Register of Quebec Recognized Reserved Designations

Section: 
PageAppellation

Designation relating a method of production:
“Organic”

 

Recognized since February 1st, 2000, pursuant to a legal notice published on December 29th, 1999 in the Gazette officielle du Québec, Volume 131, No. 53, authorized by Quebec's Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

Inspection and certification system:

  • Competent Authority : Conseil des appellations réservées et des termes valorisants (CARTV)
  • Accreditation Manual in force:
    1. General requirements for bodies operating product certification system, included in the International Standard ISO/IEC 65: 1996;
    2. Supplementary requirements imposed in accordance with the Regulations Pertaining to Accreditation, that have been adopted by the Board.
  • Approved Specification Manual: Québec Organic Designation Specification Manual
  • Control Bodies : Ecocert Canada, Letis S.A., Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA), Organisme de certification Québec Vrai, Pro-Cert Organic Systems Ltd., Quality Assurance International (QAI)

Designation relating to a link with a terroir:
“Agneau de Charlevoix”

 

Recognized since March 21st, 2009, pursuant to a legal notice published in the Gazette officielle du Québec, authorized by Quebec's Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

Inspection and certification system:

  • Competent Authority: Conseil des appellations réservées et des termes valorisants (CARTV)
  • Accreditation Manual in force:
    1. General requirements for bodies operating product certification system, included in the International Standard ISO/IEC 65: 1996;
    2. Supplementary requirements imposed in accordance with the Regulations Pertaining to Accreditation, that have been adopted by the Board.
  • Approved Specification Manual: Indication géographique protégée – Agneau de Charlevoix
  • Control Body : Bureau de normalisation du Québec (BNQ)

 

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