ARSO/TC 06, Coffee, cocoa, tea and related products

Scope

Elaboration of standards for coffee, cocoa, tea and similar products including terminology, specifications, codes of practice, materials, methods of test and sampling, labelling and packaging.
Equivalent Committees: ISO/TC 34/SC 8, Tea; ISO/TC 34/SC 15, Coffee; ISO/TC 34/SC 18, Cocoa
Codex Committee on Cocoa Products and Chocolate (CCCPC)

Participating Member States
(1) Algeria, (2) Botswana, (3) Cameroun, (4) Côte d’Ivoire, (5) DR Congo, (6) Egypt, (7) Ethiopia, (8) Gabon, (9) Ghana, (10) Kenya, (11) Liberia, (12) Nigeria, (13) Rwanda, (14) Senegal, (15) Sierra Leone, (16) Tanzania, (17) Togo, (18) Uganda, (19) Zimbabwe

Leadership
Co-Chairperson: Mr. Nanga Coulibaly, Cote D’Ivoire
Co-Chairperson: Mr. Maxwell Samuel Karikari Addo, Ghana
Co-Secretary: Mr. MacMillan Prentice, Ghana
Co-Secretary: Mr. Thierry Tape

Key Work Items
(1) DARS 1000-1:2020, Sustainable cocoa — Part 1: Requirements for cocoa farmer as entity, farmer group, cooperative — Management system and performance
(2) DARS 1000-2:2020, Sustainable cocoa — Part 2: Requirements for cocoa quality and traceability
(3) DARS 1000-3:2020, Sustainable Cocoa — Part 3: Requirements for Cocoa Certification Scheme

Key Information
The initial work of the committee was supported by the Government of Ghana through the Ghana Cocoa Board and the Government of Cote D’Ivoire through le Conseil du Café-Cacao Côte d’Ivoire.
Since this was an urgent matter, the two governments have requested ARSO Secretariat to utilize the Fast-Tracking Procedure in the revised ASHAM.