I am, therefore, of opinion that the act of July 1, 1902, applies not only to domestic articles, but also to those imported from foreign countries which are labeled as being of domestic origin.
Respectfully,
P. C. Knox, Attorney-General.
(F. I. D. 3.)
NOTICE TO EXPORTERS OF WINES.
A RECENT LAW PASSED BY THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.
November, 1904.
The Argentine Republic has passed a new law relating to wines, and especially covering the conditions under which wines are to be imported into that country from foreign countries. There are many provisions of the law which should be known to the producers and exporters of wines from the United States. The full text of the new law of the Argentine Republic is given below:
Article 1. Only those wines obtained by the fermentation of fresh grapes, or simply estacionado, will be considered as natural wines in the Argentine Republic.
Article 2. For the purpose of the present law and of its penal dispositions the following will not be considered as natural wines:
1. Those manufactured with dried grapes.
2. Those manufactured with the cluster (bunch).
3. Those to which there shall have been added substances which, though natural in natural wines, alter the composition of them or modify the equilibrium of the substances composing a natural wine.