french quality policy governance institut national de l’origine et de la qualité izmir – may 18...
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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
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