Article 2 Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009

In Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 the following new Article 12a is inserted:

‘Notifications of Member States' decisions allowing an increase in natural alcoholic strength

Article 12a

1.

Member States deciding to make use of the possibility to allow an increase in the natural alcoholic strength by volume pursuant to Point 3 of Section A of Part I of Annex VIII of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall notify the Commission of this before they adopt the decision. In the notification the Member States shall specify the percentages by which the limits laid down in Point 2 of Section A of Part I of Annex VIII of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 have been raised, the regions and the varieties concerned by the decision and submit data and evidence showing that the climatic conditions have been exceptionally unfavourable in the regions concerned.

2.

The notification shall be made in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1183^f1 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1185^f2.

3.

The notification shall be communicated by the Commission to the authorities of the other Member States through the information system put in place by the Commission.’.