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The EU & CODEX
The Commission represents the EU in the Codex Alimentarius Commission and its bodies.
The 27 EU countries are all members of the Codex Alimentarius Commission. In 2003, the European Community joined, sharing competence with EU countries depending on the level of harmonisation of the respective legislation. Since the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty on 1 December 2009, the EU replaced the European Community.
The EU and its Member States draw up EU position papers on the issues discussed in the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the various Codex Committees and Task Forces.
The Directorate-General Health & Consumers is the EU Codex contact point.
What does CODEX do?
The Codex Alimentarius Commission develops and adopts food standards that serve as reference for international food trade.
Some 185 countries are members and over 200 international NGOs and inter-governmental organisations are observers.
WTO members applying the Codex Alimentarius standards meet their obligations under the World Trade Organisation Agreement on Sanitary and Phyto-sanitary Measures (SPS Agreement).
Objectives
- Protect consumers' health;
- Ensure fair practices in international food trade;
- Coordinate all food standards work done by international governmental and non-governmental organisations.
Decision 2003/822/EC - Accession of the European Community to Codex & working procedure
Please click on the Committee name to get access to the EU positions.
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Full Name of Committee
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CAC
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Codex Alimentarius Commission
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CCCF
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Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods
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CCEURO
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FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Europe
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CCEXEC
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Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission
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CCFA
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Codex Committee on Food Additives
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CCFFP
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Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products
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CCFFV
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Codex Committee on Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
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CCFH
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Codex Committee on Food Hygiene
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CCFICS
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Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems
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CCFL
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Codex Committee on Food Labelling
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CCFO
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Codex Committee on Fats and Oils
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CCGP
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Codex Committee on General Principles
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CCMAS
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Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling
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CCMMP
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Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products
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CCNFSDU
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Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses
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CCPFV
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Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables
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CCPR
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Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues
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CCRVDF
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Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods
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CCS
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Codex Committee on Sugars
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TFAF
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ad hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Animal Feeding
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TFAMR
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ad hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance
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