Origine France Garantie

What Origine France Garantie does

Origine France Garantie is a French non-profit association (association loi 1901) founded in June 2010 by former minister Yves Jégo and headquartered at 38 bis rue Fabert, Paris. It manages the leading independent third-party certification scheme verifying French origin across three product lines: Origine France Garantie (OFG) for physical products, Service France Garanti (SFG) for service companies employing personnel in France, and Numérique France Garanti (NFG) for digital services and software hosted and developed in France. The framework requires that at least 50% of unit cost and essential product characteristics be French (OFG), that 90% of workforce under French labor contracts deliver essential service features (SFG), and that majority digital value creation occur in France (NFG). Certifications are issued by accredited auditors — Afnor, Bureau Veritas Certification and FCBA — with annual follow-up audits enforced via a technical committee meeting approximately four times per year and 23 sector-specific annexes. The association reports 700+ member companies and 2,700+ certified product ranges, with consumer brand trust at 83% according to an IFOP survey.

The organization monetizes indirectly through certification fees flowing to its partner auditors and directly through member dues and advertising in its owned media property, Fait en France Magazine (full-page ads at €1,500 HT, back covers at €2,500 HT). Go-to-market combines community-led engagement (Prix OFG awards, L'Appel OFG events, annuaire directory, newsletter, LinkedIn presence) with enterprise field sales executed via the certifying-organism channel. Leadership rests with President Gilles Attaf (since April 2021), with Yves Jégo as President of Honor and a Board of Directors drawn from French industrial sectors including notable public figures such as former minister Arnaud Montebourg. In 2026 the association executed its first participation at VivaTech with the Village de la souveraineté numérique, signaling formal extension into the digital-sovereignty ecosystem alongside NFG-certified vendors and policy partners.

Name

Origine France Garantie

Legal name

Origine France Garantie

Website

https://originefrancegarantie.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Origine France Garantie is a French non-profit association that operates the leading independent certification scheme verifying French origin of products, services and digital solutions, serving 700+ member companies through accredited third-party auditors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Certification Services (Origin Verification)

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (541380)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Geographic Indication & Origin/Authenticity Certification (PDO/PGI, Country-of-Origin) (AFALAMAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Certification Program Administration & Scheme Management (Standard Owners) (AFALACAC), Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing Certification Services (AFALAMAD)

Keywords

• Product origin certification
• Made in France certification
• French manufacturing verification
• Service certification France
• Digital sovereignty certification

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Certification Fees: Companies pay certification organisms for audits and certification services. Fees cover the initial certification process and annual follow-up audits.
2. Magazine Advertising: Fait en France Magazine generates revenue through advertising space sales: full page €1,500 HT, half-page €850 HT, back pages €2,500 HT.
3. Membership Dues: Association revenue from 700+ member companies with certified products or services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Origine France Garantie operates a non-profit certification scheme that verifies and attests the French origin of products, services, and digital solutions through three distinct certification programs (OFG, SFG, NFG). Certifications are issued by accredited independent third-party auditors (Afnor, Bureau Veritas, FCBA) following structured referentials and sector-specific annexes, with annual follow-up audits. The association also publishes Fait en France Magazine as a supporting media platform for the French manufacturing ecosystem.

Product overview

Origine France Garantie operates a family of three distinct certification products: Origine France Garantie (OFG) for physical products, Service France Garanti (SFG) for service companies, and Numérique France Garanti (NFG) for digital services and software. The organization also publishes Fait en France Magazine as an associated media brand. The certifications share a common governance structure with independent third-party auditors and are supported by a technical committee that convenes approximately four times per year to evolve certification criteria across 23 sector-specific annexes for OFG alone.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OFG (Origine France Garantie): The main universal certification attesting that a product's essential characteristics and majority of cost price are French.
• SFG (Service France Garanti)
• NFG (Numérique France Garanti)

Products and services

• Origine France Garantie (OFG) Certification
• Service France Garanti (SFG) Certification

Quantifiable outcome

• 83% of French consumers trust the OFG logo more than simple 'Made in France' mentions
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bureau Veritas FrancecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 17 June 2026Third-party auditor for Numérique France Garanti certification pilot program. Conducting audits on digital development, governance, data, and French value creation. Partnered with OFG for VivaTech 2026 presence at Village de la souveraineté numérique.
• Open Internet ProjectminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 17 June 2026Digital equity advocate co-exhibiting at VivaTech 2026 in the Village de la souveraineté numérique alongside OFG and NFG-certified companies.
• WimiminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 17 June 2026NFG-certified company presenting concrete use cases at VivaTech 2026 in the sovereignty digital village.
• AfnorcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAccredited certifying organism for Origine France Garantie and Service France Garanti certifications. One of three approved organisms conducting certification audits.
• Bureau Veritas CertificationcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAccredited certifying organism for OFG and SFG certifications. Part of Bureau Veritas group providing independent certification services.
• FCBAcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAccredited certifying organism for Service France Garanti certification. One of the approved third-party organisms.
• CSF Numérique de ConfianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigital trust sector organizing the Village de la souveraineté numérique at VivaTech 2026, hosting OFG and partner organizations.
• MIF Expo - Le Salon du Made in FranceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor French trade show for Made in France products. Fabienne Delahaye mentioned as participant in L'Appel OFG discussions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Intertek: Global quality assurance provider offering testing, inspection and certification services including product origin and quality marks. Comparable as a broad incumbent operating in adjacent certification categories at international scale.
• TÜV Rheinland: Global testing and certification organization offering product safety, quality and origin-related services. Comparable as a broad incumbent delivering independent certification across diverse industries, overlapping with OFG on product compliance verification.
• SGS: World's largest testing, inspection and certification company offering quality, origin and sustainability assurance. Comparable as a broad incumbent in third-party certification and audit services, though operating globally rather than specializing in Made-in-France origin verification.
• Eurofins: International testing and certification group with strong French roots and activity in food, consumer product and digital trust assurance. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering product certification and testing services overlapping with OFG's vertical coverage.
• DEKRA: German-based testing, inspection and certification organization with strong European presence in product certification and audits. Comparable as a broad incumbent providing third-party certification frameworks and audits similar to OFG's accredited body model.

Direct peers

• ECOCERT: France-based certification body specializing in organic, fair-trade and ethical sourcing certifications. Closely comparable as a French-headquartered certification scheme owner serving similar enterprise customers with values-driven product certification.
• Made in Britain: UK-registered membership body promoting and certifying British-made products via the official Made in Britain mark. The most direct functional peer to OFG, applying the same country-of-origin certification model in a different national market.
• Afnor Certification: France's leading standards and certification body and an accredited certifying organism for OFG and SFG. Directly comparable as a third-party certification provider operating the same referentials and competing for the same French enterprise customers.
• Bureau Veritas Certification: Global testing, inspection and certification company and an accredited certifying organism for OFG/SFG and the NFG pilot. Closely aligned business model offering independent third-party certification services to French enterprises across many of the same verticals.

Regional players

• INAO (Institut National de l'Origine et de la Qualité): French public body overseeing official geographical indication schemes (AOC/AOP, IGP, Label Rouge). Comparable as a French origin-and-quality certification regime, but public-sector, regulated PDO/PGI focused rather than private product-origin certification like OFG.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/origine-france-garantie

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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