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.
The letters "code" 2024
- G for canned food,
- C for semi-preserves
As a reminder, the "code" letters for 2023 are :
- M for preserves,
- B for semi-preserves
Code letters from previous years
Year |
Preserves |
Semi-conserve |
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 |