Defense and management organization
All official origin and quality identification sign is managed by a official origin and quality identification sign is managed by a organisme de défense et de gestion (ODG), with the exception of Organic farming.
This section contains all the useful information for the defense and management organizations and the players who run them.
News dedicated to ODGs
On November 12 and 14, 2025, the Forum Origine, Diversité et Territoires organized by Origin for Sustainability, the Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche sur la montagne (CIRM) and the MountMed Institute will be held in Bramois (Valais, Switzerland). In this context, a call for papers has been launched.
Defense and management organization
DataSIQO is the platform of economic benchmarks for agricultural, forestry or food products and seafood products...
Defense and management organization
Defense and management organization
Meeting on June 11 and 12, 2025, INAO's Comité national des appellations d'origine relatives aux vins, boissons...
Defense and management organization
Defense and management organization
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Subscribe to the ODG newsletter
Every two months, INAO publishes a newsletter for defense and management organizations. This medium presents the latest news of direct concern to ODGs and SIQO operators. If you don't receive it, you can join our mailing list by contacting the INAO communications department:
Contact the INAO communications department to subscribe to the ODG letter
Participate in actions to defend and protect names
As stipulated in the Code Rural et de la Pêche Maritime, the defense and protection of geographical indications rely on the actions operated by the INAO and the DGCCRF but also on the strong investment of organismes de défense et de gestion (ODG).
Actions to protect the terroirs and territories
Organisations de défense et de gestion play an important role in defending agricultural areas used or that could be used for SIQO production. Indeed, INAO and ODGs contribute to preserving a collective heritage linked to natural and human factors, supporting the positive image of the SIQO, its notoriety and reputation, perpetuating the SIQO, the farms and businesses that produce it, and developing the economy of the entire sector.
Consult the section dedicated to the protection of terroirs and territories
Understanding the ODG's role in control
Each ODG chooses its inspection body. This body submits a draft control or inspection plan to the INAO for approval. It must be approved before implementation of the specifications by operators is initiated. The ODG also carries out internal controls, which enable it to support operators in their production process, in an educational approach.
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Getting recognized as an ODG
Any product under SIQO must be managed by a single defense and management organization. Recognition as an ODG takes place at the same time as application for SIQO recognition. INAO is responsible for the recognition and monitoring of ODGs.
Consult the applicant's guide for recognition as a GDO (PDF format - 726ko)
Consult the list of ODGs
The contact details of the defense and management organizations behind each SIQO product are listed in the contacts of the product sheets referenced on our search engine.
Access the products and specifications search engine
The recognition decisions are accessible in the tables below:
- Download the list of ODGs in the wine-, spirits- and cider-growing sector.spiritueux et cidricole (format PDF / 291ko)
- Download the list of ODGs in the agri-food and other products sector (PDF format / 496ko)
Following procedures for recognizing and modifying specifications
Recognizing a new product under SIQO or modifying an existing specification involves numerous stages. Some require public consultations with all stakeholders. The opinions of INAO bodies on projects are also published on the INAO website.
Produce under SIQO : everything you need to know about the process
Guides and tools for SIQO sustainability
Climate change, sustainability, water, the environment, animal welfare, decarbonization... The context for agricultural production and consumer expectations is changing. Faced with these challenges, the official signs of identification of quality and origin (SIQO) are adapting while preserving their principles.
In order to consolidate this dynamic and develop synergies between all the players who bring SIQO products to life, INAO is compiling the tools, schemes and actions carried out.
Access the tools, devices and guides set up by the INAO to help ODGs conduct
Frequently asked questions about regulation 2024/1143
The new regulation (EU) 2024/1143 has modified the European legal framework for geographical indications (PDO, PGI) for alcoholic beverages and agricultural products, as well as traditional specialties guaranteed (TSG). To help professionals and defense and management organizations better grasp these new regulations, INAO offers a FAQ on implementing the new regulatory provisions.
Consult the FAQ on regulation 2024/1143
Using GI products as ingredients: consult the notification model