Notification G/SPS/N/EGY/156 dated 25 October 2024, mandatory Egyptian standard ES 465-3/2024 "cocoa and its products part: 3 chocolate", para. 4, should read as follows:

Worth mentioning is that this standard is (partial amendment in 1 page, in Arabic):

·        Item No. (1) Scope: Chocolate shall be prepared from cocoa and cocoa materials with sugars and may contain sweeteners, milk products, flavouring substances and other food ingredients.

·        Item No. (2) definition:

2/2/1 Chocolate Vermicelli (Vermicelli) and Chocolate Flakes.

2/2/1/1 Chocolate Vermicelli (Vermicelli)/Chocolate Flakes.

2/2/1/2 Milk Chocolate Vermicelli (Vermicelli)/Milk Chocolate Flakes.

·        Item No. (3) Basic requirements:

3/1 Chocolate Vermicelli (Vermicelli) and Chocolate Flakes as in item (2/2/1).

·        Item No. (5) Packaging and Labelling:

Item (5/6) will be added including the following: "Products not covered by this standard, where the chocolate flavour is derived solely from non-fat cocoa solids, may bear the name 'chocolate' in their designation". This is to avoid confusion with those products listed under this standard.

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