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This page publishes European Union (EU) position papers that were prepared in agreement with the EU Member States for the Codex Alimentarius Commission and its subsidiary bodies.
The Codex
Alimentarius Commission develops food standards that serve as a reference for international food trade.
More than 180 countries are members of the CAC and more than 200 international NGOs and intergovernmental organisations have the observer status.
The World Trade Organisation Agreement on the application
of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement)
considers that WTO members applying the Codex Alimentarius Standards meet their obligations under this Agreement.
Codex Alimentarius' primary objective is to protect the health of consumers, to ensure fair practices in international
food trade and to promote the coordination of all food standards work undertaken by international governmental and non-governmental organizations.
To this end the Codex Alimentarius Commission adopts standards, codes of practices and other related texts that are prepared by
specialised Codex Committees and Ad hoc Task Forces. The 27 Member States of the European Union are all members of the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
In 2003, the European Community (now the EU) also became a full member of the Codex Alimentarius Commission and shares the competence with its Member States on the basis of
the level of harmonisation of the relevant legislation. Since the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009 the European Union replaced the European Community. The EU and its Member States elaborate EU position papers
on issues discussed in the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the various Codex Committees and Task Forces.
The working procedure is described in the Council Decision of 17 November 2003 on the "Accession of the European Community to the Codex Alimentarius Commission"
(Official Journal of the European Union L 309 of 26.11.2003  ).
The Health and Consumer Directorate-General acts as the European Union Codex Contact Point.
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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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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