1 Scope
This document specifies high-level requirements for managementsystems for sustainable cocoa bean production, including post-harvest processes, if applicable, and traceability of the sustainably produced cocoa beans within the organization producing the cocoa beans.
NOTE 1 Post-harvest processes include pod-breaking, fermentation, drying, sorting, packing, transport and storage of cocoa beans.
Only organizations that fulfil both the cocoasustainabilitymanagementsystemrequirements of either this document or ISO 34101‑4:2019, Annex A or B, and the performancerequirements of ISO 34101‑2 can claim their cocoa beans have been sustainably produced.
NOTE 2 ISO 34101‑4 specifies the requirements for cocoasustainabilitymanagementsystems at entry and medium levels.