
Article 1 
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.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 9 December 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX
Member State Wine-growing regions or part thereof (wine-growing zone)
Czech Republic All wine-growing regions (zones A and B)
Germany All wine-growing regions (zones A and B)
France The following communes within the department of Gironde: Arbanats, Ayguemorte-Les-Graves, Baurech, Beautiran, Belvès-de-Castillon, Blésignac, Branne, Cabara, Camiac-et-Saint-Denis, Capian, Cardan, Castillon-la-Bataille, Castres-Gironde, Civrac-sur-Dordogne, Daignac, Dardenac, Espiet, Faleyras, Francs, Gardegan-et-Tourtirac, Grézillac, Guillac, Haux, La Brède, Langoiran, Lestiac-sur-Garonne, Lugaignac, Mouillac, Mouliets-et-Villemartin, Naujan-et-Postiac, Paillet, Podensac, Portets, Pujols, Rions, Saint-Aubin-de-Branne, Sainte-Colombe, Saint-Étienne-de-Lisse, Sainte-Florence, Saint-Genès-de-Castillon, Saint-Genès-de-Lombaud, Saint-Jean-de-Blaignac, Saint-Léon, Saint-Magne-de-Castillon, Saint-Michel-de-Rieufret, Saint-Morillon, Saint-Pey-d’Armens, Saint-Philippe-d’Aiguille, Saint-Selve, Sainte-Terre, Les Salles-de-Castillon, La Sauve, Tabanac, Tizac-de-Curton, Le Tourne, Vignonet, Villenave-de-Rions and Virelade (zone CI)
Croatia All wine-growing regions (zones B, CI and CII)
Luxembourg All wine-growing regions (zone A)
Hungary All wine-growing regions (zone CI)
Austria All wine-growing regions (zone B)
Slovakia All wine-growing regions (zones B and CI)