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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7725

26 May 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 20 / 58
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/internal market
Council formally adopts "chocolate" directive

Brussels, 25/05/2000 (Agence Europe) - The new rules which will generalise within the Union the authorisation to incorporate a limited percentage of vegetable fats from tropical origins other than cocoa butter into chocolate manufacture (up to 5% maximum of the weight of the finished product) were formally adopted on Thursday by the EU15 ministers and will come into application within about three years.

Taking on board the amendment in second reading by the Parliament to the Council's...

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