[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 27, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 27CFR16.20]

[Page 259]
 
            TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS
 
 CHAPTER I--ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
                                TREASURY
 
PART 16--ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE HEALTH WARNING STATEMENT--Table of Contents
 
Subpart C--Health Warning Statement Requirements for Alcoholic Beverages
 
Sec. 16.20  General.


    (a) Domestic products. On and after November 18, 1989, no person 
shall bottle for sale or distribution in the United States any alcoholic 
beverage unless the container of such beverage bears the health warning 
statement required by Sec. 16.21. It is the responsibility of the 
bottler to provide, upon request, sufficient evidence to establish that 
the alcoholic beverage was bottled prior to November 18, 1989.
    (b) Imported products. On and after November 18, 1989, no person 
shall import for sale or distribution in the United States any alcoholic 
beverage unless the container of such beverage bears the health warning 
statement required by Sec. 16.21. This requirement does not apply to 
alcoholic beverages that were bottled in the foreign country prior to 
November 18, 1989. It is the responsibility of the importer to provide, 
upon request, sufficient evidence to establish that the alcoholic 
beverage was bottled prior to such date.