Exhibit 99.1

CERTIFICATION

In connection with the Annual Report of Central European Distribution Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002 (the “Report”) and pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted in Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, I, WILLIAM V. CAREY, the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify that to the best of my knowledge:

1.The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: March 14, 2003

/s/     William V. Carey

William V. Carey,
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer