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All our cocoa through our own sourcing programme

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MarketTypical treatmentLegal basisWhat is required
European UnionEURestricted
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UCPD; self-created scheme caution under EmpCo Annex I (labels)

Proprietary programme ≠ independent Dictionary termCertificationA third-party attestation that a product, process, service, system or person fulfils specified requirements within a defined scope.Read the full definition — criteria must be published, Dictionary termVerificationThe evidence-based confirmation that a claim about events, data or results already obtained is truthfully stated within defined criteria, scope and materiality.Read the full definition independent, and no equivalence with certified labels implied; self-created 'labels' are banned practices.

United KingdomUKRestricted
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CMA Code

Published criteria + independent Dictionary termVerificationThe evidence-based confirmation that a claim about events, data or results already obtained is truthfully stated within defined criteria, scope and materiality.Read the full definition ; no label-equivalence implication.

United StatesUSConditional
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FTC 260.6

Material connection disclosed; criteria published.

CanadaCARestricted
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Competition Act s.74.01(1)(b.1)/(b.2)

Dictionary termSubstantiationThe documented body of relevant, reliable and current evidence that supports the exact wording, scope, comparison and overall impression of a claim before and while it is communicated.Read the full definition incl. programme criteria and coverage (~96% vs 100% candour).

AustraliaAUConditional

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ACL s.18

Programme evidence.

Last reviewed 22 Aug 2026This is an informational comparison, not legal advice.

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