Question 15311 — alcohol and alcoholic beverages

Summary

Mr. Maxime Michelet draws the attention of the Minister of Action and Public Accounts to the administrative burden represented, for French producers of alcohol and spirits based on wine or fruit, the regime applicable to the possession, use and circulation of stills. The names of Armagnac, Cognac, Calvados, such as marc champenois, ratafias from Champagne or Burgundy, or even eaux-de-vie from Lorraine or Alsace are known and recognized in the regions and beyond the borders. On an economic level, these alcohols allow the valorization of wine by-products, usefully complementing wine-making activity and some of them even contribute significantly to France's trade balance. These activities are particularly governed by old rules which are now unsuitable due to technical developments. and societal. Even if work carried out in conjunction with the administration has made it possible to reduce certain regulatory standards, the legal framework remains a source of significant administrative burdens. In fact, the possession of stills or their repair is subject to customs declarations and authorization. These provisions are supplemented by requirements for the administration to seal the devices using a lead wire at the end of distillation and unsealing campaign at the opening of the campaign. In Alsace and Moselle, lead wire is not used but a portion of the still, “the swan neck”, is given to a third party, “the marquee keeper”. All these obligations continue to mobilize time and resources disproportionate to the interest they really present for State services, in an economic context. international also particularly difficult for producers. Many of these regulatory provisions are also specific to France and represent yet another distortion of competition. He would like to know the measures that the Government intends to take to simplify this regime, repeal these requirements which have become irrelevant for the State and for consumers and remove the obstacles weighing on a sector tradition that needs to be preserved.

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