Non-Tariff Measure
- NTM classification
- B7: Product quality, safety or performance requirements
- Date when the measure came into force
- 01 January 2000
- Publication where the measure is specified
- Government Notice 173 of 1999
- Regulation where the measure is specified
- Food Regulations 1999
- Country/Region applying the measure
- Mauritius
- The rationale of the measure
- No specific objective stated
- Coded list of objectives
- X: For purposes n.e.s.
- Description of the measure
- 154. Cocoa or cocoa powder
Cocoa or cocoa powder or soluble cocoa -
(b) shall, in its water-free, fat free and alkaline-free content, contain not more than -
(i) 19% starch naturally present;
(ii) 7% crude fibre;
(iii) 8% total ash;
(iv) 5.5% of ash insoluble in water;
(v) 0.4% of ferric oxide;
(vi) 10.5% of total alkalinity calculated as potassium carbonate; and
(vii) 12.5% ash; - Reference of the measure
- Sub-article 154(b)
- Measure also domestic
- Yes
Products affected by the measure.
Code | Product | Partial coverage | Partial coverage indication | Date in | Date out |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1801.00.00 | Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted. | No | |||
1805.00.00 | Cocoa powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter. | No | |||
1806.10.00 | - Cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | No | |||
1806.20.00 | - Other preparations in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2 kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, of a content exceeding 2 kg | Yes | Cocoa powder |
- Description
- Cocoa and cocoa powder
Countries/Regions affected by the measure.
Inclusion/Exclusion | Country | Date in | Date out |
---|---|---|---|
Inclusion | Entire world |
- Description
- Entire world