#AGRT2611243AChanges to INAO Regional Wine and Spirits Committee Listings
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This order updates the official composition and product listings of several regional wine and spirits committees within France’s National Institute of Origin and Quality. It mainly corrects committee references, adds or removes protected product names, and reclassifies some products between controlled designations of origin and spirit geographical indications. The practical effect is administrative. Producers, trade bodies, and compliance teams working with French wine, cider, brandy, whisky, and other protected-origin drinks should check that the right regional committee and legal product classification are used in filings, labels, specifications, and internal compliance materials.
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Key Changes
- Replaces the reference to Toulouse with Gaillac in the 2016 order.
- Updates protected product listings across several INAO regional committees, including Champagne, Aquitaine, Armagnac, Charentes-Cognac, Val de Loire, and others.
- Reclassifies several spirits and cider-related products between controlled designations of origin and spirit geographical indications.
Obligations
What this law requires
Use “Gaillac” instead of “Toulouse” as the committee reference under Article 12 of the amended 17 August 2016 order.
For the Alsace-Est regional committee, classify “Marc d'Alsace” followed by “Gewurztraminer” and “Mirabelle de Lorraine” as appellations d'origine contrôlées rather than spirit geographical indications.
For the Champagne regional committee, include “Genièvre”, “Genever”, and “Jenever” as spirit geographical indications in relevant committee/product listings.
For the Champagne regional committee, classify “Ratafia champenois” as a spirit geographical indication rather than an appellation d'origine contrôlée.
For the Aquitaine regional committee, remove “Côtes de Blaye” and “Saint Foy Bordeaux” from the list of appellations d'origine contrôlées in the amended annex.