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Official signs identifying quality and origin

• Official signs identifying quality and origin (SIQO)
  • Protected/controlled designation of origin (PDO/AOC)
    • Key figures for PDO (protected designation of origin)
  • Protected Geographical Indication (PGI)
    • Key figures for PGI (protected geographical indication)
  • Spécialité traditionnelle garantie (STG)
  • Label Rouge
    • Common Label Rouge production conditions
    • Label Rouge key figures
  • Organic farming
    • What is organic farming?
      • How to recognize an organic product?
      • Key figures for organic farming in France and Europe
      • INAO's role in organic farming
      • Other players in organic farming
    • Organic farming for professionals
      • Produce, processing and distribution: what rules apply?
        • Exemptions in organic farming
        • The rules for using organic farming logos
      • Going organic : how to get started?
      • What are the inspection and certification procedures in organic farming?

The institute

• Presentation of the Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité (INAO)
• Organization and territorial delegations
• Gouvernance et fonctionnement
• Budget et financement
• Recrutement, job offers
• Histoire
  • 1905-1935 : the beginnings of appellations d'origine: a response to wine crises
  • 1935-1970: the advent of the INAO and the creation of Appellations d'Origine Contrôlées
  • 1960-1990: the creation of Label Rouge and recognition of organic farming
  • 1990-2000: the development of SIQOs in Europe and the extension of INAO's missions
  • 2000 to today: INAO, a policy tool for promoting French agricultural products
  • Key dates for SIQO and INAO
  • Bibliography on the History of INAO and SIQO
• Public procurement

Missions

• Recognition and revision of specifications for products under SIQO
  • Regulatory texts
    • Textes JO
    • Consolidated texts
    • Directives of the Permanent Council and the Council for Approvals and Controls
    • INAO circulars
    • Common control provisions
    • Decisions of the INAO management
  • Produce under an official sign of identification of quality and origin
    • How to have a product recognized under an official sign of identification of quality and origin?
      • Instruction procedures step by step
        • Procedure for PDO/AOC recognition, PGI, GI spirit drinks
          • Étape 1 : Initial contacts : applicant/INAO exchanges, advice
          • Étape 2 : Analysis of the applicant's complete file
          • Étape 2b : Presentation to CRINAO (wine sector only)
          • Étape 3 : Examination by the standing committee of the advisability of launching the appraisal
          • Étape 4 : Pre-information
          • Étape 5 : Work by the Commission of Enquiry and INAO departments
          • Étape A : Work on developing a control plan or inspecting specifications
          • Étape 6 : Examination of the application for recognition as an AOC, PGI or GI by the national committee
          • Étape 7 : The national opposition procedure (PNO)
          • Étape 8 : Examination by the national committee of the follow-up to objections
          • Étape 9 : Approval of specifications
          • Étape B : Approval of the control or inspection plan
          • Étape 10 : European instruction for the registration of the PDO, PGI or GI
          • Cahier des charges
          • Request transmission mail
          • Application file
          • Project motivational note
          • Project control plan
        Procedure for amending the specifications of a PDO/AOC product, PGI, GI spirit drink
        • Étape 1 : First contacts : applicant/INAO exchanges, advice
        • Étape 2 : Analysis of the applicant's complete file
        • Étape 2b : Presentation to CRINAO (wine sector only)
        • Étape 3 : Examination by the standing committee of the advisability of launching the appraisal
        • Étape 4 : Pre-information
        • Étape 5 : Work by the Commission of Enquiry and INAO departments
        • Étape A : Work on drawing up a control plan or inspecting specifications
        • Étape 6 : Examination of the file for approval of the modification of the specifications by the national committee
        • Étape 7 : The national opposition procedure (PNO)
        • Étape 8 : Examination by the national committee of the follow-up to objections
        • Étape B : Approval of the control plan
        • Étape 9 : Approval of modified specifications
        • Étape 10 : European instruction for the registration of the modification of the specifications
        • Request transmission mail
        Project motivation note
      Specification
    • Modification request
    • Control plan
  Label Rouge recognition procedure
  • Étape 1 : initial contacts : exchanges between the applicant and INAO, advice
  Étape 2 : analysis of the applicant's complete file
• Étape 3 : examination of admissibility of the file by the permanent committee
• Étape 4 : work of the inquiry commission and INAO departments
• Étape A : work on drawing up a control plan or inspecting specifications
• Étape 5 : examination of the conformity of the dossier for accession to the SIQO by the national committee
• Étape 6 : the national opposition procedure (PNO)
• Étape 7 : SIQO accession vote by the Comité national
• Étape B : approval of the control or inspection plan
• Étape 8 : Approval of specifications
• Produce or develop a product under an existing SIQO
Produce or develop a product under an existing SIQO
Specifications
• Motivational note
• Le dossier de demande
• File establishing controllability
• High-quality evaluation and monitoring file
• Technical and economic feasibility study
Request for association with a PGI

• Step 1: First contacts : applicant/INAO exchanges, advice
• Étape 2 : Analysis of the applicant's complete file
• Étape 3 : Examination of the admissibility of the file by the permanent committee
• Étape A : Work on developing a control plan or inspecting specifications
• Étape 4 : Work by the Commission of Inquiry and INAO departments
• Étape 5 : Examination of conformity of the dossier for modification of the SIQO by the national committee
• Step 6: the national opposition procedure (PNO)
• Étape 7 : SIQO modification vote by the national committee
• Étape B : Approval of the control plan
• Étape 8 : Approval of modified specifications
• Specification
• Product controllability document and modified production conditions
• Project presentation and motivation note

• Step 1: Initial contacts : applicant/INAO exchanges, advice
• Étape 2 : Analysis of the applicant's complete file
• Étape 3 : Examination of the file by the standing committee to launch the appraisal
• Étape 4 : Pre-information
• Étape 5 : Travaux de la Commission d'Enquête et des services de l'INAO
• Étape 6 : Examination of the file for STG recognition by the national committee
• Étape 7 : The national opposition procedure (PNO)
• Étape A : Work on drawing up a control plan or inspecting specifications
• Étape 8 : National committee review of follow-up to objections (STG)
• Étape B : Approval of the control or inspection plan
• Étape 9 : Approval of specifications
• Étape 10 : European registration of specifications
• Application file
• Specifications
Request transmission mail
• Project motivational note
• Controllability document

• Étape 1 : Initial contacts : exchanges between applicant and INAO, advice/filing of application file
• Étape 2 : Analysis of the applicant's complete file
• Étape 3 : Examination by the standing committee of the advisability of launching the appraisal
• Étape 4 : Pre-information
• Étape A : Work to draw up a control or inspection plan for the specifications
• Étape 5 : Work by the Commission of Inquiry and INAO departments
• Étape 6 : Examination of the file for approval of the modification of the specifications by the national committee
• Étape 7 : The national opposition procedure (PNO)
• Étape 8 : Examination by the national committee of the action to be taken on objections
• Étape B : Approval of the Control Plan
• Étape 9 : Approval of modified specifications
• Étape 10 : European instruction for the registration of the modification of the specifications
• Request transmission mail
Note de motivation du projet
• Edit request
• Specifications
• Controllability document

Supporting you

• Particulier
• Opérateur
  • Autorisation de plantation
  • Operator contacts
  • Your procedures and services with INAO
    • Vitiplantation : demande d'autorisation de plantation
• Organisme de défense et de gestion
  • Durabilité et attentes sociétales
    • Innovation evaluation system
    • De-alcoholization
    • Instructional leaflets on PDO sustainability and societal expectations
    • SIQO facing societal expectations: ODG regional meetings
    • Agro-environmental provisions in specifications (DAE)
    • Varieties of Interest for Adaptation Purposes (VIFA)
  • Letter to defense and management organizations (ODG)
• Organisme de contrôle
• Journaliste
• Local authorities
• Students and researchers