# Directive 2000/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 June 2000 relating to cocoa and chocolate products intended for human consumption, Division 2

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(a)
Cocoa powder, cocoa
designate the product obtained by converting into powder cocoa beans which have been cleaned, shelled and roasted, and which contains not less than 20 % cocoa butter, calculated according to the weight of the dry matter, and not more than 9 % water;
(b)
Fat-reduced cocoa, fat-reduced cocoa powder
designate cocoa powder containing less than 20 % cocoa butter, calculated according to the weight of the dry matter;
(c)
Powdered chocolate, chocolate in powder
designate the product consisting of a mixture of cocoa powder and sugars, containing not less than 32 % cocoa powder;
(d)
Drinking chocolate, sweetened cocoa, sweetened cocoa powder
designate the product consisting of a mixture of cocoa powder and sugars, containing not less than 25 % cocoa powder; these names shall be accompanied by the term ‘fat-reduced’ in the case where the product is fat-reduced as defined at (b).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2000/36/annex/I/division/A/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2000-36/annex-I/division-A/division-2
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