The bill defines what cocoa-derived products are and what their characteristics are.
The bill defines what cocoa-derived products are and what their characteristics are. It also sets the minimum percentage of cocoa in chocolates and requires the label to state the total percentage of cocoa, for domestic and imported products sold in the country.
Key points and official text
Key points
- Defines cocoa-derived products and their characteristics
- Sets a minimum percentage of cocoa in chocolates
- Requires the total percentage of cocoa to be stated on the label
- Applies to domestic and imported products sold in the national territory
Official text (PL 1769/2019)
The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.
Dispõe sobre as definições e características dos produtos derivados de cacau, o percentual mínimo de cacau nos chocolates e a informação do percentual total de cacau nos rótulos desses produtos, nacionais e importados, comercializados em todo o território nacional.
How each deputy voted
Symbolic vote: the result was announced without recording each deputy's vote.
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