| | - The new organisation carries forward the Rainforest Alliance name.
- The two sets of label requirements will be brought together; the specific rules are yet to be finalised.
- Certification will continue to be carried out by independent certification bodies.
- Certification will continue as before until such time as the new programme is published; the first certifications under the new programme will commence during the year 2020.
- As UTZ has already communicated, from 3 December 2018 onward operators that are already UTZ certified have the opportunity to also obtain Rainforest Alliance certification. Certification can be obtained for the product groups «cocoa», «coffee» and «tea».
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