G/TBT/N/GBR/71  
12 January 2024  
(24-0280) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED KINGDOM  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Department for Business and Trade: Office for Product Safety and Standards  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification sha ll be indicated if different from above:   
UK TBT Enquiry Point  
Trade Policy, Implementation and Negotiations  
Department for Business and Trade  
Old Admiralty Building  
London  
SW1A 2DY  
tbtenquiriesuk@businessandtrade.gov.uk  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Wine of 
fresh grapes, including fortified wines (HS code 2204); Sparkling wine (HS code 220410).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   
The Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) (Amendment) Regulations 2024; (2 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:   
This measure will amend the Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Order 1988, 
which regulates the quantities in which certain alcoholic beverages can be sold in Great 
Britain.  
The Statutory Instrument will allow prepacked still and sparkling wine to both be sold in 
200ml and 500ml quantities (currently still wine cannot be sol d in 200ml, and sparkling 
wine cannot be sold in 500ml). This will bring more alignment between the two drinks. 
The changes will also enable a new 568ml 'pint' quantity of still and sparkling wine to be 
sold. Please see Annex A for a diagram of the current  permitted sizes and the proposed 
new sizes. There is no legal obligation for businesses to sell in the new sizes. New 
quantities will be able to be sold in Northern Ireland via the NI Retail Movement Scheme.  
Quantities of non -prepacked alcohol sold in pub s and restaurants (drinks served by the 
glass) are outside the scope of this proposal.  G/TBT/N/GBR/71  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:   
This measure will provide opportunities for innovation and increase consumer choi ce. 
The changes will also help resolve some of the issues experienced by industry with 
inconsistent sizes for still and sparkling wine, and address availability issues for 187ml 
cans; Cost saving and productivity enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:   
Draft SI - The Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) (Amendment) Regulations 
2024 
Annex A - Visual showing new and proposed prepacked alcohol sizes  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  19 March 2024  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from adoption  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
UK TBT Enquiry Point  
Trade Policy, Implementation and Negotiations  
Department for Business and Trade  
Old Admiralty Building  
London  
SW1A 2DY  
tbtenquiriesuk@businessandtrade.gov.uk  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/GBR/24_00441_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/GBR/24_00441_01_e.pdf