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Founded in 1985 following the First International
Symposium on Vineyard and Wine Law held in The
Association's objectives are to: ·
review and analyse
legal issues affecting the international wine community and commerce; ·
provide a forum in
which wine lawyers, regulators, academics and business people can discuss
issues of common concern; ·
lend its support to
the national and international organisations involved in the vine and wine
sector and notably to the O.I.V. (Organisation
Internationale de la Vigne et du Vin or International Organisation of Vine
and Wine, in English) as to the means of harmonising international wine
regulations; and ·
serve as a clearing house
for legal documentation concerning the wine industry of the world. Membership
and Organisation The official language of the AIDV is French.
However, all meetings and conferences, the Association's by-laws and its
quarterly bulletin are transcribed into both French and English. There are presently over 350 AIDV members, both
individuals and organisations. Members include practising barristers and
solicitors, corporate counsel, professors, trade associations and government
regulators. The following countries are represented: Apart from the Founding Members, the categories of
membership are: Honorary Members, who pay no dues; Individual Members who pay
125 € per year*; and Institutional Members, who pay 600 € per
year and who can designate three participants but with only one vote per
institution. The Association is led by a Board of Directors elected for a three-year term by the membership at its General
Assembly. The directors in turn elect the officers, again for a three-year
term. The Association also provides access to interested
persons to a list of expert professionals able to mediate or arbitrate in
disputes in the wine industry. * Except for students and retirees who pay 60
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