[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 27, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 27CFR5.51]

[Page 67-68]
 
            TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS
 
 CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
                                TREASURY
 
PART 5--LABELING AND ADVERTISING OF DISTILLED SPIRITS--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart F--Requirements for Withdrawal From Customs Custody of Bottled 
                       Imported Distilled Spirits
 
Sec. 5.51  Label approval and release.


    (a) Certificate of label approval. Bottled distilled spirits shall 
not be released from Customs custody for consumption unless there is 
deposited with the appropriate Customs officer at the port of entry the 
original or a photostatic copy of an approved certificate of label 
approval, ATF Form 5100.31.
    (b) Release. If the original or photostatic copy of ATF Form 5100.31 
has been approved, the brand or lot of distilled spirits bearing labels 
identical with those shown thereon may be released from U.S. Customs 
custody.

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    (c) Relabeling. Imported distilled spirits in U.S. Customs custody 
which are not labeled in conformity with certificates of label approval 
issued by the appropriate ATF officer must be relabeled prior to release 
under the supervision of the Customs officers of the port at which the 
spirits are located.
    (d) Statements of process. ATF Forms 5100.31 covering labels for gin 
bearing the word ``distilled'' as a part of the designation shall be 
accompanied by a statement prepared by the manufacturer, setting forth a 
step-by-step description of the manufacturing process.
    (e) Cross reference. For procedures regarding the issuance, denial, 
and revocation of certificates of label approval, as well as appeal 
procedures, see part 13 of this chapter.

[T.D. ATF-66, 45 FR 40549, June 13, 1980, as amended by T.D. ATF-94, 46 
FR 55097, Nov. 6, 1981; T.D. ATF-242, 51 FR 39525, Oct. 29, 1986; T.D. 
ATF-359, 59 FR 42160, Aug. 17, 1994; T.D. ATF-406, 64 FR 2129, Jan. 13, 
1999]