The Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Order 1988 No. 2039

[F1 SCHEDULE A1 U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. A1 inserted (11.4.2009) by The Weights and Measures (Specified Quantities) (Pre-packed Products) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/663), regs. 1, 4(6), Sch.

(1) Product	(2) Product Definition		(3) Specified Quantities		(4) Exceptions
Still wine	[F2 wine as defined in [F3 point(1) of Part II of Annex VII to the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council adopted on 16 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007, as amended from time to time]]		Only the following specified quantities:		Containers of a capacity of less than 100 ml or more than 1500 ml
				100 ml 187 ml 250 ml 375 ml 500 ml 750 ml 1000 ml 1500 ml
Yellow wine	[F4 wine using the traditional term “vin jaune” listed and defined in the “E-Bacchus” database in accordance with Article 40(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 laying down certain detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards protected designations of origin and geographical indications, traditional terms, labelling and presentation of certain wine sector products]		Only the following specified quantity:		Containers of a capacity of less than 100 ml or more than 1500 ml
				620 ml
[F5 sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine, quality aromatic sparkling wine, aerated sparkling wine, semi-sparkling wine and aerated semi-sparkling wine]	[F6 as those wines are defined (respectively) in [F7 points (4) to (9) of Part II of Annex VII to the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council adopted on 16 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007, as amended from time to time]]		Only the following specified quantities:		Containers of a capacity of less than 125 ml or more than 1500 ml
				125 ml 200 ml 375 ml 750 ml 1500 ml
Liqueur wine	[F8 Liqueur wine as defined in [F9 point (3) of Part II of Annex VII to the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council adopted on 16 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007, as amended from time to time]]		Only the following specified quantities:		Containers of a capacity of less than 100 ml or more than 1500 ml
				100 ml 200 ml 375 ml 500 ml 750 ml 1000 ml 1500 ml
Aromatised wine	Aromatised wine as defined in Article 2(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 of 10 June 1991 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of aromatised wines, aromatised wine-based drinks and aromatised wine-product cocktails (OJ L 149, 14.6.1991, p.1) as last amended by the Treaty concerning the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (OJ L 157, 21.6.2005, p.1) (CN code 2205).		Only the following specified quantities:		Containers of a capacity of less than 100 ml or more than 1500 ml
				100 ml 200 ml 375 ml 500 ml 750 ml 1000 ml 1500 ml
Spirit drinks	Spirit drinks as defined in Article 1(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 of 29 May 1989 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks (OJ L 160, 12.6.1989, p.1) as last amended by the Treaty concerning the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (OJ L 157, 21.6.2005, p.1) (CN code 2208).		Only the following specified quantities:		Containers of a capacity of less than 100 ml or more than 2000 ml [F10 , or single distilled shochu in containers of a capacity of 720 ml, 900 ml or 1800 ml]
				100 ml 200 ml 350 ml 500 ml 700 ml 1000 ml 1500 ml 1750 ml 2000 ml]

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in Sch. A1 substituted (30.12.2011) by The Wine Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2936), regs. 1(2), 19(1)(b)(i) (with reg. 3(9))

F3 Words in Sch. A1 substituted (1.1.2014) by The Single Common Market Organisation (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3235), regs. 1, 12(2)(a)

F4 Words in Sch. A1 substituted (30.12.2011) by The Wine Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2936), regs. 1(2), 19(1)(b)(ii) (with reg. 3(9))

F5 Words in Sch. A1 substituted (30.12.2011) by The Wine Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2936), regs. 1(2), 19(1)(a) (with reg. 3(9))

F6 Words in Sch. A1 substituted (30.12.2011) by The Wine Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2936), regs. 1(2), 19(1)(b)(iii) (with reg. 3(9))

F7 Words in Sch. A1 substituted (1.1.2014) by The Single Common Market Organisation (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3235), regs. 1, 12(2)(b)

F8 Words in Sch. A1 substituted (30.12.2011) by The Wine Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2936), regs. 1(2), 19(1)(b)(iv) (with reg. 3(9))

F9 Words in Sch. A1 substituted (1.1.2014) by The Single Common Market Organisation (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3235), regs. 1, 12(2)(c)

F10 Words in Sch. A1 inserted (19.6.2021) by The Conformity Assessment (Mutual Recognition Agreements) and Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/730), regs. 1, 8(3)

Articles 4 and 6

SCHEDULE 1 E+W+S

PART I E+W+S

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 1 Pt. I in force at 1.1.1989, see art. 1(1)

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Description and subheading	F11 ...	F11 ...	Exemptions from quantity marking
Wine of fresh grapes; grape must with fermentation prevented or arrested by the addition of alcohol, including wine made of unfermented grape juice blended with alcohol, grape must in fermentation or with fermentation arrested otherwise than by the addition of alcohol, of subheadings 2204 21 21 to 2204 21 39 inclusive, 2204 29 21 to 2204 29 39 inclusive and 2204 30 10	F11 . . .	F11 . . .	less than 5 ml, more than 10 L
“Yellow” wines entitled to use the following designations of origin: “Côtes du Jura”, “Arbois”, “L'Étoile” and “Château-Chalon”	F11 . . .

Textual Amendments

F11 Words in Sch. 1 omitted (11.4.2009) by virtue of The Weights and Measures (Specified Quantities) (Pre-packed Products) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/663), regs. 1, 4(7)

PART II E+W+S

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 1 Pt. II in force at 1.1.1989, see art. 1(1)

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Description and subheading	F11 ...	F11 ...	Exemptions from quantity marking
Sparkling wine and wine in bottles with “mushroom” stoppers held in place by ties or fastenings, and wine otherwise made up with an excess pressure of not less than one bar but less than three bar, measured at a temperature of 20°C, of subheadings 2204 10 11, 2204 10 19, 2204 10 90, 2204 21 10 and 2204 29 10	F11 . . .	F11 . . .	less than 5 ml, more than 10 L

PART III E+W+S

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 1 Pt. III in force at 1.1.1989, see art. 1(1)

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Description and subheading	F11 ...	F11 ...	Exemptions from quantity marking
Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages and compound alcoholic preparations of a kind used for the manufacture of beverages, of subheadings 2208 10 10 to 2208 90 79 inclusive	F11 . . .	F11 . . .	less than 5 ml, more than 10 L

Article 1(3)

SCHEDULE 2 E+W+S

Commencement Information

I4 Sch. 2 in force at 1.1.1989, see art. 1(1)

Orders revoked	References	Extent of revocation
(1)	(2)	(3)
The Weights and Measures Act 1963 (Intoxicating Liquor) Order 1984.	S.I. 1984/1314.	The whole Order.
The Weights and Measures Act 1963 (Various Foods) (Amendment No. 2) Order 1985.	S.I. 1985/1980.	Article 2.