Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark.
The certification mark, as used by persons authorized by the certifier, certifies that the wooden casks and barrels not of metal are manufactured in accordance with the standards and the guidelines established by the certifier.
"QUALITE CERTIFIEE FUT DE TRADITION FRANCAISE"
The mark consists of the words "Qualite" and "Certifiee" written in two rectangles, surrounding a series five rectangles. Within the five rectangles a house behind a tree in the first rectangle, the letter "C" in the second, "T" in the third", "B" in the fourth, and the letters "FTF" in the fifth. Below this is a circle with the words "Fut De Tradition Francaise" written around it. There is a partial and broken circle above the lettering, with two leaves and 3 acorns depicted at the bottom.
The foreign wording in the mark translates into English as "certified quality, cask of French tradition."