AOP/AOC Cahier des Charges

Overview

Maintain and update Cahier des Charges for French AOP/AOC protected designations (INAO). Validates geographical area and production methods in specifications and audits AOP/AOC logo and mandatory mentions on packaging drafts.

Example

You: We’re revising our Cahier des Charges for a cheese AOP. Can you check that the draft covers the geographical area and production methods, and run the validator?

Agent: I’ll open the Cahier draft and run terroir_specification_validator on it. (Reads the draft, runs the tool.) The report shows the “Aire géographique” and “Conditions de production” sections are present — RESULT: PASS. I’ve added a short note where the délimitation could cite the decree article for clarity. If you have the decree file in the workspace, I can run the validator again with decree_path to compare.

Excerpt of a validated Cahier structure

The agent can draft or revise a Cahier des Charges following the standard structure. A draft that passes terroir_specification_validator will include sections such as:

## 2. Aire géographique

L'aire géographique comprend les communes du massif défini au décret. La délimitation repose sur le terroir et les usages locaux reconnus.

## 3. Conditions de production et savoir-faire

Les méthodes de production et de transformation sont conformes au cahier des charges. La fabrication respecte les étapes traditionnelles et le délai d'affinage minimal.

The tool detects these blocks via headings or body text (e.g. “aire géographique”, “terroir”, “conditions de production”, “savoir-faire”) and reports PASS when both geographical area and production methods are addressed.

Validation tools

The skill includes two extension tools:

• terroir_specification_validator — Runs on a Cahier des Charges draft (and optionally a decree file). Checks for coverage of (1) geographical area (aire géographique, terroir, zone, délimitation) and (2) production methods / savoir-faire (conditions de production, méthodes, transformation). Outputs a section list and PASS/FAIL. Use before submitting a revised Cahier to INAO.
• labelling_standard_audit — Runs on packaging draft, label copy, or artwork spec. Verifies presence of an AOP/AOC logo reference (or placeholder) and mandatory designation text (Appellation d’Origine Protégée/Contrôlée). Outputs detected mentions and any missing elements. Use before finalising packaging artwork.

Getting Started

Add your Cahier draft, decree (if available), and any packaging copy to the project workspace, then activate the AOP/AOC Cahier des Charges skill. The agent will maintain or update the specification and run the validators to ensure INAO and EU PDO expectations are met.