Prohibition Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ====Czech Republic==== {{Main|2012 Czech Republic methanol poisonings}} On 14 September 2012, the Government of the [[Czech Republic]] banned all sales of alcoholic drinks with more than 20% alcohol. From this date, it was illegal to sell such alcoholic beverages in shops, supermarkets, bars, restaurants, filling stations, [[e-shop]]s etc. This measure was taken in response to the wave of [[methanol poisoning]] cases resulting in the deaths of 18 people in the Czech Republic.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nečas: Liquor needs new stamps before hitting the shelves|url=http://praguemonitor.com/2012/09/20/ne%C4%8D-liquor-needs-new-stamps-hitting-shelves|access-date=2012-09-20|newspaper=Prague Daily Monitor (ČTK)|date=2012-09-20|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131173720/http://praguemonitor.com/2012/09/20/ne%C4%8D-liquor-needs-new-stamps-hitting-shelves|archive-date=2013-01-31|url-status=dead}}</ref> Since the beginning of the "[[2012 Czech Republic methanol poisonings|methanol affair]]" the total number of deaths has increased to 25. The ban was to be valid until further notice,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-czech-alcohol-idUKBRE88D1GA20120914|title=Czechs ban sale of spirits after bootleg booze kills 19|work=Reuters UK|access-date=29 November 2015|date=2012-09-14}}</ref> though restrictions were eased towards the end of September.<ref>{{cite news|title=Czechs partially lift spirits ban after mass poisoning|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19738765|access-date=27 September 2012|newspaper=BBC News|date=26 September 2012}}</ref> The last bans on Czech alcohol with regard to the poisoning cases were lifted on 10 October 2012, when neighbouring [[Slovakia]] and [[Poland]] allowed its import once again.<ref>{{cite news|title=Slovakia, Poland lift ban on Czech spirits |url=http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/slovakia-czech.jxg/|access-date=22 February 2013|agency=EU Business|date=10 October 2012}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page