Report of the Fourteenth Session of the Codex Coordinating Committee for Africa












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Kampala, Uganda, 27 - 30 November 2000
codex alimentarius commission

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION


JOINT OFFICE: Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 ROME Tel: 39 06 57051 www.codexalimentarius.net Email:[email protected] Facsimile: 39 06 5705 4593

ALINORM 01/28

JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME

CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION
Twenty-fourth Session
Geneva, 2 - 7 July 2001

NOTE: This document includes Codex Circular Letter CL 2000/47-Africa

CX 3/5.2

CL 2000/47-AFRICA


December 2000

TO:

- Codex Contact Points


- Interested International Organizations

FROM:

Secretary, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, FAO, Viale, delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy.

SUBJECT: DISTRIBUTION OF THE REPORT OF THE 14TH SESSION OF THE CODEX COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR AFRICA (ALINORM 01/28)

The report of the 14th Session of the Codex Coordinating Committee for Africa will be considered by the Twenty-fourth Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Geneva, 2 - 7 July 2001).

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PART B: REQUEST FOR COMMENTS AND INFORMATION

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

INTRODUCTION

OPENING OF THE SESSION

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA (AGENDA ITEM 1)

MATTERS REFERRED BY THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION AND OTHER CODEX COMMITTEES (AGENDA ITEM 2)

REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF FAO AND WHO COMPLEMENTARY TO THE WORK OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION (AGENDA ITEM 3)

HARMONIZATION AND COOPERATION IN FOOD LEGISLATION AND FOOD CONTROL ACTIVITIES IN THE REGION (AGENDA ITEM 4)

REPORT OF THE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO CODEX CONTACT POINTS AND NATIONAL CODEX COMMITTEES IN THE REGION (AGENDA ITEM 5)

CONSUMERS' INVOLVEMENT IN THE WORK OF NATIONAL CODEX COMMITTEES AND NATIONAL CODEX CONTACT POINTS (AGENDA ITEM 6)

RISK ANALYSIS ACTIVITIES AND APPLICATION IN THE REGION (AGENDA ITEM 7 )

NOMINATION OF COORDINATOR (AGENDA ITEM 8)

OTHER BUSINESS AND FUTURE WORK (AGENDA ITEM 9)

DATE AND PLACE OF NEXT SESSION (AGENDA ITEM 10)

APPENDIX I: LIST OF PARTICIPANTS - LISTE DES PARTICIPANTS - LISTA DE PARTICIPANTES

APPENDIX II: PROPOSED DRAFT AFRICAN REGIONAL GUIDELINES FOR CODEX CONTACT POINTS AND NATIONAL CODEX COMMITTEES

INTRODUCTION
CODEX CONTACT POINTS

DESCRIPTION
FUNCTIONS
LOCATION
REQUIREMENTS

NATIONAL CODEX COMMITTEE

FUNCTIONS
COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE
NOMINATION TO THE NATIONAL CODEX COMMITTEE

FUNDING
ANNEX: CORE FUNCTIONS OF CODEX CONTACT POINTS