Frankreich

From 1921 the name "rum" is regulated:
"The name of rum is reserved to the eau-de-vie from exclusively by alcoholic fermentation and distillation, either from molasses from the manufacture of cane sugar or cane juice sugar."

In 1922, France introduced a quota colonial rum has destination of the metropolis. Indeed, during the first World War, high demands alcohol triggered a race to the production rhumieres in colonies. This results in a collapse in 1920 the metropolitan market and a very severe crisis for producing islands.