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Cocoa Act (Cap. 139).

Pays/Territoire
Vanuatu
Type du document
Législation
Date
1981 (2006)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Laws of the Republic of Vanuatu, Consolidated Edition of 2006.
Titre complet
An Act to provide for the control of cocoa bean quality.
Sujet
Alimentation et nutrition
Mot clé
Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Produits agricoles Café/cacao/thé Commerce international Inspection Fonds spécial Certification Boissons
Aire géographique
Asie et Pacifique, Pays les moins avances, Mélanésie, Océanie, Petits états insulaires en développement, Pacifique Sud
Résumé

This Act provides for the licensing of cocoa fermentaries and dealers, concerns standards and inspection of cocoa intended for exportation and establishes the Cocoa Industries Fund. The Act shall not apply to or in relation to cacao beans used or intended to be used as seed material. No person shall: (a) establish or maintain a fermentary; or (b) carry on business as a cocoa dealer; or (c) carry on business as both cocoa dealer and fermentary operator, without being in possession of a valid license issued by the Director of Agriculture. The Director may endorse any license issued with such conditions and restrictions as he considers appropriate either at the time of issuing the license or at any time thereafter. The standard for Vanuatu Export Cocoa shall be based on accepted international standards and shall be prescribed by the Minister. Cocoa beans intended for export shall be submitted for examination to a Cocoa Inspector who shall issue a certificate in the prescribed manner therefore indicating whether or not the beans are of the prescribed Vanuatu Export Cocoa Standard and mark the bags in the prescribed form. The Fund shall be used for the development of smallholder production of cocoa. Appeal against any decision of the Director made under this Act lies with the Minister. Appeal against any decision of a Cocoa Inspector made under this Act shall be lodged with the Cocoa Appeals Committee established under this Act.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.paclii.org

Références - Législation

Implementé par

Cocoa Regulations (Cap. 139).

Législation | Vanuatu | 1982 (2006)

Mot clé: Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires, Produits agricoles, Café/cacao/thé, Commerce international, Inspection, Normes, Boissons

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amendé par

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provision) Act 2010 (No. 2 of 2010).

Législation | Vanuatu | 2010

Mot clé: Développement agricole, Institution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cocoa (Amendment) Act 1992 (No. 29 of 1992).

Législation | Vanuatu | 1992

Mot clé: Production végétale, Développement agricole, Fonds spécial, Petits exploitants/paysans

Source: FAO, FAOLEX