Yönetmelik [Regulation on Production, domestic and external trade of ethyl alcohol and methanol] by the Tütün ve Alkol Piyasası Düzenleme Kurumu [Tobacco and Alcohol Market Regulatory Authority]. The objective of the by-law is to avoid deaths related to methanol (use of methanol in imitation alcoholic beverages). Denaturation of methanol becomes obligatory by this legislation.
Action area. Reducing the public health impact of illicit alcohol and informally produced alcohol
Summary. Publication of Dünya ve Türkiye’de alkol kontrolü politikalari [Alcohol control policies in the world and in Turkey] by the Tütün ve Alkol Piyasası Düzenleme Kurumu [Tobacco and Alcohol Market Regulatory Authority].
Action area. Leadership, awareness and commitment
2012 Summary. Publication of Alkol kontrolü stratejileri [Alcohol control strategies] (2) by the Tütün ve Alkol Piyasası Düzenleme Kurumu [Tobacco and Alcohol Market Regulatory Authority].
Action area. Leadership, awareness and commitment
Summary. Changes in the excise taxes on beer, wine and spirits. The excise duty on alcoholic beverages will be increased twice a year according to the rate of the consumer price index. (In 2012, the excise duty for wine was 3.53 TL per litre; for beer, 0.63 TL per alcohol degree per litre; and for raki, 79.07 TL per litre.)
Action area. Pricing policies
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Campaigns since 2006
2010–2012: A national campaign on drink–driving was implemented by the Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğü [General Directorate of Security]. The campaign included the publication and country-wide distribution of booklets and banners concerning the effects of alcohol and the translation and dissemination of the handbook Drinking and driving, a road safety manual for decision-makers and practitioners (3) to traffic control staff and to other relevant establishments.
Regular surveys since 2006
No regular surveys reported.
Information provided through:
Ministry of Health
References
1. Karayolları trafik yönetmeliği [Highway traffic regulations]. Ankara, T.C. Resmi Gazete [Official Gazette of the Republic of Turkey], 1997 (http://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/Metin.Aspx?MevzuatKod=7.5.8182&MevzuatIliski=
0&sourceXmlSearch=Karayolları Trafik Yönetmeliği, accessed 29 March 2013) (in Turkish).
2. Alkol kontrolü stratejileri [Alcohol control strategies]. Ankara, Tütün ve Alkol Piyasası Düzenleme Kurumu [Tobacco and Alcohol Market Regulatory Authority], 2012 (http://www.tapdk.gov.tr/Alkol_Kontrolu_Stratejileri.pdf, accessed 29 March 2013) (in Turkish).
3. Drinking and driving: a road safety manual for decision-makers and practitioners. Geneva, Global Road Safety Partnership, 2007 (http://www.who.int/roadsafety/projects/manuals/alcohol/0-Introduction.pdf, accessed 29 March 2013).
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