On February, 24th 2020, the Government issued Decree No.24/2020/NDD-CP stipulating a number articles of Law on prevention of wine, beer harm. This Decree takes effect from the issued date.
Before issued this Decree, at Article of Law on prevention of wine, beer harm 2019 specified locations that is not permitted to consume wine and beer, including locations:
Health facilities;
Education facilities during teaching, studying and working time;
Parenting and entertainment facilities or areas for juvenile;
Detention facilities, compulsory education facilities, reformatories, detention facilities for prisoners and other detention facilities.
Social protection facilities
Working place of state agencies, political organizations, socio-political organizations, socio-political-professional organizations, public non-business units during working hours, except for permitted locations trading wine and beer.
Public locations under regulation of Government.
Public locations is stipulated at Article 3, Decree NO 24/2020/ND-CP, as specifically:
Park, except restaurants which are granted license for wine and beer business in park area before this Decree taking effect.
Bus stop station;
Movie theaters; Opera Houses; Culture and Sport facilities during time of holding public activities under use purpose, function of these areas, except cuisine, culture festival which is permitted to consume wine and beer.
Issuance of Decree No.24/2020/ND-CP is necessary. It shows that the Vietnamese State is making best effort to reduce wine, beer use and control its harm that can be affected to social, especially reduction of accident cases. Besides, Decree No. 24/2020/ND-CP also contains important significance during changing wine and beer consuming habit.