Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification
B7: Product quality, safety or performance requirements 
Date when the measure came into force
01 December 1972 
Publication where the measure is specified
The Law of Zambia; Republic of Zambia 
Regulation where the measure is specified
Food and Drugs Act 
Country/Region applying the measure
Zambia 
Coded list of objectives
A: Protection of human life and health 
Description of the measure
109.Cacao butter or cocoa butter shall be the fat from sound cacao beans,obtained either before or after roasting, and free from foreign odour and taste, and shall have a refractive index, at 40ºC, of between 1.453 and 1.459, a saponification value of between 188 and 198, free fatty acids (expressed as per centum of oleic acid) to a maximum of 1.75, and iodine value (Wijs) of between 32 and 43.Coffee and Chicory 
Reference of the measure
part II para 109 
Measure also domestic
Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Code Product Partial coverage Partial coverage indication Date in Date out
1804.00.00 Cocoa butter, fat and oil. Yes Cacao butter or cocoa butter    
Description
Cacao butter or cocoa 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Inclusion/Exclusion Country Date in Date out
Inclusion Entire world 01 December 1972  
Description
All countries