LEGAL PROTECTION OF THE CONSUMER OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES 235 a basic basis for the entire national territory according to articles 149(1)(3) (“international relations”) and 149(1)(29) (“public safety”) of the Spanish Constitution. Furthermore, its basic character does not prevent the Autonomous Communities from having normatively developed these provisions in their territorial areas17. Its article 4 prohibits the introduction, sale and consumption of all kinds of alcoholic beverages and toxic drugs, narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in facilities where sports competitions are held. It also establishes that the beverages’ containers, sold or introduced in the facilities where sports events are held, must meet the conditions of rigidity and capacity established by regulations, after hearing the State Commission against violence, racism, xenophobia and intolerance in sports. Finally, in the facilities where sports competitions are held, the sale of products that, in the case of being thrown, could cause damage to the players or the spectators due to their weight, size, packaging or other characteristics, is prohibited. The product groups included in this prohibition will be determined by the regulation. Under articles 21 to 23 of the same legal text, non-compliance with this prohibition constitutes an administrative offence for the organisers of sports competitions and shows, spectators and other subjects. II.2.3. PUBLIC ORDER AND ENVIRONMENT The consumption of alcohol on public spaces – a practice known as “botellón” in Spain – is also subject to restrictions because it traditionally affects public order (noise and disruption of neighbours’ rest) and the environment (garbage and waste on public roads). This practice has recently been the object of special attention by the public health authorities, with the restriction of nightlife activities triggering the celebration of private parties in public places (for instance, industrial estates or open-air areas in the middle of nature; all them 17 Article 94(c) of Law 3/2019, of 15 February, on Physical-Sports Activity of Castilla y León, which qualifies as a minor offence the introduction into facilities where sports competitions are held of all kinds of toxic drugs, narcotics or psychotropic substances or alcoholic beverages. Conversely, this Law repeals Law 2/2003, of 28 March, on Sports in Castilla y León, which classified as a serious offence, in its article 81(4)(h), the introduction or sale within the facilities or other places where competitions or sports events are held of all kinds of alcoholic beverages, as well as sparklers or fireworks. Consequently, it should be noted that, in that Community, the introduction of alcoholic beverages into sports venues has gone from being a serious to a minor offence. Similar are the articles 116(e) and (i) of Law 5/2016, of 19 July, on Sports in Andalusia, 73(g) of Legislative Decree 1/2000, of 31 July, approving the Single Text of the Sports Law, and 86(1)(g) of Law 1/2019, of 30 January, on physical activity and sport in the Canary Islands.
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