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TRADE MEASUREMENT REGULATIONS 2007 - REG 77A

77A .         Position of measurement marking on standard wine package

        (1)         In this regulation —

        standard wine package means a package containing —

            (a)         50 mL, 100 mL, 187 mL, 200 mL, 250 mL, 375 mL, 500 mL, 750 mL, 1 L or 1.5 L of wine; or

            (b)         2 or more whole litres of wine;

        wine means a beverage —

            (a)         produced by the complete or partial alcoholic fermentation of fresh grapes, grape must or other products derived from fresh grapes; and

            (b)         containing not less than 7% and not more than 24% of alcohol by volume.

        (2)         For the purposes of regulation 76(2)(ba), the measurement marking on a standard wine package must be made on the surface of the package, other than the base or the top, in a way that enables all of the following information about the wine to be seen in a single field of vision —

            (a)         the statement of the measurement;

            (b)         the country of origin;

            (c)         the product name or product description;

            (d)         the actual alcohol content by volume in percentage terms.

        (3)         For the purposes of subregulation (2), information on a standard wine package can be seen in a single field of vision if a person can see the information without having to turn the package.

        [Regulation 77A inserted in Gazette 23 Dec 2008 p. 5468‑9; amended in Gazette 13 Feb 2009 p. 294.]



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