ANNEX I

1.Measuring container bottles shall be characterized by the following capacities which are always specified for a temperature of 20oC:

  1. 1.1.

    the nominal capacity Vn is the volume which is marked on the bottle; it is the volume of liquid which the latter is deemed to contain when it is filled in the conditions of use for which it is intended;

  2. 1.2.

    the brim capacity of a bottle is the volume of liquid it contains when filled to the brim;

  3. 1.3.

    the actual capacity of a bottle is the volume of liquid it in fact contains when it is filled exactly under the conditions corresponding theoretically to the nominal capacity;