# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1146 of 7 June 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors and Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 laying down certain detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards the categories of grapevine products, oenological practices and the applicable restrictions, Article 2: Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

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 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1185.
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.’.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/1146/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-1146/article-2
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