Drinking age in
Benin
See below for more details on drinking age and alcohol purchase age in
Benin
This is not legal advice. Check with local law enforcement what is the legal drinking age BEFORE drinking or purchasing alcohol while in the country.
More information:
| Click here: | Wikipedia Legal Drinking Age |
Alcohol Purchase Age
| On Premise | 20 |
| Off Premise | No Information |
Alcohol Drinking Age
| In Private | No Information |
| In Public | No Information |
Legal details
If at any point in the page above you find “No information” it means there is no specific mention in the legislation, but you still need to ask local law enforcement before drinking in .
Republic of Benin Report to UN Committee on the Rights of the Child CRC/C/BEN/2 (2005): Article 8 of the decree of 10 June 1942 regulating the production, import, advertisement, sale, and consumption of alcohol beverages in French West Africa, prohibits the sale or free supply of alcohol beverages to minors under 20. Article 13 stipulates fines ranging from CFAF 200,000 to CFAF 1 million for such offences, doubled in the case of repeat offences. There are no official measures prohibiting children from consuming alcohol, tobacco or other substances harmful to their health.
You can find more legal details and links here:Wikipedia Legal Drinking Age
