Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

A21: Tolerance limits for residues of or contamination by certain (non-microbiological) substances 

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 Chicor 

Reference of the measure

Part II para 109 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Cacao butter or cocoa butter 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries