[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 27, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 27CFR4.45]

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            TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS
 
 CHAPTER I--ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
                                TREASURY
 
PART 4_LABELING AND ADVERTISING OF WINE--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart E_Requirements for Withdrawal of Wine From Customs Custody
 
Sec.  4.45  Certificates of origin, identity and proper cellar treatment.

    (a) Origin and identity. Imported wine shall not be released from 
customs custody for consumption unless the invoice is accompanied by a 
certificate of origin issued by a duly authorized official of the 
appropriate foreign government, if the issuance of such certificates 
with respect to such wine has been authorized by the foreign government 
concerned, certifying as to the identity of the wine and that the wine 
has been produced in compliance with the laws of the respective foreign 
government regulating the production of such wine for home consumption.
    (b) Certification of proper cellar treatment of natural wine--(1) 
General. An importer of wine may be required to have in his or her 
possession at the time of release of the wine from customs custody a 
certification or may have to comply with other conditions prescribed in 
Sec.  27.140 of this chapter regarding proper cellar treatment. If 
imported wine requires a certification under Sec.  27.140, the importer 
must provide a copy of that certification to TTB as follows:
    (i) The importer must attach a copy of the certification to the 
application for a certificate of label approval for the wine in question 
submitted under Sec.  13.21 of this chapter; or
    (ii) If a certification for the wine in question was not available 
when the importer submitted the application for label approval, the 
importer must submit a copy of the certification to the appropriate TTB 
officer prior to release from customs custody of the first shipment of 
the wine.
    (2) Validity of certification. A certification submitted under 
paragraph (b)(1) of this section is valid as long as the wine is of the 
same brand and class or type, was made by the same producer, was 
subjected to the same cellar treatment, and conforms to the statements 
made on the certification. Accordingly, if the cellar treatment of the 
wine changes and a new certification under Sec.  27.140 is required, an 
importer is required to submit a new certification for the wine even 
though it is subject to the same label approval.
    (3) Use of certification. TTB may use the information from a 
certification for purposes of verifying the appropriate class and type 
designation of the wine under the labeling provisions of this part. TTB 
will make certifications submitted under paragraph (b)(1) of this 
section available to the public on the TTB Internet Web site at 
www.ttb.gov.

[ T.D. 6521, 25 FR 13835, Dec. 29, 1960, as amended by T.D. TTB-31, 70 
FR 49482, Aug. 24, 2005]