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BrazilCorrected since it was notified

Cocoa; powder – Brazil

Official title

Law No. 15.404, 8 May 2026

Brazil issued a correction on 18 May 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/BRA/1632. The measure was first notified on 12 May 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Cocoa powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter

HS codes
  • 18 · Cocoa and cocoa preparations
    • 1805 Cocoa powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter.
Notifying member
Brazil
Status
Corrected since it was notified
Objectives
  • Quality requirements
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/BRA/1632Latest notice: G/TBT/N/BRA/1632/Corr.1
Keywords
Food standards

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Not set in the notification
Proposed adoption
Not applicable
Proposed entry into force
Not applicable

What the notification says

Establishes the definitions and characteristics of cocoa-derived products, the minimum percentage of cocoa in chocolates, and the requirement to state the total percentage of cocoa on the labels of these products, both domestic and imported, sold within the national territory.

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. CorrigendumG/TBT/N/BRA/1632/Corr.1

    Law No. 15.404, 8 May 2026

    Provides the link to access the full text.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)

  2. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/BRA/1632

    Law No. 15.404, 8 May 2026

    Establishes the definitions and characteristics of cocoa-derived products, the minimum percentage of cocoa in chocolates, and the requirement to state the total percentage of cocoa on the labels of these products, both domestic and imported, sold within the national territory.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)

Sources

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All updates from Brazil

  1. WTO notificationTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Ordinance Nº. 487, 04 November 2014. The text proposes to rewrite and, include some items of the document previously notified as G/TBT/N/BRA/461/Add.1 in order to upgrade and…

    The revised text proposes to include three (3) different certification models (items 6.1); to include item 6.4 as certification model 3; and to rewrite clauses 6.2.1 and 6.2.2, to provide terms and conditions to assess and maintain conformity. Other provisions contained in the Inmetro Ordinance Nº…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/BRA/461/Rev.1/Add.7Comment period closed

  2. WTO notificationSPSProposed measure, open for comments

    Draft. Establishes the phytosanitary requirements for the importation of seeds of Canna spp. produced in the Kingdom of Thailand

    Draft Ordinance aiming to establish the phytosanitary requirements for the import of seeds (Category 4) of Canna spp. produced in Thailand. The consignments must be accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certificate, issued by the National Plant Protection Organization – NPPO of Thailand, as detailed on…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/BRA/2548Comments until 8 January 2027

  3. WTO notificationSPSProposed measure, open for comments

    Draft Resolution 1430, 14 October 2026

    This draft resolution proposes amendments to the agronomic class (item 2.1) and to the wording of items 2.3 and 3.1 of Monograph P74 - Priestia megaterium, in the Monograph List of Active Ingredients for Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservatives, which was published by…

    No products listed by the notifying member

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/BRA/2547Comments until 8 January 2027

  4. WTO notificationSPSProposed measure, open for comments

    Draft Resolution 1428, 7 October 2026

    This draft resolution proposes the inclusion of the active ingredient T86 - Trichoderma Yunnanense in the Monograph List of Active Ingredients for Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservatives, which was published by Normative Instruction 103 on 19 October 2021 in the Brazilian…

    No products listed by the notifying member

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/BRA/2546Comments until 8 January 2027

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