Notification of Member States decisions allowing an increase in natural alcoholic strength
Article 3
1. Member States allowing for an increase of the natural alcoholic strength by volume pursuant to point 3 of Section A of Part I of Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall notify the Commission of this within one month following the granting of the derogation. In the notification, the Member States shall specify the regions and the varieties concerned by the decision and they shall submit data and evidence indicating that the climatic conditions have been exceptionally unfavourable in the regions concerned. 2. The notification shall be made in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1183 ( 5 ) and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1185 ( 6 ) . 3. The Commission shall then inform the other Member States.