Fifth edition of the Portman Group’s Codes of Practice for the naming, packaging and promotion of alcoholic drinks. It also provides a procedural framework for influencing, regulating and controlling industry practice.
Sponsor: Portman Group
Date: 4 March 2019
Implementation: Europe
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Producers’ Commitments Digital Guiding Principles are global guiding principles for alcohol beverage marketing in digital media.
Sponsors: Beer, Wine and Spirits Producers’ Commitments to Reduce Harmful Drinking
Date: 2011
Implementation: International
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DISCUS Code of Responsible Practices for Beverage Alcohol Advertising and Marketing is a code to conduct advertising and marketing practices of spirits in the United States to adults of legal purchase age in a responsible and appropriate manner.
Sponsors: Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS)
Date: Since 1934
Implementation: North America
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CCU Código Sobre Comunicaciones Comerciales Responsables are guidelines that ensure that commercial communications for beer do not lead to excessive or irresponsible consumption, and is directed only at those above the legal drinking age.
Sponsor: CCU
Date: 2018
Implementation: South America
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Responsible Commercial Communications Guidelines that ensures that commercial communications for beer do not lead to excessive or irresponsible consumption, and is directed only at those above the legal drinking age.
Sponsor: The Brewers of Europe (CMBC)
Implementation: Europe
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The Alcohol Beverages Advertising Code is designed to ensure that alcohol is marketed in a responsible manner in Australia.
Sponsor: The ABAC Scheme Limited
Date: 21 June 2019
Implementation: Oceania
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The ARA Code of Commercial Communication provides guidance for the commercial communication of alcohol beverages. Commercial communication includes advertising in all media (including all digital channels), packaging, promotions, merchandising, and sponsorship.
Sponsor: Industry Association for Responsible Alcohol Use (ARA)
Implementation: Africa
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The Beer Institute Advertising and Marketing Principles for the advertisement and marketing of beer directed to reasonable adult consumers of legal drinking age.
Sponsor: The Beer Institute
Implementation: North America
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Cerveceros de España’s codes of practice for the marketing of beer to promote its responsible consumption and tackle the harmful use of alcohol (e.g. drunk driving, underage drinking).
Sponsors: Cerveceros de España, Confederación de Consumidores y Usuarios (CECU), Unión de Consumidores de España (UCE), and Asociación para la Autorregulación de la Comunicación Comercial (AUTOCONTROL)
Date: 2016
Implementation: Europe
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VBF’s codes of practice that extol the importance of alcoholic products not being presented, designed or marketed so as to specifically appeal to minors or promote irresponsible consumption of alcohol.
Sponsors: Ethical Rules for Association of Norwegian Wine and Spirit Suppliers (VBF)
Date: 2006
Implementation: Europe
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