G/TBT/N/USA/1501/Add.2  
 
7 January 2021  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  7 January 2021 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title: Elimination of Certain Standards of Fill for Distilled Spirits; Amendment of Malt Beverage Net 
Contents Labeling Regulation  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[  ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 29 December 2020  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 29 December 2020  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-12-29/html/2020 -28747 .htm 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-12-29/pdf/2020 -28747.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/USA/final_measure/21_0263_00_
e.pdf 
[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if meas ure re -notified:   
[  ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[  ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[  ] Other:  
 
Description:  Addition of New Standards of Fill for Wine and Distilled Spirits; Amendment of Distilled 
Spirits and Malt Beverage Net Contents Labeling Regulations  
AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Treasury  
ACTION: Final rule; Treasury decision  
SUMMARY: This final rule amends the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) regulations 
that govern wine and distilled spirits containers to add seven new standards of fill for wine and 
distilled spirits. Although TTB had originally proposed to generally eli minate the standards of fill for 
wine and distilled spirits, TTB is not adopting that proposal at this time. The amendments described 
in this final rule will provide bottlers with flexibility by allowing the use of the added container sizes, 
 
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  and will facil itate the movement of goods in domestic and international commerce, while also 
providing consumers broader purchasing options.  
TTB is also amending the labeling regulations for distilled spirits and malt beverages to reflect current 
policy by specifically stating in the regulations that distilled spirits may be labeled with the equivalent 
standard United States (U.S.) measure in addition to the mandatory metric measure, and that malt 
beverages may be labeled with the equivalent metric measure in addition to  the mandatory U.S. 
measure.  
This final rule is effective 29 December 2020.  
This final rule; Treasury decision and previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/1501  
are identified by Docket Number TTB -2019-0005. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov  
at https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=TTB -2019-0005 and provides access to primary 
documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by 
searching the Docket Number.  
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