The "code" letters

The use of these code letters is optional, however it allows a clear identification of the year of manufacture by the distributors and the managers of stocks of sterilized products.
These code letters are communicated to the Authorities of Trusteeship, to the French and European Professional Organizations, and to the Administration.
Code letters 2025
- R for canned goods,
- H for semi-preserves
As a reminder, the "code" letters for 2024 are :
- G for canned food,
- C for semi-preserves


Code letters from previous years
Year |
Preserves |
Semi-conserve |
2024 | G | C |
2023 | M | B |
2022 | F | A |
2021 | U | K |
2020 | E | P |
2019 | J | T |
2018 | A | G |
2017 | B | E |
2016 | P | H |
2015 | S | C |
2014 | T | D |
2013 | H | P |
2012 | M | R |
2011 | E | J |
2010 | N | V |