Social Entities

– Presidency –

In the current term (2025-2027), the CVA is chaired by Sara Sofia Santos Soares Silva, with Edite Maria Alves as Production Member and Manuel Lopo de Carvalho as Trade Member.

– General Council –

The General Council is chaired by Francisco Miguel Sottomayor Pinto de Castelo-Branco and composed of:

    • Production Representatives:

CAP – Confederation of Portuguese Farmers (Mafalda Garcia de Matos, João Manuel da Luz Mariano, Joana Alves and Rui Manuel do Nascimento Ferreira Coelho Virgínia)

    • Trade Representatives:
ACIRO – Commercial, Industrial and Services Association of the Western Region (Luís Olazabal de Almada and Vasco Sá Fernandes Martins)
NERA – Business Association of the Algarve Region (António Bento Lobo da Veiga Leal de Oliveira and Luís Tomé Pequeno)

The CVA, its organisational structure and respective operating mode are safeguarded and provided for in its own statutes and regulations: 

– Stakeholders committee –

The Stakeholders Committee, is responsible to ensure the impartiality of the decisions made by the CVA. Its composition and operation is regulated by the CVA statutes. The function of the committee, which meets annually (unless an extraordinary meeting is called), is to formulate recommendations on: 

    • Imapartiality policies and procedures regarding certification activities; 
    • Identification of trends by the certification committee related to commercial or other aspects that may hinder the impartial performance of its activities; 
    • Other aspects affecting impartiality and confidence in certification. 
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE STAKEHOLDERS COMMITTEE: 

comissaodepartesinteressadas@vinhosdoalgarve.pt