Consejo Regulador del Tequila (CRT)

The Consejo Regulador del Tequila (CRM) is a regulating institution comprising all actors associated with the Tequila production. Founded in 1993 and situated in Zapopan, Jalisco, CRM is authorized by the Mexican government to control the legal standards for the production of and the trading with tequila. Thus, CRM aims at promoting the culture and quality of this beverage which has gained an important place among the national identity symbols and is considered the “Mexican by excellence” beverage. CRT is accredited as verification unit and as certification body before the Mexican Accreditation Entity (EMA) to secure quality. Likewise, CRT has been approved as such by the Standards General Direction (DGN) of the Economy Secretary (SE).

CRM also grants the Norma Oficial Mexicana (NOM) which guarantees that all authentic, regulated Tequilas with a NOM identifier on the bottle are produced using agave of the species Tequilana Weber Blue variety, grown in the federal states and municipalities indicated in the Declaration. Furthermore, the NOM establishes the technical specifications and legal requirements for the protection of the Appellation of Origin of "Tequila".