[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: 27CFR5.53]

[Page 74]
 
            TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS
 
 CHAPTER I--ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, 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.  5.53  Certificate of nonstandard fill.

    (a) Distilled spirits imported in original containers not conforming 
to the metric standards of fill prescribed in Sec.  5.47a shall not be 
released from Customs custody after December 31, 1979:
    (1) Unless the distilled spirits are accompanied by a statement 
signed by a duly authorized official of the appropriate foreign country, 
stating that the distilled spirits were bottled or packed prior to 
January 1, 1980; or
    (2) Unless the distilled spirits are being withdrawn from a Customs 
bonded warehouse or foreign trade zone into which entered on or before 
December 31, 1979.
    (b) Distilled spirits imported in 500 ml containers shall not be 
released from Customs custody after June 30, 1989:
    (1) Unless the distilled spirits are accompanied by a certificate 
issued by the government of the appropriate foreign country, stating 
that the distilled spirits were bottled or packed prior to July 1, 1989; 
or
    (2) Unless the distilled spirits are being withdrawn from a Customs 
bonded warehouse or foreign trade zone into which entered on or before 
June 30, 1989.

[T.D. ATF-25, 41 FR 10222, Mar. 10, 1976, as amended by T.D. ATF-228, 51 
FR 16170, May 1, 1986]