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This part of ISO 959 specifies requirements for black pepper Piper nigrum Linnaeus) (see ISO 676), whole or ground, at the following commercial stages: - pepper sold by the producing country without cleaning or after a partial cleaning, without preparation or grading, called "non-processed (NP) or semi-processed (SP) pepper" in this part of ISO 959; - pepper sold by the producing country after cleaning, preparation and/or grading, called "processed (P) pepper", which can, in certain case, be re-sold directly to the consumers. When the term "black pepper" is used alone, it means that the specification applies to both types described, without distinction. This part of ISO 959 does not apply to black pepper categories called "light".