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§ 4.72 - Metric standards of fill.

(a) Authorized standards of fill. The standards of fill for wine are the following:

3 liters.355 milliliters 1.5 liters.250 milliliters. 1 liter.200 milliliters. 750 milliliters.187 milliliters. 500 milliliters.100 milliliters. 375 milliliters.50 milliliters.

(b) Sizes larger than 3 liters. Wine may be bottled or packed in containers of 4 liters or larger if the containers are filled and labeled in quantities of even liters (4 liters, 5 liters, 6 liters, etc.).

(c) Tolerances. The tolerances in fill are the same as are allowed by § 4.37 in respect to statement of net contents on labels.

[T.D. ATF–12, 39 FR 45223, Dec. 31, 1974, as amended by T.D. ATF–49, 43 FR 19848, May 9, 1978; T.D. ATF–76, 46 FR 1727, Jan. 7, 1981; T.D. ATF–303, 55 FR 42713, Oct. 23, 1990. Redesignated by T.D. ATF–953, 68 FR 39455, July 2, 2003; T.D. TTB–165, 85 FR 85520, Dec. 29, 2020]