The planned new restrictions would bar the sale of beer in cans or bottles larger than one-third of a liter (about 12 ounces).
The new rules apply to "light alcohol" beverages but not to wine, vodka or other hard liquors.
A study published in June in The Lancet medical journal found that drinking has caused more than half of deaths among Russians aged 15 to 54 since the 1991 Soviet collapse.
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