FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for North America and the South West Pacific (CCNASWP)

FAO/WHO ID No:	CX-732
Reference:	CX/NASWP
Terms of Reference:	(a) defines the problems and needs of the region concerning food standards and food control; (b) promotes within the Committee contacts for the mutual exchange of information on proposed regulatory initiatives and problems arising from food control and stimulates the strengthening of food control infrastructures; (c) recommends to the Commission the development of world wide standards for products of interest to the region, including products considered by the Committee to have an international market potential in the future; (d) develops regional standards for food products moving exclusively or almost exclusively in intra regional trade; (e) draws the attention of the Commission to any aspects of the Commission's work of particular significance to the region; (f) promotes coordination of all regional food standards work undertaken by international governmental and non-governmental organizations within the region; (g) exercises a general coordinating role for the region and such other functions as may be entrusted to it by the Commission; and, (h) promotes the acceptance of Codex standards and maximum limits for residues by member countries.
Status:	Active
Host:	Fiji

Related Circular Letters

Code	Issued	Title	Deadline
CL 2010/33-NASWP	07/10	Request for comments on matters referred from the 64th session of the Executive Committee and the 33rd Session of the Commission	14/09/2010
CL 2010/41-NASWP	07/10	Request for comments on matters referred from the 64th session of the Executive Committee and the 33rd Session of the Commission on: 1) Preparation of the revised Strategic Plan for 2013-2018;2) Strategic approaches to be followed for the future work of the Codex Trust Fund (CTF)	14/09/2010
CL 2012/06-NASWP	02/12	Request for comments and information national food control systems	29/06/2012
CL 2014/19-NASWP	04/14	Request for comments and information on (i) national food control systems; (ii) Codex at national level; and (iii) Codex standards national priorities and interest (13th Session of the FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for North America and the South West Pacific, Kokopo, Papua New Guinea, 23-26 September 2014)	29/08/2014
CL 2019/68/OCS-NASWP	06/19	Request for Comments at Step 3 on the Proposed draft regional standard for fermented noni juice	12/08/2019
CL 2019/76-NASWP	07/19	Proposed Draft regional standard for kava as a beverage when mixed with cold water	19/08/2019
CL 2020/15/OCS-NASWP	01/20	Request for Comments at Step 5 on the proposed draft Regional Standard for Fermented Noni Fruit Juice	30/04/2020
CL 2020/16/OCS-NASWP	01/20	Request for Comments at Step 5 on the proposed draft Regional Standard for Kava products for use as a beverage when mixed with water	30/04/2020
CL 2022/83/OCS-NASWP	12/22	Request for comments at Step 6 on the Draft Regional Standard for Fermented Noni Fruit Juice	15/01/2023