
Article 1 
By way of derogation from point A.3 of Part I of Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, in the wine-growing regions or a part thereof listed in the Annex to this Regulation and for all or certain wine grape varieties as specified in that Annex, the increase in natural alcoholic strength by volume of fresh grapes harvested in the year 2016, grape must, grape must in fermentation, new wine still in fermentation and wine produced using the grapes harvested in the year 2016, shall not exceed the following limits:

((a)) 3,5 % vol. in wine-growing zone A referred to in appendix I to Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;
((b)) 2,5 % vol. in wine-growing zone B referred to in appendix I to Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;
((c)) 2,0 % vol. in wine-growing zone C referred to in appendix I to Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.
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, 7 December 2016.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX

Member State Wine-growing region or part thereof (wine-growing zone) Varieties
Germany The wine-growing region in Baden (zone B) All authorised red wine grape varieties
The wine-growing region in Ahr (zone A)
The wine-growing region in Mittelrhein (zone A)
The wine-growing region in Mosel (zone A)
The wine-growing region in Nahe (zone A)
The wine-growing region in Pfalz (zone A)
The wine-growing region in Rheinhessen (zone A)
The wine-growing region in Württemberg (zone A)
Hungary All wine-growing regions (zone C) All authorised grape varieties