Systembolaget (colloquially also systemet) is a national company in Sweden, which has a monopoly over the retail trade of beverages with an alcohol content of more than 3.5 percent by volume. The company as an attempt to contain the consumption of alcohol in Sweden based. The thought was that it would have a company without interest of profit more easily to use different controllers e.g. the Motboken, a kind ration map.

In municipalities, in which no Systembolaget business is present, there is partial licensed business, over which goods can be ordered with Systembolaget.

The sales in the Systembolaget business is strongly reglementiert by laws. Like that no quantity discounts may be granted and bundlings ("Six luggage") are just as forbidden. Also no unequal treatment of individual products may take place. Thus it is for example not possible to offer parts of the assortment cooled.

In later years the right of existence of the Sytembolaget was placed in question, because the monopoly does not have longer a as large effect as in former times, since handicaps were omitted with the trade with neighbour states after the European Union entry. Also there is a very large market for smuggled goods and burned liquor , with the organized criminality exerted by it. Despite the monopolistic position the market share is only with approx. 30%.

History

Liquor comes to Sweden

• 1467 - the spice mixer Berentz in Stockholm buys aqua vitae (distilled wine) made of Luebeck. This is as if added for a herb means to be used, it turns out however that one can drink it also outstanding.
• 1494 - Sten stubborn one the older one forbids burning or selling liquor in Stockholm.
• 1590 - Under Johan the Swedish soldiers learn IIITH Russian campaign that one can burn grain, liquor also from other things, e.g.
• 1698 - Burning liquor for the house requirement is forbidden.
• 1746 - Liquor is burned for the first time from potatoes.
• 1756 - Import prohibition for liquor, wine and beer. All Destillen is drawn in by the state.
• 1787 - Burning liquor for the house requirement is again permitted.
• 1829 - Liquor consumption reaches 46 litres per head and year. Roughly now 175,000 Destillen are in Sweden in enterprise.
• 1850 - Some mountain men in Falun create the first company "Systembolaget" in the interest of the public. All profits are used for non-profit purposes.
• 1855 - A liquor regulation tries to bring order into the trade and reduce the profit margin.
• 1860 - A manufacture regulation forbids again burning for the Hausbedauf.
• 1865 - STARTING FROM , a company in is created.
• 1905 - National control for the liquor sales by special company is introduced.
• 1912 - STARTING FROM an announcing register for the purchase of liquor introduces.
• 1914 - AT Stockholmssystemet begins with the rationing of alcohol.
• 1917 - STARTING FROM Vin & Spritcentralen one bases and takes over the trade.
• 1917 - The sales of strong beer is forbidden.

Rationing

• 1919 - Rationing control is regulated by a Systembolaget gets a monopolistic position.
• 1922 - Popular vote over the prohibition of liquor. 889.000 was correct for a prohibition, 925,000 against it.

After the rationing time

• 1955 - Rationing is waived. Systembolaget becomes a national company (Nya system OFF). Strong beer may be sold again.
• 1957 - Reichstag decides a check list and authentication controls. Systembolaget begins a Werbekampagne for weaker beverages.
• 1963 - Authentication controls are intensified.
• 1965 - Beer of middle strength, II B, is introduced.
• 1969 - The purchase age is lowered of 21 to 20 years.
• 1977 - and the check lists are abolished.
• 1978 - A new law around the trade with beverages issued with regulations for new business.
• 1979 - Sharper rules over the marketing of alcohol are introduced.
• 1981 - New law over the delivery of alcohol to young people.
• 1982 - Resolution to keep Systembolaget of Saturday closed.
• 1991 - First self-service shop on sample.

Systembolaget and the European Union

• 1993 - The European Union commission communicates to the Swedish government that Systembolaget can still work, even if Sweden joins the European Union.
• 1994 - A new alcohol law is issued.
• 1995 - As a result of the European Union commission resolution the monopoly is waived of Vin & Sprit on import, export, production and wholesale. At the same time Systembolaget loses the monopoly with the sales of alcohol at restaurants.
• 1997 - In a resolution of the European Court of Justice in the so-called it is stated that Systembolaget is with your genuine compatible.
• 2000 - six Swedish provinces test the Saturday sales. Systembolaget begins with the Internet trade.
• 2001 - To 7 July the Saturday sales is introduced generally speaking country.
• 2003 - A bribery scandal leads to discussions across continued from Systembolaget.
• 2004 - Generous import rules lead to the fact that the sales sinks strongly.
• 2005 - Despite the enormous quantities, which are introduced over Denmark and Finland, the sales recovers again.

See also

• Vinmonopolet
• Alko

Related links

• Systembolaget
• Systembolaget: History of Systembolaget (Swedish)
• Systembolaget: History of alcoholism in Sweden
• Systembolaget: Bolagsmuseumt - Systembolagets historical collections

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