Jean-Marc Bahans

Jean-Marc Bahans holds a doctorate in law (PhD). His thesis, defended in 1998 at the University of Bordeaux, was on the “General theory of the legal act and economic law”. He is the author of several books on vine and wine law, including Droit du marché vitivinicole, published with Michel Menjucq in 2003 by Editions Féret, and awarded the OIV’s “Economy and Law” prize in 2004. A third, completely revised edition, entitled Droit de la vigne et du vin – Aspects juridiques du marché vitivinicole was published in December 2020. He has directed several collective works on these topics and published numerous articles on these subjects in scientific legal journals. He is an expert member of the CIVB appointed by the Prefect of the Gironde and President of the Gironde Association of Wine Lawyers, based at the Fédération des grands vins de Bordeaux.