While the 2009 law prohibiting the sale of alcohol to minors is respected by take-out shops, 17% of coffee bars admit that they still do not respect the ban.
1 in 5 coffee bars still sell alcohol to minors! This is what the study published this week in the weekly epidemiological bulletin (BEH) of the INVS reveals. Thus, despite the ban on this practice since the law of July 21, 2009, not all establishments seem to comply with the law with the same rigor.
The survey was conducted using a questionnaire. It made it possible to use the responses of 1,008 establishments concerned with the sale of alcohol. In detail, it reveals that the new legal minimum age for the sale of alcohol has generally been well integrated and respected by sellers of alcoholic beverages. In 2012, only a minority still reported illegal practices. Among the bad students, small establishments or café-bars. 17% of them admit not respecting the interdiction.
As for the good students, the prize goes in 2012, to large and medium-sized stores in which the law is very well respected, with only 6.4% of declarations of a practice other than the refusal of the sale of alcohol before the age of 18. .
In the end, progress in compliance with the law is particularly accepted at take-out outlets, with the support also of small retail businesses (grocery stores and gas stations) which is beginning to be felt. “But only the large distribution structures achieve a good level of homogeneity”, underlines the bulletin. We can therefore see that the 2009 law caused a visible tightening of knowledge and practices around a more demanding standard.
Finally, in the interest of the law, the objective has also been achieved and the education of those involved in the fight against alcohol seems to have paid off. According to the BEH, nearly 90% of respondents believe the new rules are justified. It is not the same with teenagers!
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