1. The Ninth Session of the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification and Inspection Systems (CCFICS) was held in Perth, Australia from 11-15 December 2000 at the kind invitation of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia. The Session was chaired by Mr. Digby Gascoine, Technical Advisor, Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australia. It was attended by 147 delegates, alternates and advisors from 42 member countries and observers from 11 international governmental and non-governmental organizations. A complete list of the participants at the Session is given in Appendix I to this report.
