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European Cider and Fruit Wine Association

AICV

The main objectives of the AICV are: To represent the interests of its members among the EU authorities and institutions; To develop any initiative with a view to promoting its industries; To constitute a forum for the development of greater cooperation and solidarity among its members.

Lobbying Activity

Response to Revision of Food Information to Consumers for what concerns labelling rules on alcoholic beverages

21 Jul 2021

European Cider and Fruit Wine Association - AICV - is the European association representing producers of cider, perry and fruit wine from the following European countries: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. Our members represent more than 80% of cider and fruit wine sold in the EU. AICV is hereby providing preliminary comments to the European Commission Roadmap / Inception Impact assessment on revision of rules on information provided to consumers for alcoholic beverages. (document attached)
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Response to Revision of EU marketing standards for agricultural products

13 Feb 2021

AICV is the European trade body representing producers of cider, perry and fruit wine within the European Union. AICV is hereby providing preliminary comments to the to the European Commission Roadmap on revision of EU marketing standards.
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Meeting with Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner) and

12 Mar 2018 · Alcohol labelling

Response to Evaluation of marketing standards [Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013]

27 Jul 2017

The AICV (The European Cider & Fruit Wine Association) is the European trade body representing producers of cider, perry and fruit wine within the European Union (EU). Cider is predominantly a European product accounting for 69% of global consumption. However, there is to date no EU definition of cider or perry (nor a global one). To ensure the sustainable development of cider and perry production within the EU and the continued investment in orchards to meet increasing demand the AICV believes that there needs to be a marketing standard for cider and perry. Such a standard would provide a guarantee to consumers as to the basic constituent of products, which bear a “cider” or “perry” descriptor and consequently lead to the improvement of the quality and economic conditions for the production and marketing of the products. The industry is in favour of a relatively simple Marketing Standard which would clearly identify our products as fermented alcoholic beverages (alcohol from fermentation only). By developing a marketing standard for cider and perry the provenance and heritage of the products describing themselves as cider or perry will be underpinned providing consumers with the reassurance about the products bearing those descriptors.
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Meeting with Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

21 Sept 2015 · "Light Marketing Regime"