#AGRT2505576AOrder of March 24, 2025, on the Regulation of Comté Cheese Production
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This law establishes the regulatory framework for the production and offer of the Comté cheese with protected designation of origin for the 2025-2026 campaign. It outlines specific constraints on producers related to milk processing volumes, land productivity, and the transfer of land associated with ecological interests. The regulations aim to control the quantity of Comté cheese produced while ensuring compliance with predefined sustainability standards.
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Key Changes
- Implementation of mandatory production rules for Comté cheese from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026.
- Limitations on milk processing volumes to maintain reference levels for Comté.
- Specific provisions regarding the handling of farmland and ecological areas affecting productivity ratings.
Obligations
What this law requires
All operators authorized to produce Comté cheese with PDO designation must comply with the supply regulation rules established in the cahier des charges validated by INAO's permanent committee on 21/11/2024, effective from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026
When merging production facilities resulting in the disappearance of a manufacturing facility, Comté references may be retained only up to 7.5 million liters of milk processed. Beyond this threshold, Comté references must be reduced proportionally across consolidated references, pending references, and export measure references
Land acquired more than 12.5 km from the main milk collection point must be assigned an individual productivity reference of 0 liters/hectare, with no transfer of associated Comté references; unused reference potential must be retained by the facility being vacated
Land classified as ecologically sensitive surfaces (SIE) in high-marsh zones acquired by producers must be assigned 0 liters/hectare productivity with no transfer of associated Comté references
Land classified as ecologically sensitive surfaces (SIE) in low-marsh zones acquired by producers must be assigned 400 liters/hectare productivity with transfer of associated Comté references at the 400 l/ha rate