Cocoa and chocolate products

 

National legislation

Ordinance on cocoa and chocolate products

Official Gazette, No. 73/2005 

 

EU legislation

Directive 2000/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 June 2000 on cocoa and chocolate products intended for human consumption

 

Competent authority

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Email: uprava.stocarstvo@mps.hr
Phone: +385 1 3903 111
Web: https://poljoprivreda.gov.hr/

 

Scope of national rule

The quality of cocoa and chocolate products placed on the market intended for human consumption

 

Main requirements that the business user needs to know about

Article 6. - 9. special provisions relating to cocoa and chocolate products

Annex I. Names, definitions and general quality requirements for cocoa and chocolate products

Annex II. - Vegetable fats other than cocoa butter that can be added to chocolate products

 

Market Surveillance Authority

State Inspectorate

pisarnica.dirh@dirh.hr

 

Link to the TRIS database

In the TRIS database you can look up the notification of the technical rule