The Portuguese Brewers’ Commercial Communications Self-Regulation Code is considered as a “best in practice” in Europe, with subscription to by Associação da Hotelaria, Restauração e Similares de Portugal (AHRESP) and Associação Portuguesa de Empresas de Distribuição (APED). Compliance with the code’s principles is monitored by an independent entity, ARP - Auto-Regulação Publicitária.

Other provisions relating to alcoholic beverage advertising, voluntarily implemented by SCC as an additional commitment and beyond the legislation in force, include:

• First national brewer to include the logo “Seja Responsável. Beba com Moderação” (Be Responsible. Drink in Moderation) in all its packaging to raise awareness to responsible consumption;
  
  
• Voluntary application of alcoholic beer regulations to non-alcoholic beer provided that the non-alcoholic beer brand has the same name as the alcoholic one.
  
  
• Aligned with European Brewers’ recommendations and industry practices, SCC provides information on the ingredients and nutrition value in the packaging and/or online labels of all its beers and ciders. Sagres beer was the first Portuguese brand to do this. Keeping pace with increasingly demanding consumers for information related with the goods they consume, the brand now enables them to know the products’ nutritional parameters like fat, carbohydrate, protein and salt content.