Belarus bans Armenian 'Yerevan 2800' brandy

Moscow, 3 September. The eight-year-old Armenian cognac

Consensus

• The sale of Armenian brandy 'Yerevan 800' was banned in Belarus.
• The product was produced by Armenia's ZAO 'MAP'.
• The ban was due to non-compliance with Customs Union technical regulations.
• The brandy was found to have lower tannin concentration than required.
• The tannin level was measured at 0.14 g/dm, below the required minimum of 0.3 g/dm.
• The product was deemed unsafe and misrepresentative of its claimed identity.
• The ban was formalized with a directive issued on August 26.
• The directive was entered into the State Standard registry on September 3.
• The product was labeled as dangerous.

Points of divergence

• The brandy was identified as dangerous due to its tannin concentration being 0.14 ± 0.01 g/dm. — vedomosti
• The tannin concentration was approximately 0.14 g/dm. — kommersant
• In May, Russia found substandard alcohol from Armenia, produced by ZAO 'Vedi-alko', OOO 'Abovyan Brandy Factory', and OOO 'Shahnazarayan Wine-Brandy House'. — vedomosti

Coverage (3 sources)

• In Belarus, the sale of Armenian cognac "Yerevan 2800" is banned — Ведомости
• Belarus banned sale of Armenian cognac 'Yerevan 2800' — Коммерсантъ
• Armenian cognac banned from sale in Belarus — Вести

Key entities

• Belarus
• Gosstandart
• Moscow
• TASS
• Customs Union
• MAP
• ZAO MAP
• ZAO MAP
• Armavir Region