Cocoa (ICS 67.140.30)

DARS 1000-3 Sustainable cocoa — Part 3: Requirements for Cocoa Certification Scheme (27 page(s), in English)

This draft African Standard specifies requirements for the Cocoa Certification Scheme for sustainable cocoa, in relation to cocoa supply chain actors and for the certification of Farmer as an Entity/Farmer Group/Cooperative. It is to be used jointly with ARS 1000-1 and ARS 1000-2. Only Certification Bodies that fulfil the requirements in this Standard shall audit Farmer as an Entity/Farmer Group/Cooperative, which produce sustainable cocoa beans. Only Farmer as an Entity/Farmer Group/Cooperative that fulfil the requirements in this Standard can make claims of sustainably produced cocoa beans.