Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1277/2013 of 9 December 2013 authorising an increase of the limits for the enrichment of wine produced using the grapes harvested in 2013 in certain wine-growing regions or a part thereof

By way of derogation from point A.2 of Annex XVa to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, in the wine-growing regions or a part thereof listed in the Annex to this Regulation, the increase in natural alcoholic strength by volume of fresh grapes harvested in the year 2013, grape must, grape must in fermentation, new wine still in fermentation and wine produced using the grapes harvested in the year 2013, shall not exceed the following limits: (a) 3,5 % vol. in wine-growing zone A referred to in the appendix to Annex XIb to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007; (b) 2,5 % vol. in wine-growing zone B referred to in the appendix to Annex XIb to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007; (c) 2,0 % vol. in wine-growing zones C I and C II referred to in the appendix to Annex XIb to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.