OREANDA-NEWS. September 22, 2011. Members of the FAS Expert Council for developing competition on the market of production and sale of ethanol, alcohol and alcohol-containing products had a working meeting, reported the press-centre of FAS Russia.

The participants included FAS officers, representatives of the Committee of Alcohol Products Producers and the leading importers of alcohol products.

Participants discussed:

- The latest revision of the Federal Law “On State Regulation of production and sales of ethanol, alcohol and alcohol-containing products”, and made proposals regarding amendments to the law on buying-and selling contracts with conditions for honoring obligations benefiting third party;

- A draft Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation on introducing amendments to the Regulations on the Federal Service for Regulating Alcohol Market;

- Issues related to customs regulation, including the procedures and criteria for selecting customs payments guarantors, approving the limited list of banks providing bank guarantees to importers by the Federal Customs Service.

As a result, participants decided to prepare further materials to be considered by the FAS Expert Council for developing competition on the market of production and sale of ethanol, alcohol and alcohol-containing products.