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Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme

 


CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION

PROCEDURAL MANUAL
Sixteenth edition


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    FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 2007

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Table of contents

Part I   [526Kb]

    Contents
    Appendix

Part II   [201Kb]

    Introduction

    SECTION I
    Statutes of the Codex Alimentarius
    Rules of Procedure
    Elaboration procedures
    General principles
    Guidelines on Cooperation between the Codex Alimentarius Commission and International Intergovernmental Organizations in the Elaboration of Standards and Related Texts
    Principles Concerning the Participation of International Non- Governmental Organizations in the Work of the Codex Alimentarius Commission
    Definitions

Part III   [505Kb]

    SECTION II
    Guidelines for Codex Committees and Task Forces
    Criteria for Work Priorities and for Establishing Subsidiary Bodies
    Guidelines for the Inclusion of Specific Provisions in Codex Standards
    Reference System for Documents
    Format for Codex Commodity Standards
    Relations between Codex Committees
    Core Functions of Codex Contact Points

    SECTION III
    Working Principles for Risk Analysis
    Risk Analysis Principles Applied by the Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants
    CCFAC Policy for Exposure Assessment of Contaminants and Toxins in Foods or Food Groups

    SECTION IV
    Sessions of the Codex Alimentarius Commission
    Sessions of the Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission
    Subsidiary bodies of the Codex Alimentarius Commission
    Joint FAO/WHO Committee of Government experts on the Code of principles
    concerning Milk and milk products (Cx-703)
    Codex Committee on General Principles (CX-716)
    Codex Committee on Food Additives(CX-711)
    Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods (CX-735)
    Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CX-712)
    Codex Committee on Food Labelling (CX-714)
    Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling (CX-715)
    Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CX-718)
    Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods (CX-730)
    Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Certification and Inspection Systems (CX-733)
    Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CX-720)
    Codex Committee on Cocoa Products and Chocolate (CX-708)
    Codex Committee on Sugars (CX-710)
    Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables (CX-713)
    Codex Committee on Fats and Oils (CX-709)
    Codex Committee on Meat(CX-717)
    Codex Committee on Meat Hygiene (CX-723)
    Codex Committee on on Processed Meat and Poultry Products (CX-721)
    Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products (CX-722)
    Codex Committee on Edible Ices (CX-724)
    Codex Committee on Soups and Broths (CX-726)
    Codex Committee on Cereals, Pulses and Legumes (CX-729)
    Codex Committee on Vegetable Proteins (CX-728)
    Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (CX-731)
    Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products (CX-703)
    Codex Committee on Natural Mineral Waters (CX-719)
    Ad Hoc Codex Intergovernmental Task Force on Fruit and Vegetable Juices (CX-801)
    Ad Hoc Codex Intergovernmental Task Force on Foods derived from Biotechnology (CX-802)
    Ad Hoc Codex Intergovernmental Task Force on Animal Feeding (CX-803)
    Ad Hoc Codex Intergovernmental Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance (CX-804)
    Ad Hoc Codex Intergovernmental Task Force on the Processing and Handling of Quick-Frozen Foods (cx-805)
    FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Africa (CX-707)
    FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Asia (CX-727)
    FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Europe (CX-706)
    FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean (CX-725)
    FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for the Near East (CX-734)
    FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for North America and the South West Pacific (CX-732)
    Joint UNECE/Codex Alimentarius Groups of Experts on Standardization
    Membership of the Codex Alimentarius Commission

    APPENDIX: General Decisions of the Commission
    Statements of Principle concerning the role of Science in the Codex decision-making process and the extent to which other factors are taken into account
    Statements of Principle relating to the role of Food Safety Risk Assessment Measures to facilitate consensus
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