27 CFR §20.63
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- (a)Adoption of formulas and statements of process is permitted:
- (1)When a successor (proprietorship or fiduciary) adopts a predecessor's formulas and statements of process as provided in §§ 20.57(c) and 20.58; and
- (2)When a permittee adopts for use at one plant, the formulas previously approved by TTB for use at another plant, or when a permittee adopts a formula previously approved by TTB for a parent or subsidiary, provided that in the case of a parent-subsidiary relationship the subsidiary is wholly-owned by the parent.
- (b)The adoption will be accomplished by the submission of a certificate of adoption. The certificate of adoption shall be submitted to the appropriate TTB officer and shall contain:
- (1)A list of all approved formulas or statements of process in which S.D.S. is used or recovered;
- (2)The formulas of S.D.S. used or recovered;
- (3)The dates of approval of the relevant Forms 1479-A or TTB Forms 5150.19:
- (4)The applicable code number(s) for the article or process;
- (5)The name of the permittee adopting the formulas, followed by the phrase, for each formula, “Formula of ______ (Name and permit number of permittee who received formula approval) is hereby adopted;” and
- (6)In the case of a permittee adopting the formulas of another entity, evidence of its relationship to that entity.