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CFR /  Title 27  /  Part 4  /  Sec. 4.72 Metric standards of fill.

(a) Authorized standards of fill. The standards of fill for wine are the following: 3 liters. 375 milliliters.1.5 liters. 187 milliliters.1 liter. 100 milliliters.750 milliliters. 50 milliliters.500 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 Sec. 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]