CEN/TC 415 - Project Committee - Traceable and Sustainable Cocoa
Elaboration of a standard(s) specifying requirements and verification criteria for determination of the sustainability and traceability of cocoa respectively;
Project Committee - Traceable and Sustainable Cocoa
Elaboration of a standard(s) specifying requirements and verification criteria for determination of the sustainability and traceability of cocoa respectively;
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CEN/TC 415 is a Technical Committee within the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). It is named "Project Committee - Traceable and Sustainable Cocoa" and is responsible for: Elaboration of a standard(s) specifying requirements and verification criteria for determination of the sustainability and traceability of cocoa respectively; This committee has published 6 standards.
CEN/TC 415 develops CEN standards in the area of C01 - Food products - Information technology. The scope of work includes: Elaboration of a standard(s) specifying requirements and verification criteria for determination of the sustainability and traceability of cocoa respectively; Currently, there are 6 published standards from this technical committee.
The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) is a public standards organization that brings together the national standardization bodies of 34 European countries. CEN provides a platform for developing European Standards (ENs) and other technical documents in relation to various products, materials, services, and processes, supporting the European Single Market.
A Technical Committee (TC) in CEN is a group of experts responsible for developing international standards in a specific technical area. TCs are composed of national member body delegates and work through consensus to create standards that meet global industry needs. Each TC may have subcommittees (SCs) and working groups (WGs) for specialized topics.
This document specifies high-level requirements for management systems for sustainable cocoa bean production, including post-harvest processes, if applicable, and traceability of the sustainably produced cocoa beans within the organization producing the cocoa beans.
NOTE 1 Post-harvest processes include pod-breaking, fermentation, drying, sorting, packing, transport and storage of cocoa beans.
Only organizations that fulfil both the cocoa sustainability management system requirements of either this document or ISO 34101‑4:2019, Annex A or B, and the performance requirements of ISO 34101‑2 can claim their cocoa beans have been sustainably produced.
NOTE 2 ISO 34101-4 specifies the requirements for cocoa sustainability management systems at entry and medium levels.
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This document specifies performance requirements related to economic, social and environmental aspects for sustainable cocoa bean production, including post-harvest processes, if applicable.
NOTE Post-harvest processes include pod-breaking, fermentation, drying, sorting, packing, transport and storage of cocoa beans.
Only organizations that fulfil both the cocoa sustainability management system requirements of either ISO 34101‑1 or ISO 34101‑4:2019, Annex A or B, and the performance requirements of this document can claim their cocoa beans have been sustainably produced.
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This document specifies basic requirements for the design and implementation of traceability systems within the cocoa supply chain for sustainably produced cocoa beans and cocoa products derived from sustainably produced cocoa beans that conform to ISO 34101‑2 and either ISO 34101‑1 or ISO 34101‑4:2019, Annex A or B, as described in the Introduction.
This document also specifies administrative requirements for a mass balance system whereby cocoa conforming to this document can be used together with nonconforming cocoa and which provides the necessary traceability within a manufacturing process.
This document specifies requirements for traceability of sustainably produced cocoa from an organization that is sustainably producing cocoa beans to the point of exit from the manufacturer of the final retail product.
This document does not apply to a credit system.
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This document specifies requirements for certification schemes for sustainable and traceable cocoa, including the certification of cocoa bean producing organizations and cocoa supply chain actors. It is to be used jointly with ISO 34101-1, ISO 34101-2 and/or ISO 34101-3.
This document also specifies the requirements for cocoa sustainability management systems:
— at entry level, see Annex A;
— at medium level, see Annex B.
NOTE ISO 34101-1 specifies the requirements for cocoa sustainability management systems at high level.
Only organizations that fulfil both the cocoa sustainability management system requirements of either ISO 34101-1 or Annex A or B, and the performance requirements of ISO 34101-2 can claim their cocoa beans have been sustainably produced.
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This European standard specifies requirements for performance levels for planet (natural environment), people (social environment) and profit (farmers income) related aspects at entry, medium and high level, for sustainable and traceable cocoa
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This European standard specifies requirements for a sustainability management system for sustainably produced cocoa.
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