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Publication Director: Carole LY, Director of the INAO

Editorial Team: INAO Communications Unit (Nadia MICHAUD, Raphaël BITTON, Alexis SANNIER)

INAO Headquarters

National Institute for Origin and Quality
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TSA 30003
93 555 Montreuil cedex

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INAO Regional Offices

The INAO has a presence throughout France thanks to its network of 20 sites and 2 branch offices spread across 8 regional offices in mainland France. 

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No personal information is collected without your knowledge or shared with third parties. Email addresses collected are used solely to respond to your inquiries.

In accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EU) No. 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 27, 2016, and the Law No. 78-17 of January 6, 1978 on Information Technology, Data Files, and Civil Liberties, you have the right to access, modify, correct, and delete data concerning you.

To exercise your rights or for any questions regarding the collection, processing, or retention of data, please contact the INAO at the following email address: rgpd@inao.gouv.fr

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Explicit reference to the INAO website is required. Pages from this site must not be embedded within the pages of another site.

The INAO reserves the right to request the removal of any link it deems inconsistent with the purpose of the site inao.gouv.fr, the Institute’s missions, or, more generally, the ethics of public administration.

This authorization applies to all media, with the exception of those disseminating information of a controversial, pornographic, or xenophobic nature, or that may offend the sensibilities of the general public.

Liability

The information and/or documents appearing on this website and/or accessible through this website are derived from sources considered reliable. However, this information and/or these documents may contain technical inaccuracies and typographical errors. It is strongly recommended that you verify the accuracy and relevance of the information and/or documents made available on this site.
Certain information provided on this site is offered as a service to the public. Despite the care taken to update official texts and verify content, the documents posted online do not, in any way, engage the liability of the INAO.

The information and/or documents available on this site are subject to change at any time and may have been updated. In particular, they may have been updated between the time they were downloaded and the time the user views them.

The use of the information and/or documents available on this site is the sole and entire responsibility of the user, who assumes all consequences that may result therefrom. Under no circumstances shall the INAO be held liable for any damage of any kind resulting from the interpretation or use of the information and/or documents available on this site.

The hyperlinks on the INAO website that direct users to other websites do not imply any liability on the part of the INAO website’s editorial team regarding the content of those sites. When data on this site contains personally identifiable information, users must use it in accordance with applicable regulations and the recommendations of the National Commission for Information Technology and Civil Liberties (CNIL).

Access to Administrative Documents / Questions Regarding the Reuse of Public Information

The INAO has designated an officer responsible for access to administrative documents and for questions regarding the reuse of public information. 

View the appointment document for the designated contact person regarding access to administrative documents and the reuse of public information (PDF format / 47 KB)

Gender Equality Index

Law Law No. 2023-623 of July 19, 2023, aimed at strengthening women’s access to leadership positions in the civil service, introduced Articles L. 132-9-3 through L. 132-9-5, which provide, in particular, for the annual publication by state-owned public institutions on their websites of indicators relating to the gender pay gap, as well as the measures implemented to eliminate it.
The indicators used to measure these gaps and the calculation methods are set forth in the regulatory section of the same code.
Thus, the indicators applicable to state-owned public institutions are as follows:

• Overall gender pay gap for civil servants, calculated based on the average pay of women compared to that of men in equivalent grades and grade, and step
• Overall gender pay gap for contract employees, calculated based on the average pay of women compared to that of men, at equivalent hierarchical levels
• Number of public employees of the underrepresented gender among the ten highest-paid public employees

An index, with a maximum score of 100 points, is calculated based on these indicators.

2026 Index (based on 2025 data)

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The INAO has launched its 2026–2028 action plan for professional equality between women and men. Pillar 1 of this action plan is dedicated to assessing, preventing, and addressing—where necessary—pay gaps between women and men, identifying their causes, and setting targets to reduce them. It also aims to increase transparency regarding compensation components and to ensure appropriate bonus amounts are paid during leave taken in connection with the birth or adoption of a child. This is part of a broader objective to promote a better balance between professional, personal, and family life.

View the 2026–2028 Professional Equality Action Plan (PDF format / 432 KB)