French Quality PolicyGovernance

Institut National de l’Origine et de la qualité

Izmir – May 18th 2015 1

Quality in public policy

A main criterion of agro-development strategy in France

A stake for all consumers providing diversity and quality in the alimentary offer

A powerful device for producers 2

A shared policy

Shared responsabilities between :- public authorities- stakeholders- consumers

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Three aims of French policy

Superior quality :

Environment quality :

Origin and tradition linked with quality :

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Elements of GI success

A typical product(« typicité ») : the difference has to be objective

Motivation and cohesion of applicants and stakeholders

An adequate market : awared consumers

Public bodies’support

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Strictness and transparency

- Voluntary and collective project by commitment of a group of professionals (producers, processers,packagers,…)

- A precise specification drawn up by professionals within a public frame

- Control procedures of specification’s fulfilment = guarantee on the product’s specificities (justifying a higher price)

- An efficient system of protection

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3 aims of the new organisation in 2006

1/ A new governance : collectiveness as the base of all GIA group of professionals in charge of each GI Representativness, transparency and democratic

functionning Listed assignments :

- Application conducting : technical, economical, historical elements gathering,

- GI follow up and development once registred (spécification’s evolution, promotion, professionals’ support, training, internal controls, protection,…).

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3 aims of the new organisation in 2006

2/ Improved proceduresEradication of legal risksShorten scrutiny duration and gather all expertisesA dedicated structure as competent authority : INAO

3/ A new control systemA major stake for the whole system’s confidence Operated by private control bodies, independant and competentAdapted operation methods for each product, based on a

unique control planA supervision by the competent authority (INAO)

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Public authorities’part

A dedicated public body :Institut national de l’origine et de la

qualité - INAO

A coordination among public bodies :Agriculture, Consumption and

Customs

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Recognition of quality&origin signs

Monitoring of these signsOversight of Controls ProtectionPromotion and information

An original structure, gathering :

Professionals of the signs

Experts

Public bodies

INAO assignments

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A dedicated structureNational headquaters, and local sites,

for adapted actions

Human resources to assist professionals and exchange with institutional structures

Implication of professionals in the specification’s definition through documentary studies and on-the-spot visits

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provides technical and administrative supports in the fields of recognition procedures, area delimitation and specification’s review

acts for GI names’ protection, and areas’ preservation

supervises controls performed by control bodies, in coordination with others competent authorities

… for international, national and local actions

INAO’s staff

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Technical and administrative support

INAO assists professionals, advises and clarifies all questions regarding technical, legal and administrative matters

Helps institutional structures in charge of public quality policies to improve support policies’ efficiency

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Other public bodies

Agriculture INAO trusteeshipINAO financingAdopt GI recognition texts

Consumption (Economy) Co-adopt GI recognition textsPerform competition rules’respectAct for GI controls on the market

Customs (Economy) 14

A GI product :

…is a collective project

Offers a specification linked with its origin

Fulfill the specification, proposed by

professionals and validated by public bodies

Go through controls, by an independant control body,

monitored by INAO

Has a good image for consummers

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Wines & Spirits

More than 330 PDO70 000 farms (80 000 producers)

59,7% of the total vine area(apart from Cognac & Armagnac)

Wines & spirits : 16,4 billions € turnover,

Dairy product

50 PDO18 à 21 000 producers1.8 billions € turnover

Foodstuffs

45 PDO9 300 farms

170 millions € turnover

119 PGI agroalim & 74 wines & 2 ciders17 000 farms (apart from poultry)

1,5 billion € & 2,1 billion € turnover

PGI

Key figures (2013)GI in France

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PDO

Thanks for your attention ! f.gravier@inao.gouv.fr

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