Sale of alcohol to take away at night
Verified 31 October 2023 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
You're looking at selling alcohol at night, which is between 10pm and 8am ? The authorization differs according to the type of establishment: grocery store, restaurant, bar, food truck, petrol station, disco, etc.
Grocery store, supermarket
You must have one of the following 2 licenses:
- Small License take-away (alcohol less than 18°)
- Take-away license (alcohol greater than 18°)
You can sell alcohol between 10pm and 8am provided that you have followed a training specific.
If you complete the training, you will receive a operating permit, or license to sell alcoholic beverages at night: this is the PVBAN: titleContent.
The license is valid for 10 years.
He is renewable by completing a new 6-hour training.
It takes place in a approved training.
It lasts about 20 hours (2.5 days).
It should be done in in person.
The training covers the prevention and control of alcoholism, the protection of minors, the repression of public drunkenness and the fight against noise.
She also trains in drug law and civil and criminal sanctions.
At the end of the training, the organization will provide you with the completed operating permit form.
Since1er july 2021, you must offer breath tests for sale.
They may be chemical or electronics.
Minimum number of breathalyzer tests for sale
The number of breathalyzer tests on sale varies with thealcohol section in the store.
This occupancy space corresponds to the total of the linear meters of the "alcohol" rays.
Below 20 meters, the minimum to be respected is 10 breathalyzers.
Above 20 meters, the minimum to be respected is 25 breathalyzers.
Where to sell them in the store?
If you sell products other than alcohol, you must place the alcohol tests in the "alcohols" department.
If you only sell alcohol, you must place them either in the "alcohols" department or in the crates.
How to inform customers?
You need to put a poster advertising the sale of breathalyzer breathalyzers.
It must be visible to customers.
If the poster is placed within the radius, it is the following poster:
Ouvrir l’image dans une nouvelle fenêtre
This is an A4 size poster with a red-orange background, depicting a person blowing through a breath test.
The words written in black on this poster are: at the top of the poster is written: "Blow you know" on an orange and green background. In the middle of the poster is written: "Breathalyzer tests are on sale at your store's alcohol department. Underneath, in smaller, black type, it says, "Alcohol is involved in one in three fatal crashes. To find out if you can drive, check your blood alcohol level with a breathalyzer." At the bottom of the poster is written (in black, capitalized on red and yellow background): "Road safety, living together".
If the poster is placed towards the store till, it is the following poster:
Ouvrir l’image dans une nouvelle fenêtre
This is an A4 size poster with a red-orange background, depicting a person blowing through a breath test.
The words written in black on this poster are: at the top of the poster is written: "Blow you know" on an orange and green background. In the middle of the poster it says: "Breathalyzer tests are on sale in your store. Underneath, in smaller, black type, it says, "Alcohol is involved in one in three fatal crashes. To find out if you can drive, check your blood alcohol level with a breathalyzer." At the bottom of the poster is written (in black, capitalized on red and yellow background): "Road safety, living together".
Please note
You can use the information media templates available for download on the road safety website.
Petrol station
He is forbidden sell alcoholic beverages to take away between 6pm and 8am.
It is mandatory to put up a poster for customers reporting this ban.
Please note
Whatever the time, it's forbidden for a gas station, to sell alcoholic beverages fresh (in a fridge) or in a vending machine.
Since1er july 2021, you must offer breath tests for sale.
They may be chemical or electronics.
Minimum number of breathalyzer tests for sale
The number of breathalyzer tests on sale varies with thealcohol section in the store.
This occupancy space corresponds to the total of the linear meters of the "alcohol" rays.
Below 20 meters, the minimum to be respected is 10 breathalyzers.
Above 20 meters, the minimum to be respected is 25 breathalyzers.
Where to sell them in the store?
If you sell products other than alcohol, you must place the alcohol tests in the "alcohols" department.
If you only sell alcohol, you must place them either in the "alcohols" department or in the crates.
How to inform customers?
You need to put a poster advertising the sale of breathalyzer breathalyzers.
It must be visible to customers.
If the poster is placed within the radius, it is the following poster:
Ouvrir l’image dans une nouvelle fenêtre
This is an A4 size poster with a red-orange background, depicting a person blowing through a breath test.
The words written in black on this poster are: at the top of the poster is written: "Blow you know" on an orange and green background. In the middle of the poster is written: "Breathalyzer tests are on sale at your store's alcohol department. Underneath, in smaller, black type, it says, "Alcohol is involved in one in three fatal crashes. To find out if you can drive, check your blood alcohol level with a breathalyzer." At the bottom of the poster is written (in black, capitalized on red and yellow background): "Road safety, living together".
If the poster is placed towards the store till, it is the following poster:
Ouvrir l’image dans une nouvelle fenêtre
This is an A4 size poster with a red-orange background, depicting a person blowing through a breath test.
The words written in black on this poster are: at the top of the poster is written: "Blow you know" on an orange and green background. In the middle of the poster it says: "Breathalyzer tests are on sale in your store. Underneath, in smaller, black type, it says, "Alcohol is involved in one in three fatal crashes. To find out if you can drive, check your blood alcohol level with a breathalyzer." At the bottom of the poster is written (in black, capitalized on red and yellow background): "Road safety, living together".
Please note
You can use the information media templates available for download on the road safety website.
Food-truck, van
You must have the following license: Small take-away license (alcohol less than 18° for sale at night).
Please note
For the sale of alcohol (less than 18 degres) during the day, a statement in town hall enough. The sale of spirits is forbidden at any time.
You can sell alcohol between 10pm and 8am provided that you have followed a training specific.
If you complete the training, you will receive a operating permit, or license to sell alcoholic beverages at night: this is the PVBAN: titleContent.
The license is valid for 10 years.
He is renewable by completing a new 6-hour training.
It takes place in a approved training.
It lasts about 20 hours (2.5 days).
It should be done in in person.
The training covers the prevention and control of alcoholism, the protection of minors, the repression of public drunkenness and the fight against noise.
She also trains in drug law and civil and criminal sanctions.
At the end of the training, the organization will provide you with the completed operating permit form.
Fairs, parties (stands, bars)
The mayor the municipality where the festival or fair takes place decides on the authorizations.
You owe him to seek authorization to sell alcohol.
The mayor can give up to 5 authorizations per year for the same association or organization.
It is the mayor who decides the closing times of the stands.
Warning
At a fair or a party, he's forbidden to sell strong alcohols above 18° (whisky, vodka, rum, etc.).
Who can help me?
Find who can answer your questions in your region
To request an authorization to sell alcohol at a fair or party
Town HallApplication for authorization for fairs and festivals in Paris
Prefecture de police de Paris - Gesvres central site
Trade in beverages
Repression of public drunkenness
Sale of breathalyzer tests in take-out alcohol shops
