An application for detecting counterfeit alcohol has been launched in Russia

Smartphone owners can check the legality of alcohol in shops, cafes and restaurants.

As stated on the website of the project "Be mobile", the federal service "Rosalkogolregulirovanie" has released the application "Anti-Counterfeit Alco" for devices running on Android based, iOS and Windows phone. The program will allow you to verify the authenticity of information on federal special stamps and excise stamps. Data via the Internet is requested from EGAIS. The application allows you to scan the barcode on the stamp, after which you can immediately report the violation. It also has a map of stores licensed to sell alcohol.

How EGAIS works

All producers and importers of alcohol label each unit of goods (kegs, bottles). The manufacturer glues federal special stamps, and the importer glues excise stamps. A two-dimensional barcode on each bottle contains the name of the alcoholic beverage, manufacturer information, licenses, date of bottling and other unique characteristics.

To match technical requirements, each outlet must have a computer with a universal transport module and an Internet connection. When selling alcohol, the cashier reads the barcode from the bottle with a scanner. The store's cash program sends information from the barcode via the Internet to the federal service server for verification. After a successful check, the system generates a unique QR code for the check and the alcohol is released to the buyer. The buyer receives a check with this code (even if he bought several bottles of alcohol, one QR code is printed on the check).

How to check the legality of alcohol

In order to check the legality of purchased alcoholic beverages in a store, cafe, restaurant, or any other point, you need to install on your smartphone free app"AntiCounterfeit Alco". The program can be downloaded from the Google Play, App Store, Windows Phone stores.

After installing the application on your smartphone, you need to launch it. Then you need to register. A map with legal points of sale of alcohol will appear in the starting window. The map can be transformed into a list with specific locations and geo-referenced to your location.

At the bottom of the screen is the Scan tab. Clicking this tab activates the camera mobile device. The program will prompt you to point the camera at the barcode of the brand, or the QR code of the receipt, which was transferred to the buyer by the seller. When you point the camera at a barcode or a QR code, information about the product and its path from the manufacturer to the outlet appears on the smartphone screen. If the information is missing, it means that the product is counterfeit.

In the Anti-Counterfeit Alco application, there is a function to notify about an illegal point of sale of alcohol, as well as counterfeit products. To do this, just click on the "Notify" button: a completed form will open with the exact coordinates of the place, to which you can attach a photo and your comment.

So, barcode- This is a kind of trademark designed for automatic reading. The barcode consists of a series of dashed lines of various thicknesses and spaces between them, and under this figure the numbers encrypted in the barcode are indicated. Arabic numerals. In the EAN system, 13 digits are encrypted. The first 3 digits are the country code, the next 5 digits are the manufacturer's code, then 5 digits are the product code, and the last digit is a digit to verify the correctness (authenticity) of the specified barcode.

Each barcode is unique on a global scale and contains basic product information. The barcode is the main part of the automated identification technology. Identification (from the Latin word identifico - to identify) is the identification of an unknown object by the coincidence of signs with a known object; it is the process of comparing an object with some standard. The word "code" itself indicates that information about an object (goods, document, etc.) is encrypted in a barcode. In Russia, mainly 2 types of barcodes are used: 13-bit codes of the European EAN system, introduced in 1986, and coding systems for settlement and payment documents compatible with EAN.

Barcode verification is required attribute lifestyle modern man who wants to buy only genuine products. By using this service, you can identify a fake. Another advantage of the service is the definition of the country of origin. Why buy a product that claims to be made in France, but is actually a typical Chinese consumer goods.

Enter the product barcode

* It is not uncommon to see an inscription on a product, for example, "made in France", but the barcode does not correspond to this country. There may be several reasons.

1. The company was registered and received a code not in its own country, but in the one where the main export of its products is directed;
2. The product was manufactured by a subsidiary;
3. Perhaps the product was manufactured in one country, but under the license of a company from another country;
4. When several firms from different countries become the founders of an enterprise;

Vodka is a truly Russian drink. And who, if not the Russians, know how to produce it. But unfortunately, the alcohol market is literally littered with counterfeit products or the so-called singed vodka. Such a product contains various impurities and even methanol - a poison for human body. To maintain health while drinking strong drinks, you need to know how to check vodka and learn how to recognize a fake.

Main indicators of vodka quality

There are various ways to check at home what was bought in the store - high-quality vodka or a surrogate. After all, a fake product is bottled in the same bottles as the original. It contains no less beautiful labels and excise stamps. The only difference is that having consumed such vodka, you can remain disabled for the rest of your life.

Price reduction - promotion or fraud

Every person who has entered a large supermarket has more than once seen yellow or red price tags on the product, indicating a discount. Most often, prices are reduced for products with an expiring shelf life. But how can vodka spoil?

Like any food product vodka has an expiration date. But lowering the price of a popular brand of vodka is not always a marketing ploy. The store, reducing the price, seeks to realize a fake.

To determine the average price of alcohol, you need to go to several stores. The cost in them may vary, but not more than 10%. If the difference is significant, you should stop buying alcohol.

Definition of a surrogate by cover

Alcohol is a volatile substance. Therefore, each bottle of strong drink is carefully sealed. Of course, the lid is no more difficult to fake than the container itself. But craftsmen rarely manage to achieve factory quality.

There are two types of caps used for capping vodka bottles:

• screw;
• lid - "peakless".

How to identify burnt vodka by the cap? When buying a product with a screw cap, you need to check how tightly it wraps around the neck. It should not spin, and the control notches should not be torn off. The liquid is poured into containers with screw caps up to the middle of the neck.

The “peakless” lid should also tightly wrap around the neck without moving. The liquid in the container in the factory is poured just above the shoulders.

Content Quality Check

Holding the cherished product in your hands, and making sure of the reality of the cost and quality of capping, you do not need to immediately run to the cashier and pay. To begin with, you should check the degree of transparency of alcohol and make sure that there is no sediment indicating no quality product.

Now you can start shaking the contents. The appearance of small bubbles indicates a quality product. If the bubbles are large, or even foam appears at all, it is better to put such a bottle in place. There is no point in checking it further.

How to check the quality by the label and the appearance of the container

Picking up a bottle, you need to look through it at the back of the label. In the factory, the glue is applied in horizontal even stripes that are clearly visible through the contents.

Now you need to start studying the information indicated on the label. It should be easy to read. The label always contains information about the manufacturer, the GOST standard, the composition of the product indicating the quality of the alcohol, and so on.

There is another way to distinguish burnt vodka from the real one. The date of manufacture will help with this. It should be located on the label, cover and excise stamp. In all places, the date of bottling must match. The barcode and holographic image must also be present.

No less informative is the type of bottle. An indicator of quality will be the presence of industrial protection, which is cast together with the bottle. The coat of arms, the personal mark of the manufacturer, special markings or relief are called upon to protect the product. In artisanal conditions, protection will not be faked, since this process is too expensive.

Home methods for determining counterfeit

Absence external signs fakes are no fun. Having poured vodka into a glass, you need to fully inhale the alcohol vapors emanating from it. If they contain foreign odors (acetone, gasoline, etc.), it is better to pour such a product.

At home, other methods of verification are also applicable.

Weighing. According to all laws, a liter bottle must contain 1000 g of the product. But if the proportions of alcohol and water are correctly observed during the preparation process, the specific gravity of the finished product will be 953 g. A deviation from this weight up or down is allowed, but not more than 5 g.

To understand a fake or not, it is worth weighing the bottle

Ignition. This method is used by moonshiners. The liquid is poured into a spoon and set on fire. When burning high-quality vodka, a small blue flame is formed. The surrogate flashes or does not light up at all. The appearance of a green flame indicates the presence of methanol.

After the alcohol burns out, a clear, odorless liquid should remain in the spoon. The remainder of an oily consistency indicates the presence of fusel oils.

Copper wire. Using copper wire, you can check vodka for the presence of methanol. First, it is heated over an open flame, and then lowered into a container with a strong drink. If, when the wire cools, a sharp smell appears, reminiscent of formalin, this means that the vodka contains methyl alcohol.

Freezing. This is the easiest but effective method determining the quality of a product. The bottle is placed in the freezer for 1-2 hours. Then, they take it out and check the contents. A drink prepared in compliance with the technology will acquire a viscous consistency.

The formation of ice crystals indicates the presence of impurities and excessive water.

Chemical check

This method involves the use of litmus paper or sulfuric acid. If you dip the edge of litmus paper into a glass of strong drink, it should not change color. If the color of the paper changes to red, you should not drink such a drink.

Sulfuric acid is mixed in equal proportions with vodka and stirred. Black coloration of the liquid indicates the presence of fusel oils.

Conclusion

Knowing how to recognize burnt vodka, and applying these methods in practice, it will be possible to avoid a hangover, subject to moderate drinking. But most importantly, a quality product is not hazardous to health. And in order to minimize the risk of buying a surrogate, you need not only to check the vodka, but also choose a container with a ball dispenser. It is almost never faked.

It is generally accepted that excise duty is nothing more than just a tax that allows the state to carefully monitor the circulation of alcoholic products in the country and replenish its own treasury. However, it is worth looking at excise stamps differently, because it is thanks to their existence that we can be sure of the quality of the goods.

Ever since the time Russian Empire in the country there were special methods counterfeit restrictions. These methods were called a parcel post and were a strip of paper that was pasted over a bottle of alcohol. In order to open the bottle, it was necessary to damage the integrity of the parcel, which already told the buyer that the alcohol could be fake.

Current state

Since 1994, excise stamps have appeared in Russia, the main objective which - not only to provide customers with the opportunity to understand whether the product is fake or real in front of them, but also:

• determine the quality of wine, whiskey or any other spirit;
• control the circulation of a particular product in the country.

Of course, no one forgot about taxation, however, more importantly, it was excises that made it possible to reduce the number of counterfeit and hazardous products.

Excise will tell more than the seller

Each excise stamp is a whole story about how and where this or that alcoholic product was made. Each stamp contains the following information:

• Product Name;
• type of alcoholic products (strong, low-alcohol or non-alcoholic);
• content ethyl alcohol, i.e. fortress;
• volume;
• manufacturer's name and legal address, including country;
• GOSTs;
• other signs indicating that the distribution of alcohol in the territory of the Russian Federation is legal.

Depending on the type of alcohol, the excise stamp will have its own specific color. So, for example, raspberry tones are used for champagne wines, and grape wines marked in purple.

Despite the fact that each excise tax looks like it is very easy to fake, there are many ways to protect these state signs. Which ones?

Firstly, The paper base of the stickers glows under ultraviolet light.

Secondly, current excise samples (2014) are made with pressed-in pieces of holographic foil.

Third, the reverse side of each stamp is marked with the inscription "RF".

Fourth, all brands have a microtext "alcoholic products", which is not visible to the eye.

Finally, each stamp has a unique 12-digit number.

The excise stamp of the goods indicates that this product has passed the GOST test and fully complies with the declared quality. Stamps have different kinds protection, which is used to create special technologies, materials.

It is quite difficult and financially expensive to forge all degrees of protection, therefore, those who are engaged in clandestine production often reproduce only certain levels of protection. So if some sign of protection is missing or does not meet the standard, this indicates a fake.

In large outlets sales should be a special scanner that helps to identify the authenticity of excise stamps. To use this service, you should contact the administrator with a request to provide the opportunity to check the products. If the scanner confirmed the discrepancy, the excise stamp is fake; if no differences are found, this, unfortunately, is not a 100% guarantee of authenticity.

If the scanner showed that the brand is genuine, but doubts do not leave you, you can contact the "Center forensic examinations» to conduct a forensic examination.

If you check the brand yourself, without a scanner, your task is to find the differences between this brand and the genuine brand. The brand type and its details are checked for compliance. It is important to understand that the reliability of visual verification is higher, the fresher the brand. At long-term storage it is exposed to abrasion, the influence of moisture. It is also important on what material the brand is glued. In any case, suspicions can cause:

• uneven, crooked edges;
• quickly fading paint when rubbed with a fingernail.

Detailed instructions for checking excise stamps for alcohol have been developed by the Federal Service for Regulation of the Alcohol Market. The color of excise stamps depends on the type of product and can vary from pink-lilac to green-blue-yellow. Paper for stamps is self-adhesive, without luminescence. There are two types of protective fibers: red non-luminescent and yellow-red, luminescent.

WITH reverse side“RF” is printed in brown ink and there is a luminescent inscription “Alcoholic products”. When paper is processed with the C-2 indicator, a yellow color will appear.

There is microtext at the top of the stamp. The word "brand" is written in the negative, and "FSM" - in the positive.

The hologram is a complex pattern, in the center of which the inscription "RF" is located in rhombuses.

The inscription "Federal Special Stamp" gradually changes from negative to positive (a special raster is used for this).

At the bottom of the stamp there is an inscription "RF", the color of which changes from dark bronze to purple. Other methods of protection are also provided. On the website of the FS for the regulation of the alcohol market, you can check the authenticity of the brand online.

Separate excise stamps are produced for tobacco products. Detailed requirements for excises of imported goods in the Russian Federation can be seen here. There are 11 types of excise stamps (“smoking tobacco”, “hookah tobacco”, “cigars”, “filtered cigarettes”, etc.) The following main characteristics of brands can be distinguished:

• the color of the stamp is an iris transition from blue to lilac, 44x20 mm in size;
• there are 2 blue squares that luminesce under UV radiation;
• red protective fibers are not luminescent, and yellow-red fibers are luminescent (yellow part) under UV;
• the coat of arms of the Russian Federation should be printed on the left, the repeated phrase “RUSSIA IMPORT” is written around it in small print;
• “RUSSIA” is written above the coat of arms, and “EXCISE STAMP” is written in the center (a tobacco leaf is drawn above it, the type of tobacco product is indicated below it);
• all inscriptions, coat of arms and drawings are printed in black ink;
• in the middle across it is written "TOBACCO" (negative execution);
• the letter (A, B, C, D) and 2 digits should be printed at the top right: the letter indicates the quarter, and the numbers - the last 2 digits of the year when the stamp was produced;
• on the right, on the black strip, the brand series is indicated.

As for the brands of goods produced in the territory of the Russian Federation, they have a size of 47X21 mm. The stamp must bear the inscriptions “tobacco products”, “ Russian Federation”, “special brand”. Paper with a single-color light watermark is used (luminescence is not observed under ultraviolet). The paper contains protective fibers (at least 2 types). An optically variable ink is used.

If you have any suspicions about the authenticity of the excise stamp, it is better not to purchase this product. Take care of your health, protect yourself from fakes, paying attention to at least the most memorable signs and designations.

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Methods for verifying excise stamps for authenticity: practical recommendations

To recognize a fake excise tax on alcoholic beverages, it is enough to make a visual inspection of it. There are some signs that should alert the buyer: the golden line running across the sticker is convex to the touch, it should not be erased, if desired, it can be removed by pulling on one of the ends; if you rub the text printed on the side, it will remain unchanged, and on counterfeit it is easily erased or smeared with a finger; the holographic part of the sticker shimmers when turning and tilting different colors, and if it just shines, it is salient feature counterfeit; the real excise has exceptionally even edges, and the paint does not leave marks on the hands.

Checking brands of alcoholic products online

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Isn't there a unique code for a bottle punched through egais on the code?

I thought there was. Although. Does anyone know how it works?

Moscow, Mega-Khimki works this way, a QR code is directly printed on the check with a link to the Unified State Automated Information System in this brand, just the same unique bottle code (PDF147 format) is sewn in, which is indicated when passing through the Unified State Automated Information System, when selling on the check, a link to page with this check in the EGAIS system, and, not yet necessary, a QR code.

Check alcohol by excise stamp online EGAIS - check stamps on the Rosalkogolregulirovanie website

In addition, the excise stamp is important source information for the end consumer, confirming the quality of the product and compliance with state standards.

The implementation of an alcohol check on an excise stamp is available on the EGAIS information service - Checking Stamps.

Alcohol can be tested in this way by organizations licensed to retail sale alcoholic products, as well as authorized bodies.

Official website of Rosalkogolregulirovanie

If necessary, go through the registration procedure.

After that, select the "Barcode check" tab, enter the code from the presented picture and scan excise stamp, after placing the cursor in the column numbered 1.

To scan, you need a scanner connected to the computer on which the verification procedure is carried out.

Barcode verification

After that, the scanned barcode will be sent for verification online, and the list of verifications will be added new line, which will indicate the details of the excise stamp, the date and time of submission of your application for verification.

Save 100 tr or how to check excise stamps without a data collection terminal?

This article describes in detail the entire methodology for checking excise taxes online.

• Use the PC on which you work with EGAIS; (on this PC everything we need is already installed);

How to connect and configure it all, you can see here:

Checking brands on the site

To scan, you must use a scanner connected to your computer via a USB port. To view and print the test protocol, click the Print button.

The verification protocol will open. The verification protocol will indicate: brand type, product type code, details of the organization that received the brand.

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Without exception, all alcoholic products that are imported into the territory of the Russian Federation must contain an excise stamp, the purpose of which is - alcoholic liquid labeling.

In fact, there is no need to decipher the excise tax, since all the necessary information on the stamp is indicated in Russian and quite clear. For example, an excise stamp of alcoholic products may contain information - “Alcoholic goods from 9 to 256%” or “Alcoholic goods from 25%”, “Wines”, “ A sparkling wine" and so on.

The definition of "Excise stamp" means fiscal document, which means full payment of the fee established in the territory of the Russian Federation for the sale of any product.

Excise stamps that include the name "Alcoholic goods from 25%" additionally contain information that displays the maximum volume of containers used for alcoholic products of this type.

It is located in close proximity to the excise number. Such an inscription may include “up to 100 grams”, “half a liter”, “no more than a liter”, “over 1 liter”.

Besides, in without fail the stamp should contain such information - “excise stamp” or “Russian Federation”. The presence of such information indicates the registration of alcoholic products and the full payment by the manufacturer or distributor of all fees.

On the territory of the Russian Federation, in addition to alcoholic products, excise duty is applied to tobacco-containing goods and cigarettes. Until recently, it was required for sugar, shag and pepper.

The definition of "EGAIS" means unified state system , which is fully automated and contains a database of information on alcoholic products. All alcohol that is produced in the territory of the Russian Federation or imported into the country, must be listed in EGAIS.

By and large, the EGAIS system is a tool for careful control of the turnover of alcoholic products in the territory of the Russian Federation.

The main task of the system is to try to significantly reduce the circulation of counterfeit alcohol throughout the country. Moreover, each company that manufactures or sells alcohol-containing goods must enter it into the system detailed information.

If the information is not specified in the system, companies face criminal and administrative liability in the form of huge penalties. According to the developers themselves, the introduction of such a system made it possible to reduce the volume of sales of counterfeit goods. at least 40%, which already speaks of the positive results of the EGAIS.

The basic rules to follow when choosing alcohol are next:

Initially, you need to remember place of purchase. The purchase of alcohol must necessarily be directly related to those companies that have issued the appropriate license. It is strictly forbidden to buy from the hands, in any tents, kiosks, railway stations. It is highly undesirable to purchase alcohol online (via the Internet), unless, of course, the buyer is confident in the honesty of the store.

1. After the place of purchase has been chosen correctly, it is necessary to start product selection. Need to study appearance containers. Do not opt ​​for a defective bottle. If it has scratches, chips, and so on, it is better to refuse to purchase. This is especially true of a possible tear or complete absence of an excise stamp, which is often encountered.
2. Necessary avoid alcohol by low prices . It is important to remember: it is better to buy less, but better.

By following simple rules, you can avoid buying counterfeit alcohol. During the verification process, it must be remembered that the label must necessarily include:

• the name of the product on which it is applied, and the manufacturer;
• information about the location of the manufacturer;
• detailed information about the capacity of alcohol (displayed as a percentage);
• container volume;
• detailed information about the composition of the product (often indicates the type of alcohol itself - luxury, extra, and so on, as well as additional components);
• What is the shelf life of alcoholic beverages?
• information about the document on the basis of which the alcohol production process takes place;
• information that confirms the conformity of quality.

Do not forget to require a license to sell alcoholic beverages. According to the legislation of the Russian Federation, any buyer has the full legal right to demand from the seller a package of permits, and only then purchase the products of interest. As for the excise stamp, today there are many ways to check it.

Today, smartphone owners have a unique opportunity - perform verification of special federal excise stamps through the application.

The application was developed by specialists from Rosalkogolregulirovanie and is called "Anti-counterfeitinfo". Thanks to its use, you can special efforts detect excise violations.

The work concludes the method of pointing the smartphone camera at the barcode. In addition, the application contains a list of stores that are located near the user and have all the necessary documents and licenses for work.

Detailed instructions for working with the application are next(it can be used anywhere, be it a cafe, restaurant, shop, and so on):

1. You need to download the app from Google Play.
2. After downloading and installing it, you need to run it, a map will be shown on the main window where the legal points of sale of alcoholic beverages are located. It is allowed, if the user wishes, to link the map to his location.
3. At the bottom of the main application window there is a subcategory "Scan". When you try to go to it, the main camera of the smartphone will be activated. The application will ask you to point the camera at the barcode of the alcohol brand or the QR code on the receipt after the purchase.
4. After that, the application reads all the necessary information and displays it on the smartphone screen. The user is provided with: the route of the goods, information about the manufacturers, and so on.

If we talk about checking the reliability of the FSM or AM, it is initially necessary to remember the official specially developed service by the specialists of Rosalkogolregulirovanie.

The ability to check alcohol excise stamps is available through the official portal Federal Service dealing with the regulation of the alcohol market at fsrar.ru. The service is called "Stamp Check".

Manufacturers that have a license and regulatory authorities have access to verification.

The capabilities of the service allow you to identify illegal alcoholic goods in a matter of minutes information verification method, which is applied to the stamp, and information entered in the EGAIS system.

The step-by-step algorithm of actions when checking in this way is to next:

1. You must go to the official portal of Rosalkogolregulirovanie fsrar.ru and select the appropriate subsection with the name "Electronic services for companies / organizations".
2. Next, from the proposed list, select the additional category "Electronic services of Rosalkogolregulirovanie for companies / organizations".
3. At the next stage, you will be asked to enter a password and TIN. It is possible to register in the system.
4. Then you need to select "Check stamps" and click on the "Add" button.
5. After reading the information from the barcode, you must enter it in the appropriate field.

Based on the specified information, the system will generate a request, after which it will be available within a few minutes. information regarding brand details and so on.

If desired, it is possible to print the received information, which is indicated in the EGAIS system. To do this, just press the button "Seal".

In such an appeal, you must indicate the need to connect to the service a certain person who is a trusted representative of the company and responsible for working in this system. Be sure to include his personal information and email address.

Another option that is able to speak with 100% confidence about the reliability of the check is examination. However, in most cases, it is the relatives of the victim or law enforcement agencies who have to use it (if a case of death from drinking alcohol is detected).

Examination is carried out "Center for Pre-trial Investigations". The verification is carried out by decomposing the liquid into molecules and other components, which make it easy to identify the conformity of ethyl alcohol and the possible fact of its counterfeit.

They will not disregard the excise stamp of alcohol, and they will even be able to identify the equipment on which it is made. Unfortunately, this type of verification is rarely used.

A news release on how to distinguish fake alcohol is presented below.

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Basic moments

Every year, a huge number of contraband alcoholic products are found in Russia, the use of which can cause irreparable harm health.

To eliminate the possibility of getting into low-quality products, you can use various ways checking the excise stamp for authenticity.

Before studying the main issue, it is initially recommended to familiarize yourself with the basic theoretical information and regulations.

What it is

By and large, there is no need to decipher the excise, since all the necessary key data on the stamp are indicated in Russian.

For example, the following information may be indicated on the excise stamp of alcohol:

• “Alcoholic goods from 10 to 40%”;
• “Alcoholic goods from 20%”;
• “Wine” or “Sparkling wine (popularly referred to as Champagne)”;
  and so on.

Types of brands are divided depending on the strength of the drink. Under the "excise stamp" is meant fiscal documentation that provides an opportunity to confirm at the legal level the payment of the fee for the sale of a particular type of product in Russia.

On those excise stamps that contain the name “Alcoholic goods from 25%”, additional data is indicated that can display the maximum container used for alcohol from this category.

It is located in close proximity to the excise number. The inscription can be one of the following types:

• “no more than 100 grams”;
• “no more than 0.5 liters”;
• “up to 1 liter”;
• “more than 1 litre”.

An excise stamp that is directly used for an alcoholic product with the lowest alcohol content may not contain data on the maximum volume of containers.

The presence of such information indicates the registration of an alcoholic product and payment in in full manufacturer or distributor of all fees established by law.

Penalties for counterfeiting

In accordance with Federal Law No. 171, persons who are engaged not only in the manufacture of alcoholic products, but also in its:

• supplies;
• import;
• retail sales.

The procedure for the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages without appropriate labeling or with obvious violations of the norms of Russian legislation entails liability on the basis of Art. 15.12 Administrative Code of the Russian Federation.

Criminal liability is provided for in accordance with Article 171.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation in the event of:

• acquisitions;
• manufacturing;
• possible storage;
• transportation and sale of goods without appropriate labeling.

Criminal liability in accordance with article 327 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation also occurs due to:

• production;
• forgery and sale of falsified documentation, stamps, forms.

Responsibility can carry a hefty fine or imprisonment.

Current regulations

The main legal document is considered to be the federal law No. 171, which contains a list of persons directly responsible for applying reliable and genuine excise stamps.

Liability for the use of falsified excise stamps is regulated by:

The specified list is not exhaustive, but at the same time includes the main data on the issue of bringing to responsibility in case of using counterfeit excise stamps.

How to check the excise stamp for alcohol in Russia

In 2018, you can check the excise alcohol stamp for authenticity in one of the following ways, such as:

• using specialized mobile applications;
• using specialized official state services on the Internet.

Let's consider each of them in more detail.

What are the criteria to look at?

Following the standard and at the same time simple rules You can easily avoid the possibility of buying smuggled alcoholic beverages.

During the inspection it is necessary to pay attention to the content of the label itself. In particular, it should include:

Full product name	Which was the fact of application, including the manufacturer
Manufacturer location address details	Its production capacity
Detailed information regarding the volume of alcohol content	In percentage terms
Tare volume	—
Composition details	In most cases, the label displays the belonging of alcohol to one of the categories - luxury, extra, and so on.
Alcohol expiration date	—
About Documentation	On the basis of which the legal process of producing alcohol was initiated
Confirmation Data	Product quality

From additional nuances allocate and temperature regime storage, because in case of violation, the shelf life is significantly reduced.

For your information - each buyer agrees with Russian legislation reserves the right to demand the appropriate license from the seller.

Self Authentication

Let us consider in more detail how to determine the quality of alcohol by an excise stamp. Self-checking can take several forms.

Showing vigilance

IN this case we are talking about carefully studying the description of alcohol on the bottle and removing some important features.

It is necessary to pay attention to the fact that the fact of forgery entails the need for considerable financial costs, which is why fraudsters try to reduce the cost of the procedure as much as possible.

When choosing alcohol, you need to pay attention to:

• possible application of a barcode by inkjet printing;
• the presence or absence of foil holography.

It is these protections that are often subject to scrutiny.

Scan process

If the process of purchasing alcohol follows not in a stall, but in a store that respects its reputation, it must have a special scanner in it.

It might be in the admin. It is enough to scan the excise stamp for a specialized device to verify the authenticity. Consulting a consultant will provide you with all the necessary information.

Video: solving the problem of unreadable excise stamps

By following the recommendations, you can significantly reduce the likelihood of buying counterfeit alcohol.

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How to distinguish a fake yourself

1. Mindfulness

Remember the children's game "Spot the Differences". Picking up a bottle with an alcoholic drink in a supermarket is just the time to remember your powers of observation and see if all the degrees of protection are on the sticker that holds the container and the lid together.

Forgery of any means of protection is a costly business, which is why excise forms often pay attention to the most simple moments, and complex levels are ignored. 4 things to pay attention to:

• Brand number applied by inkjet printing;
• Barcode;
• Foil holographic image;
• Data about the manufacturing plant, security level, release date.

2. Scan

If you buy alcohol not in a stall, but in a market that respects its reputation, there must be a special scanner here. He may be waiting for you at the reception desk. It is enough to scan the excise stamp for the electronics to check all levels of compliance. Although according to experts, even with such a check, you will not be given 100% guarantees.

3. Measure seven times

Each excise sticker has its own size. For alcoholic beverages, it is set in two versions: 90×26 and 62×21. If the dimensions do not correspond to those indicated, have uneven or wrinkled edges, you should be wary.

Another nuance is that on a major brand top part separated from the larger lower golden thread. It is not erased, does not smear, if necessary, it can be pulled out of the paper.

4. Little tricks

Surrogate alcohol should have a low cost, so it is not in the interests of bootleggers to spend money on fake protection. In order to make it easier for the consumer to display counterfeit goods on clean water on protective parcels (stamps) they came up with small, imperceptible at first glance fragments.

Knowing about them, it is not difficult to determine the original. These inconspicuous signs of originality include:

• On the top of the text, the word "brand" is written in a negative stripe, and "FMS" in a positive one;
• The diamonds of the hologram contain a pattern with the RF logo woven into it in the central part;
• The strip with the inscription "Federal Special Stamp" gradually changing colors, passes from a negative print to a positive one;
• The excise paper itself is made in the form of self-adhesive and does not have luminescence;
• Fibers are scattered over the entire surface, they may be non-luminescent red or luminescent yellow-red.

Video instruction

Video instruction on how to distinguish a fake excise stamp from a real one

Checking over the Internet

There are several ways to check liquor protection online.

Last chance

There is another 100% verification option, but relatives or police authorities will rather use it in case of death or alcohol poisoning. This is a forensic examination conducted by the "Center for Forensic Expertise".

Here, the liquid will be decomposed into its components and molecules and it will be found out whether it corresponds to the high name of the ethyl-containing potion or is a fake. Excise duty will also be studied here. They will probably even determine on what equipment it was printed. Only these measures will already be a reaction to the event that we are planning to prevent.

Conclusion

Knowing about the levels of protection for alcoholic beverages and how to check their originality, of course, gives you additional guarantees when buying, but it does not at all insure against costly artful counterfeiting. After all, the stereotype that a surrogate is made only in the form of burnt vodka has long outlived its usefulness, and in our realities, elite, expensive alcohol is of greater interest.

Now you are armed necessary knowledge and you have less chance of running into a fake. But still, I highly recommend reading the article on methyl alcohol poisoning. This is a very terrible poison, the adoption of which in most cases leads to blindness and even to of death. In case of methyl poisoning, the bill goes to the clock and to take necessary measures it is extremely important to have the right information.

This is where I end. I would like to advise you to buy alcohol only in specialized stores and still pay attention to the excise tax, because it is printed for us! Subscribe to my blog updates, share interesting facts in social networks, and get fresh and reliable information first hand!

See you soon, Pavel Dorofeev.

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