LEGAL ASPECTS OF WINE IN ROMAN LAW, CONTEMPORARY LAW AND THE CRIMINAL LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA

Abstract

Wine, which has been known since ancient times, seems to be one of the oldest and most
widespread products and beverages in the world. Its consumption is an integral part of everyday
life. Having in mind the fact that it is a product or, better said, an agri-food product that is sold
both in the domestic markets and the markets around the world, there is an evidential real need
for its legal regulation. Hence, the purpose of this paper is the legal aspect of wine in the
Republic of North Macedonia. The wine, as a beverage, was legally regulated trough history as
well as in the present. The authors of this paper will present the wine trough three segments. The
first segment refers to the legal aspect of wine through the prism of Roman law in terms of its
sale and its inheritance. The second segment of this paper will cover the wine from the aspect of
the current Law on wine in the Republic of North Macedonia and will emphasize the articles of
the same law intended for wine, its producers and the penal provisions that apply to wine
producers if they do not comply with the legislation. Finally, in the third segment of this paper,
the authors give a special review of wine from the aspect of the Criminal Code of the Republic of
North Macedonia in case of harmful consequences for the health of people who have consumed
the wine.