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Austria bans alcohol from vending machines: Case of 15-year-old triggered legal proceedings

Austria's Administrative Court (VwGH) has ruled that the sale of alcohol through self-service machines without staff is no longer allowed, as it is impossible to physically verify the customer's age. This decision was prompted by a case in October 2025 in Graz, where a 15-year-old was able to purchase beer from an automated machine. The owner of the machine was fined for selling alcohol to a minor. The ruling challenges previous practices in some regions, such as Styria, where age verification via bank cards on machines was considered sufficient for protecting minors.

Nada Matić

Novinarka Blic Biznisa

Kupovina piva i vina dozvoljena je od 16 godina, a žestokog alkohola od 18 godina, što se sada strože kontroliše

Prodaja alkohola na ovakav način više nije dozvoljena jer nije moguće fizički proveriti starost kupca

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Prodaja alkohola putem samouslužnih automata bez prisustva zaposlenih u Austriji uskoro bi mogla biti zabranjena. Odluka austrijskog Upravnog suda (VwGH) donela je jasnija pravila i utvrdila da prostori u kojima se nalaze samo automati za prodaju, bez osoblja, ne smatraju se poslovnim prostorima prema pravilima o trgovini.

Zbog toga prodaja alkoholnih pića putem takvih automata više nije dozvoljena.

Problem sa kontrolom starosti kupaca

Austrijski propisi zabranjuju prodaju alkohola ako nije moguće fizički proveriti starost kupca. Uprkos tome, do sada se u pojedinim automatizovanim prodavnicama alkohol mogao kupiti .

Neke pokrajine, poput Štajerske, smatrale su da je zaštita maloletnika obezbeđena ako se starost proverava putem bankovne kartice na automatu. Međutim, nova odluka suda dovodi takvu praksu u pitanje.

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Slučaj 15-godišnjaka pokrenuo sudski postupak

Povod za odluku najvišeg suda bio je slučaj iz oktobra 2025. godine u Gracu . Tada je 15-godišnjak uspeo da kupi pivo putem automata.

Vlasnik automata kažnjen je zbog prodaje alkohola maloletniku, ali se žalio na odluku. Spor je na kraju završio pred Upravnim sudom, koji je odbio njegovu žalbu i potvrdio raniju odluku.

Koja pravila o starosti važe za alkohol u Austriji?

U Austriji je kupovina i konzumacija piva i vina dozvoljena od 16. godine života.

Za žestoka alkoholna pića važi strože pravilo – njihova kupovina dozvoljena je tek osobama starijim od 18 godina.

Nova sudska odluka mogla bi značiti kraj za automatizovane prodavnice koje prodaju alkohol bez zaposlenih koji bi mogli proveriti starost kupaca.

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Source document: Austrian Administrative Court (VwGH)

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BlicIndependentCenter8 days ago
Austria bans alcohol from vending machines: Case of 15-year-old triggered legal proceedings

Austria's Administrative Court (VwGH) has ruled that the sale of alcohol through self-service machines without staff is no longer allowed, as it is impossible to physically verify the customer's age. This decision was prompted by a case in October 2025 in Graz, where a 15-year-old was able to purchase beer from an automated machine. The owner of the machine was fined for selling alcohol to a minor. The ruling challenges previous practices in some regions, such as Styria, where age verification via bank cards on machines was considered sufficient for protecting minors.

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