élaborateur

The élaborateur is identified together with its professional category, shown as a two-letter code in the registration number.¹ The codes distinguish, for example, a négociant manipulant that buys grapes, musts or wines, a récoltant manipulant that makes wine only from its own harvest, and a buyer's own brand.^3,1 The identifiers are set by the Comité Champagne.² Other compulsory label items include Produit de France.⁴ UMC counts at least 200 NM and more than 2,000 RM in Champagne.¹ See label codes.