Alcohol

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Examples of Permitted Listings

Reminder: all listings and products must comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

• Alcoholic beverages like beer and wine, sold only to people aged 16 or more
• Certain hard liquors, sold only to people aged 18 or more
• Chocolates containing liquor if it is less than 1 % alcohol
• Chocolates containing liquor if it is more than 1 % alcohol, sold only to people aged 18 or more
• Beer and wine-making kits
• Alcohol-related accessories and products, including corkscrews, decanters and containers
• Alcohol-related memorabilia and collectibles that do not contain alcohol

Examples of Prohibited Listings

• Sweet alcoholic beverages as per § 1 section 2 and 3 of Germany's "Alkopopsteuergesetzes" (so-called "Alkopops")
• Other sweet and liquor-containing beverages that downplay the risks of alcohol consumption towards youngsters

Related Amazon Help Pages

• Categories requiring approval
• Restricted Products: Food & Beverage

Additional Useful Information

• World Health Organization information about the EU Policies on Alcohol Control, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main-eu.A1119?lang=en&showonly=GISAH
• German Protection of Young Persons Act, http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/juschg/