Subsidiary Bodies of the Codex Alimentarius Commission

SUBSIDIARY BODY UNDER RULE IX.1(a)

Joint FAO/WHO Committee of Government Experts on the Code of Principles Concerning Milk and Milk Products (CX-703)

Established by FAO and WHO in 1958 and integrated into the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme in 1962 as a subsidiary body of the Codex Alimentarius Commission under Rule IX.1(a). Re-named “Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products” in 1993 and re-established as a subsidiary body under Rule IX.1(b)(i).

Sessions

1st	Rome, Italy, 8-12 September 1958
2nd	Rome, Italy, 13-17 April 1959
3rd	Rome, Italy, 22-26 February 1960
4th	Rome, Italy, 6-10 March 1961
5th	Rome, Italy, 2-6 April 1962
6th	Rome, Italy, 17-21 June 1963
7th	Rome, Italy, 4-8 May 1964
8th	Rome, Italy, 24-29 May 1965
9th	Rome, Italy, 20-25 June 1966
10th	Rome, Italy, 25-31 August 1967
11th	Rome, Italy, 10-15 June 1968
12th	Rome, Italy, 7-12 July 1969
13th	Rome, Italy, 15-20 June 1970
14th	Rome, Italy, 6-11 September 1971
15th	Rome, Italy, 25-30 September 1972
16th	Rome, Italy, 10-15 September 1973
17th	Rome, Italy, 14-19 April 1975
18th	Rome, Italy, 13-18 September 1976
19th	Rome, Italy, 12-17 June 1978
20th	Rome, Italy, 26-30 April 1982
21st	Rome, Italy, 2-6 June 1986
22nd	Rome, Italy, 5-9 November 1990

Terms of Reference:

To establish international codes and standards concerning milk and milk products.

SUBSIDIARY BODIES UNDER RULE IX.1(b)(i)

Codex Committee on General Principles (CX-716)

Host Government: France

Sessions:

1st	Paris, 4-8 October 1965
2nd	Paris, 16-19 October 1967
3rd	Paris, 9-13 December 1968
4th	Paris, 4-8 March 1974
5th	Paris, 19-23 January 1976
6th	Paris, 15-19 October 1979
7th	Paris, 6-10 April 1981
8th	Paris, 24-28 November 1986
9th	Paris, 24-28 April 1989
10th	Paris, 7-11 September 1992
11th	Paris, 25-29 April 1994
12th	Paris, 25-28 November 1996
13th	Paris, 7-11 September 1998
14th	Paris, 19-23 April 1999
15th	Paris, 10-14 April 2000
16th	Paris, 23-27 April 2001

Terms of Reference:

To deal with such procedural and general matters as are referred to it by the Codex Alimentarius Commission. Such matters have included the establishment of the General Principles which define the purpose and scope of the Codex Alimentarius, the nature of Codex standards and the forms of acceptance by countries of Codex standards; the development of Guidelines for Codex Committees; the development of a mechanism for examining any economic impact statements submitted by governments concerning possible implications for their economies of some of the individual standards or some of the provisions thereof; the establishment of a Code of Ethics for the International Trade in Food.

Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants (CX-711)

Host Government: Netherlands

Sessions:

1st	The Hague, 19-22 May 1964
2nd	The Hague, 10-14 May 1965
3rd	The Hague, 9-13 May 1966
4th	The Hague, 11-15 September 1967
5th	Arnhem, 18-22 March 1968
6th	Arnhem, 15-22 October 1969
7th	The Hague, 12-16 October, 1970
8th	Wageningen, 29 May - 2 June 1972
9th	Wageningen, 10-14 December 1973
10th	The Hague, 2-7 June 1975
11th	The Hague, 31 May - 6 June 1977
12th	The Hague, 10-16 October 1978
13th	The Hague, 11-17 September 1979
14th	The Hague, 25 Nov. - 1 Dec. 1980
15th	The Hague, 16-22 March 1982
16th	The Hague, 22-28 March 1983
17th	The Hague, 10-16 April 1984
18th	The Hague, 5-11 November 1985
19th	The Hague, 17-23 March 1987
20th	The Hague, 7-12 March 1988
21st	The Hague, 13-18 March 1989
22nd	The Hague, 19-24 March 1990
23rd	The Hague, 4-9 March 1991
24th	The Hague, 23-28 March 1992
25th	The Hague, 22-26 March 1993
26th	The Hague, 7-11 March 1994
27th	The Hague, 20-24 March 1995
28th	Manila, 18-22 March 1996
29th	The Hague, 17-21 March 1997
30th	The Hague, 9-13 March 1998
31st	The Hague, 22-26 March 1999
32nd	Beijing, 20-24 March 2000
33rd	The Hague, 12-16 March 2001

Terms of reference:

(a) to establish or endorse permitted maximum or guideline levels for individual food additives, for contaminants (including environmental contaminants) and for naturally occurring toxicants in foodstuffs and animal feeds;

(b) to prepare priority lists of food additives and contaminants for toxicological evaluation by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives;

(c) to recommend specifications of identity and purity for food additives for adoption by the Commission;

(d) to consider methods of analysis for their determination in food; and

(e) consider and elaborate standards or codes for related subjects such as the labelling of food additives when sold as such, and food irradiation.

Host Government: U.S.A.

Sessions:

1st	Washington D.C., 27-28 May 1964
2nd	Rome, 14-16 June 1965
3rd	Rome, 31 May - 3 June 1966
4th	Washington D.C., 12-16 June 1967
5th	Washington D.C., 6-10 May 1968
6th	Washington D.C., 5-9 May 1969
7th	Washington D.C., 25-29 May 1970
8th	Washington D.C., 14-18 June 1971
9th	Washington D.C., 19-23 June 1972
10th	Washington D.C., 14-18 May 1973
11th	Washington D.C., 10-14 June 1974
12th	Washington D.C., 12-16 May 1975
13th	Rome, 10-14 May 1976
14th	Washington D.C., 29 August - 2 September 1977
15th	Washington D.C., 18-22 September 1978
16th	Washington D.C., 23-27 July 1979
17th	Washington D.C., 17-21 November 1980
18th	Washington D.C., 22-26 February 1982
19th	Washington D.C., 26-30 September 1983
20th	Washington D.C., 1-5 October 1984
21st	Washington D.C., 23-27 September 1985
22nd	Washington D.C., 20-24 October 1986
23rd	Washington D.C., 21-25 March 1988
24th	Washington D.C., 16-20 October 1989
25th	Washington D.C., 28 October - 1 November 1991
26th	Washington D.C., 1-5 March 1993
27th	Washington D.C., 17-21 October 1994
28th	Washington D.C., 27 November - 1 December 1995
29th	Washington D.C., 21-25 October 1996
30th	Washington D.C., 20-24 October 1997
31st	Orlando, Florida, 26-30 October 1998
32nd	Washington D.C., 29 November - 4 December 1999
33rd	Washington D.C., 23-28 October 2000

Terms of reference:

(a) to draft basic provisions on food hygiene applicable to all food[15];

(b) to consider, amend if necessary and endorse provisions on hygiene prepared by Codex commodity committees and contained in Codex commodity standards, and

(c) to consider, amend if necessary, and endorse provisions on hygiene prepared by Codex commodity committees and contained in Codex codes of practice unless, in specific cases, the Commission has decided otherwise, or

(d) to draft provisions on hygiene applicable to specific food items or food groups, whether coming within the terms of reference of a Codex commodity committee or not;

(e) to consider specific hygiene problems assigned to it by the Commission;

(f) to suggest and prioritize areas where there is a need for microbiological risk assessment at the international level and to develop questions to be addressed by the risk assessors;

(g) to consider microbiological risk management matters in relation to food hygiene and in relation to the risk assessment of FAO and WHO.

Host Government: Canada

Sessions:

1st	Ottawa, 21-25 June 1965
2nd	Ottawa, 25-29 July 1966
3rd	Ottawa, 26-30 June 1967
4th	Ottawa, 23-28 September 1968
5th	Rome, 6 April 1970
6th	Geneva, 28-29 June 1971
7th	Ottawa, 5-10 June 1972
8th	Ottawa, 28 May - 1 June 1973
9th	Rome, 26-27 June 1974
10th	Ottawa, 26-30 May 1975
11th	Rome, 25-26 March 1976
12th	Ottawa, 16-20 May 1977
13th	Ottawa, 16-20 July 1979
14th	Rome, 28-30 November 1979
15th	Ottawa, 10-14 November 1980
16th	Ottawa, 17-21 May 1982
17th	Ottawa, 12-21 October 1983
18th	Ottawa, 11-18 March 1985
19th	Ottawa, 9-13 March 1987
20th	Ottawa, 3-7 April 1989
21st	Ottawa, 11-15 March 1991
22nd	Ottawa, 26-30 April 1993
23rd	Ottawa, 24-28 October 1994
24th	Ottawa, 14-17 May 1996
25th	Ottawa, 15-18 April 1997
26th	Ottawa, 26-29 May 1998
27th	Ottawa, 27-30 April 1999
28th	Ottawa, 5-9 May 2000
29th	Ottawa, 1-4 May 2001

Terms of reference:

(a) to draft provisions on labelling applicable to all foods;

(b) to consider, amend if necessary, and endorse draft specific provisions on labelling prepared by the Codex Committees drafting standards, codes of practice and guidelines;

(c) to study specific labelling problems assigned to it by the Commission;

(d) to study problems associated with the advertisement of food with particular reference to claims and misleading descriptions.

Host Government: Federal Republic of Germany (1^st to 6^th sessions), Hungary

Sessions:

1st	Berlin, 23-24 September 1965
2nd	Berlin, 20-23 September 1966
3rd	Berlin, 24-27 October 1967
4th	Berlin, 11-15 November 1968
5th	Cologne, 1-6 December 1969
6th	Bonn Bad Godesberg, 24-28 January 1971
7th	Budapest, 12-18 September 1972
8th	Budapest, 3-7 September 1973
9th	Budapest, 27-31 October 1975
10th	Budapest, 24-28 October 1977
11th	Budapest, 2-6 July 1979
12th	Budapest, 11-15 May 1981
13th	Budapest, 29 November - 3 December 1982
14th	Budapest, 26-30 November 1984
15th	Budapest, 10-14 November 1986
16th	Budapest, 14-19 November 1988
17th	Budapest, 8-12 April 1991
18th	Budapest, 9-13 November 1992
19th	Budapest, 21-25 March 1994
20th	Budapest, 2-6 October 1995
21st	Budapest, 10-14 March 1997
22nd	Budapest, 23-27 November 1998
23rd	Budapest, 26 February - March 2001

Terms of reference:

(a) to define the criteria appropriate to Codex Methods of Analysis and Sampling;

(b) to serve as a coordinating body for Codex with other international groups working in methods of analysis and sampling and quality assurance systems for laboratories;

(c) to specify, on the basis of final recommendations submitted to it by the other bodies referred to in (b) above, Reference Methods of Analysis and Sampling appropriate to Codex Standards which are generally applicable to a number of foods;

(d) to consider, amend, if necessary, and endorse, as appropriate, methods of analysis and sampling proposed by Codex (Commodity) Committees, except that methods of analysis and sampling for residues of pesticides or veterinary drugs in food, the assessment of micro biological quality and safety in food, and the assessment of specifications for food additives, do not fall within the terms of reference of this Committee;

(e) to elaborate sampling plans and procedures, as may be required;

(f) to consider specific sampling and analysis problems submitted to it by the Commission or any of its Committees;

(g) to define procedures, protocols, guidelines or related texts for the assessment of food laboratory proficiency, as well as quality assurance systems for laboratories.

Host Government: Netherlands

Sessions:

1st	The Hague, 17-21 January 1966
2nd	The Hague, 18-22 September 1967
3rd	Arnhem, 30 September-4 October 1968
4th	Arnhem, 6-14 October 1969
5th	The Hague, 28 September - 6 October 1970
6th	The Hague, 16-23 October 1972
7th	The Hague, 4-9 February 1974
8th	The Hague, 3-8 March 1975
9th	The Hague, 14-21 February 1977
10th	The Hague, 29 May - 5 June 1978
11th	The Hague, 11-18 June 1979
12th	The Hague, 2-9 June 1980
13th	The Hague, 15-20 June 1981
14th	The Hague, 14-21 June 1982
15th	The Hague, 3-10 October 1983
16th	The Hague, 24 May - 4 June 1984
17th	The Hague, 25 March - 1 April 1985
18th	The Hague, 21-28 April 1986
19th	The Hague, 6-13 April 1987
20th	The Hague, 18-25 April 1988
21st	The Hague, 10-17 April 1989
22nd	The Hague, 23-30 April 1990
23rd	The Hague, 15-22 April 1991
24th	The Hague, 6-13 April 1992
25th	Havana, Cuba, 19-26 April 1993
26th	The Hague, 11-18 April 1994
27th	The Hague, 24 April-1 May 1995
28th	The Hague, 15-20 April 1996
29th	The Hague, 7-12 April 1997
30th	The Hague, 20-25 April 1998
31st	The Hague, 12-17 April 1999
32nd	The Hague, 1-8 May 2000
33rd	The Hague, 2-7 April 2001

Terms of reference:

(a) to establish maximum limits for pesticide residues in specific food items or in groups of food;

(b) to establish maximum limits for pesticide residues in certain animal feeding stuffs moving in international trade where this is justified for reasons of protection of human health;

(c) to prepare priority lists of pesticides for evaluation by the Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR);

(d) to consider methods of sampling and analysis for the determination of pesticide residues in food and feed;

(e) to consider other matters in relation to the safety of food and feed containing pesticide residues; and

(f) to establish maximum limits for environmental and industrial contaminants showing chemical or other similarity to pesticides, in specific food items or groups of food.

Host Government: United States of America

Sessions:

1st	Washington, D.C. 27-31 October, 1986
2nd	Washington, D.C. 30 November - 4 December 1987
3rd	Washington, D.C. 31 October - 4 November 1988
4th	Washington, D.C. 24-27 October 1989
5th	Washington, D.C. 16-19 October 1990
6th	Washington, D.C. 22-25 October 1991
7th	Washington, D.C., 20-23 October 1992
8th	Washington, D.C., 7-10 June 1994
9th	Washington, D.C., 5-8 December 1995
10th	San José (Costa Rica), 29 October - 1 November 1996
11th	Washington D.C., 15-18 September 1998
12th	Washington, D.C., 28-31 March 2000

Terms of reference:

(a) to determine priorities for the consideration of residues of veterinary drugs in foods;

(b) to recommend maximum levels of such substances;

(c) to develop codes of practice as may be required;

(d) to consider methods of sampling and analysis for the determination of veterinary drug residues in foods.

Host Government, Australia

Sessions:

1st	Canberra, 21-25 September 1992
2nd	Canberra, 29 November-3 December 1993
3rd	Canberra, 27 February-3 March 1995
4th	Sydney, 19-23 February 1996
5th	Sydney, 17-21 February 1997
6th	Melbourne, 23-27 February 1998
7th	Melbourne, 22-26 February 1999
8th	Adelaide, 21-25 February 2000
9th	Perth, 11-15 December 2000

Terms of reference:

(a) to develop principles and guidelines for food import and export inspection and certification systems with a view to harmonising methods and procedures which protect the health of consumers, ensure fair trading practices and facilitate international trade in foodstuffs;

(b) to develop principles and guidelines for the application of measures by the competent authorities of exporting and importing countries to provide assurance where necessary that foodstuffs comply with requirements, especially statutory health requirements;

(c) to develop guidelines for the utilisation, as and when appropriate, of quality assurance systems[16] to ensure that foodstuffs conform with requirements and to promote the recognition of these systems in facilitating trade in food products under bilateral/multilateral arrangements by countries;

(d) to develop guidelines and criteria with respect to format, declarations and language of such official certificates as countries may require with a view towards international harmonization;

(e) to make recommendations for information exchange in relation to food import/export control;

(f) to consult as necessary with other international groups working on matters related to food inspection and certification systems;

(g) to consider other matters assigned to it by the Commission in relation to food inspection and certification systems.

Host Government: Federal Republic of Germany

Sessions:

1st	Freiburgh in Breisgau, 2-5 May 1966
2nd	Freiburgh in Breisgau, 6-10 November 1967
3rd	Cologne, 14-18 October 1968
4th	Cologne, 3-7 November 1969
5th	Bonn, 30 November-4 December 1970
6th	Bonn, 6-10 December 1971
7th	Cologne, 10-14 October 1972
8th	Bonn Bad Godesberg, 9-14 September 1974
9th	Bonn, 22-26 September 1975
10th	Bonn, 28 February - 4 March 1977
11th	Bonn Bad Godesberg, 23-27 October 1978
12th	Bonn Bad Godesberg, 29 September - 3 October 1980
13th	Bonn Bad Godesberg, 20-24 September 1982
14th	Bonn Bad Godesberg, 24 January - 1 February 1985
15th	Bonn Bad Godesberg, 12-16 January 1987
16th	Bonn Bad Godesberg, 29 September - 7 October 1988
17th	Bonn Bad Godesberg, 18-22 February 1991
18th	Bonn Bad Godesberg, 28 September - 2 October 1992
19th	Bonn Bad Godesberg, 27-31 March 1995
20th	Bonn Bad Godesberg, 7-11 October 1996
21st	Berlin, 21-25 September 1998
22nd	Berlin, 19-23 June 2000

Terms of reference:

(a) to study specific nutritional problems assigned to it by the Commission and advise the Commission on general nutrition issues;

(b) to draft general provisions, as appropriate, concerning the nutritional aspects of all foods;

(c) to develop standards, guidelines or related texts for foods for special dietary uses, in cooperation with other committees where necessary;

(d) to consider, amend if necessary, and endorse provisions on nutritional aspects proposed for inclusion Codex standards, guidelines and related texts.

Host Government: Switzerland

Sessions:

1st	Neuchâtel, 5-6 November 1963
2nd	Montreux, 22-24 April 1964
3rd	Zürich, 10-12 March 1965
4th	Berne, 15-17 March 1966
5th	Lugano, 9-12 May 1967
6th	Montreux, 2-5 July 1968
7th	Horgen, (Zürich), 23-27 June 1969
8th	Lucerne, 29 June - 3 July 1970
9th	Neuchâtel, 27 September - 1 October 1971
10th	Lausanne, 7-11 May 1973
11th	Zürich, 2-6 December 1974
12th	Bienne, 1-5 November 1976
13th	Aarau, 2-6 April 1979
14th	Lausanne, 21-25 April 1980
15th	Neuchâtel, 29 March - 2 April 1982
16th	Thun, 30 September - 2 October 1996
17th	Berne, 16-18 November 1998
18th	Fribourg, 2-4 November 2000

Terms of reference:

To elaborate world wide standards for cocoa products and chocolate.

Codex Committee on Sugars (CX-710)

Host Government: United Kingdom

Sessions:

1st	London, 3-5 March 1964
2nd	London, 2-4 March 1965
3rd	London, 1-3 March 1966
4th	London, 18-21 April 1967
5th	London, 10-12 September 1968
6th	London, 19-22 March 1974
7th	London, 9-11 February 2000

Adjourned sine die

Terms of reference:

To elaborate world wide standards for all types of sugars and sugar products.

Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables (CX-713)

Host Government: United States of America

Sessions:

1st	Washington, D.C., 29-30 May 1964
2nd	Rome, 8-11 June 1965
3rd	Rome, 6-10 June 1966
4th	Washington, D.C., 19-23 June 1967
5th	Washington, D.C., 13-17 May 1968
6th	Washington, D.C., 12-16 May 1969
7th	Washington, D.C., 1-5 June 1970
8th	Washington, D.C., 7-11 June 1971
9th	Washington, D.C., 12-16 June 1972
10th	Washington, D.C., 21-25 May 1973
11th	Washington, D.C., 3-7 June 1974
12th	Washington, D.C., 19-23 May 1975
13th	Washington, D.C., 9-13 May 1977
14th	Washington, D.C., 25-29 September 1978
15th	Washington, D.C., 17-21 March 1980
16th	Washington, D.C., 22-26 March 1982
17th	Washington, D.C., 13-17 February 1984
18th	Washington, D.C., 10-14 March 1986
19th	Washington, D.C., 16-20 March 1998
20th	Washington, D.C., 11-15 September 2000

Terms of reference:

To elaborate world wide standards for all types of processed fruits and vegetables including dried products, canned dried peas and beans, jams and jellies, but not dried prunes, or fruit and vegetable juices. The Commission has also allocated to this Committee the work of revision of standards for quick frozen fruits and vegetables.

Codex Committee on Fats and Oils (CX-709)

Host Government: United Kingdom

Sessions:

1st	London, 25-27 February 1964
2nd	London, 6-8 April 1965
3rd	London, 29 March - 1 April 1966
4th	London, 24-28 April 1967
5th	London, 16-20 September 1968
6th	Madrid, 17-20 November 1969
7th	London, 25-29 March 1974
8th	London, 24-28 November 1975
9th	London, 28 November - 2 December 1977
10th	London, 4-8 December 1978
11th	London, 23-27 June 1980
12th	London, 19-23 April 1982
13th	London, 23-27 February 1987
14th	London, 27 September - 1 October 1993
15th	London, 4-8 November 1996
16th	London, 8-12 March 1999
17th	London, 19-23 February 2001

Terms of reference:

To elaborate world wide standards for fats and oils of animal, vegetable and marine origin including margarine and olive oil.

Codex Committee on Meat (CX-717)

Host Government: Federal Republic of Germany

Sessions:

1st	Kulmbach, 28-30 October 1965
2nd	Kulmbach, 5-8 July 1966
3rd	Kulmbach, 15-17 November 1967
4th	Kulmbach, 18-20 June 1969
5th	Bonn, 16-20 November 1970
6th	Kulmbach, 1-5 November 1971
7th	Kulmbach, 25-29 June 1973

Dissolved by the 16^th Session of the Commission in 1985.

Terms of reference:

To elaborate world wide standards and/or descriptive texts and/or codes of practice as may seem appropriate for the classification, description and grading of carcasses and cuts of beef, veal, mutton, lamb and pork.

Codex Committee on Meat and Poultry Hygiene (CX-723)

Established as the Codex Committee on Meat Hygiene by the 8^th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (1971). The terms of reference and the name of the Committee were amended by the 24^th Session of the Commission (2001) to include poultry.

Host Government: New Zealand

Sessions:

1st	London, 10-15 April 1972
2nd	London, 18-22 June 1973
3rd	London, 25-29 November 1974
4th	London, 18-22 May 1981
5th	London, 11-15 October 1982
6th	Rome, 14-18 October 1991
7th	Rome, 29 March - 2 April 1993

Terms of reference:

To elaborate world wide standards and/or codes of practice as may seem appropriate for meat and poultry hygiene.

Codex Committee on Processed Meat and Poultry Products (CX-721)

Host Government: Denmark

Sessions:

1st	Kulmbach, 4-5 July 1966
2nd	Copenhagen, 2-6 October 1967
3rd	Copenhagen, 24-28 June 1968
4th	Copenhagen, 9-13 June 1969
5th	Copenhagen, 23-27 November 1970
6th	Copenhagen, 17-21 April 1972
7th	Copenhagen, 3-7 December 1973
8th	Copenhagen, 10-14 March 1975
9th	Copenhagen, 29 November - 3 December 1976
10th	Copenhagen, 20-24 November 1978
11th	Copenhagen, 22-26 September 1980
12th	Copenhagen, 4-8 October 1982
13th	Copenhagen, 23-26 October 1984
14th	Copenhagen, 12-16 September 1988
15th	Copenhagen, 8-12 October 1990

Abolished by the 23^rd Session of the Commission (1999).

Terms of reference:

To elaborate world wide standards for processed meat products, including consumer packaged meat, and for processed poultry meat products.

Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products (CX-722)

Host Government: Norway

Sessions:

1st	Bergen, 29 August - 2 September 1966
2nd	Bergen, 9-13 October 1967
3rd	Bergen, 7-11 October 1968
4th	Bergen, 29 September 8 - October 1969
5th	Bergen, 5-10 October 1970
6th	Bergen, 4-8 October 1971
7th	Bergen, 2-7 October 1972
8th	Bergen, 1-6 October 1973
9th	Bergen, 30 September - 5 October 1974
10th	Bergen, 29 September - 4 October 1975
11th	Bergen, 27 September - 2 October 1976
12th	Bergen, 3-8 October 1977
13th	Bergen, 7-11 May 1979
14th	Bergen, 5-10 May 1980
15th	Bergen, 3-8 May 1982
16th	Bergen, 7-11 May 1984
17th	Oslo, 5-9 May 1986
18th	Bergen, 2-6 May 1988
19th	Bergen, 11-15 June 1990
20th	Bergen, 1-5 June 1992
21st	Bergen, 2-6 May 1994
22nd	Bergen, 6-10 May 1996
23rd	Bergen, 8-12 June 1998
24th	Ålesund, 5-9 June 2000

Terms of reference:

To elaborate world wide standards for fresh, frozen (including quick frozen) or otherwise processed fish, crustaceans and molluscs.

Codex Committee on Edible Ices (CX-724)

Host Government: Sweden

Sessions:

1st	Stockholm, 18-22 February 1974
2nd	Stockholm, 23-27 June 1975
3rd	Stockholm, 11-15 October 1976

Abolished by the 22^nd Session of the Commission 1997.

Terms of reference:

To elaborate world wide standards as appropriate for all types of edible ices, including mixes and powders used for their manufacture.

Codex Committee on Soups and Broths (CX-726)

Host Government: Switzerland

Sessions:

1st	Berne, 3-7 November 1975
2nd	St. Gallen, 7-11 November 1977

Abolished by the 24^th Session of the Commission 2001

Terms of reference:

To elaborate world wide standards for soups, broths, bouillons and consommés.

Codex Committee on Cereals, Pulses and Legumes (CX-729)

Host Government: United States of America

Sessions:

1st	Washington, D.C., 24-28 March 1980
2nd	Washington, D.C., 27 April - 1 May 1981
3rd	Washington, D.C., 25-29 October 1982
4th	Washington, D.C., 24-28 September 1984
5th	Washington, D.C., 17-21 March 1986
6th	Washington, D.C., 24-28 October 1988
7th	Washington, D.C., 22-26 October 1990
8th	Washington, D.C., 26-30 October 1992
9th	Washington, D.C., 31 October - 4 November 1994

Adjourned sine die.

Terms of reference:

To elaborate world wide standards and/or codes of practice as may be appropriate for cereals, pulses, legumes and their products.

Codex Committee on Vegetable Proteins (CX-728)

Host Government: Canada

Sessions:

1st	Ottawa, 3-7 November 1980
2nd	Ottawa, 1-5 March 1983
3rd	Ottawa, 6-10 February 1984
4th	Havana, 2-6 February 1987
5th	Ottawa, 6-10 February 1989

Adjourned sine die.

Terms of reference:

To elaborate definitions and world wide standards for vegetable protein products deriving from any member of the plant kingdom as they come into use for human consumption, and to elaborate guidelines on utilization of such vegetable protein products in the food supply system, on nutritional requirements and safety, on labelling and on other aspects as may seem appropriate.

Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (CX-731)

Established by the 17^th Session of the Commission (1987) as the Codex Committee on Tropical Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. Its name and Terms of Reference were amended by the 21^st Session of the Commission (1995).

Host Government: Mexico

Sessions:

1st	Mexico City, 6-10 June 1988
2nd	Mexico City, 5-9 March 1990
3rd	Mexico City, 23-27 September 1991
4th	Mexico City, 1-5 February 1993
5th	Mexico City, 5-9 September 1994
6th	Mexico City, 29 January - 2 February 1996
7th	Mexico City, 8-12 September 1997
8th	Mexico City, 1-5 March 1999
9th	Mexico City, 9-13 October 2000

Terms of Reference:

(a) to elaborate world wide standards and codes of practice as may be appropriate for fresh fruits and vegetables;

(b) to consult with the UN/ECE Working Party on Standardization of Perishable Produce in the elaboration of world wide standards and codes of practice with particular regard to ensuring that there is no duplication of standards or codes of practice and that they follow the same broad format[17];

(c) to consult, as necessary, with other international organizations which are active in the area of standardization of fresh fruits and vegetables.

Host Government: New Zealand

Sessions:

1st	Rome, 28 November - 2 December 1994
2nd	Rome, 27-31 May 1996
3rd	Montevideo (Uruguay), 18-22 May 1998
4th	Wellington, 28 February - March 2000

Terms of reference:

To elaborate world-wide standards, codes and related texts for milk and milk products.

Codex Committee on Natural Mineral Waters (CX-719)

The Committee was established by the Commission as a Regional (European) Codex Committee, but has since been allocated the task of elaborating world-wide standards for natural mineral waters and bottled (packaged) water other than natural mineral water.

Host Government: Switzerland

Sessions:

1st	Badan/Aarzan, 24-25 February 1966
2nd	Montreux, 6-7 July 1967
3rd	Bad Ragaz, - 9 May 1968
4th	Vienna, 12-13 June 1972
5th	Thun, 3-5 October 1996
6th	Berne, 19-21 November 1998
7th	Fribourg, 30 October - 1 November 2000

Adjourned sine die.

Terms of reference:

To elaborate regional standards for natural mineral waters.

ad hoc Codex Intergovernmental Task Forces under Rule IX.1(b)(i)

ad hoc Codex Intergovernmental Task Force on Fruit and Vegetable Juices (CX-801)

Host Government: Brazil

Sessions:

1st	Brasília, 18-22 September 2000

Terms of Reference:

The ad hoc Task Force shall:

(a) revise and consolidate the existing Codex standards and guidelines for fruit and vegetable juices and related products, giving preference to general standards;

(b) revise and up-date the methods of analysis and sampling for these products;

(c) complete its work prior to the 26^th Session of the Commission (2005).

Host Government: Japan

Sessions:

1st	Chiba, 14-17 March 2000
2nd	Chiba, 25-29 March 2001

Objectives

To develop standards, guidelines or recommendations, as appropriate, for foods derived from biotechnology or traits introduced into foods by biotechnology, on the basis of scientific evidence, risk analysis and having regard, where appropriate, to other legitimate factors relevant to the health of consumers and the promotion of fair trade practices.

Time frame

The Task Force shall complete its work within four years. The Task Force should first submit a preliminary report to the Commission in 2001, a mid-term report, where appropriate, to the Executive Committee in 2002, and a full report in 2003.

Terms of Reference

(a) To elaborate standards, guidelines, or other principles, as appropriate, for foods derived from biotechnology;

(b) To coordinate and closely collaborate, as necessary, with appropriate Codex Committees within their mandate as relates to foods derived from biotechnology; and

(c) To take full account of existing work carried out by national authorities, FAO, WHO, other international organizations and other relevant international fora.

Host Government: Denmark

Sessions:

1st	Copenhagen, 13-15 June 2000
2nd	Copenhagen, 19-21 March 2001

Objectives

With the aim of ensuring the safety and quality of foods of animal origin, the Task Force should develop guidelines or standards as appropriate on Good Animal Feeding practices.

Time Frame

The Task Force shall complete its work within four years. The Task Force should first submit a preliminary report to the Commission in 2001 and a full report in 2003.

Terms of Reference

(a) To complete and extend the work already done by relevant Codex Committees on the Draft Code of Practice for Good Animal Feeding.

(b) To address other aspects which are important for food safety, such as problems related to toxic substances, pathogens, microbial resistance, new technologies, storage, control measures, traceability, etc.

(c) To take full account of and collaborate with, as appropriate, work carried out by relevant Codex Committees, and other relevant international bodies, including FAO, WHO, OIE and IPPC.

SUBSIDIARY BODIES UNDER RULE IX.1(b)(ii)

FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Africa (CX-707)

Membership:

Membership of the Committee is open to all Member Nations and Associate Members of FAO and/or WHO which are members of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, within the geographic location of Africa.

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;

(h) promotes the acceptance of Codex standards and maximum limits for residues by member countries.

1st	Rome, 24-27 June 1974
2nd	Accra, 15-19 September 1975
3rd	Accra, 26-30 September 1977
4th	Dakar, 3-7 September 1979
5th	Dakar, 25-29 May 1981
6th	Nairobi, 31 October - 5 November 1983
7th	Nairobi, 12-18 February 1985
8th	Cairo, 29 November - 3 December 1988
9th	Cairo, 3-7 December 1990
10th	Abuja, 3-6 November 1992
11th	Abuja, 8-11 May 1995
12th	Harare, 19-22 November 1996
13th	Harare, 3-6 November 1998
14th	Kampala, 27-30 November 2000

FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Asia (CX-727)

Membership:

Membership of the Committee is open to all Member Nations and Associate Members of FAO and/or WHO which are members of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, within the geographic location of Asia.

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;

(h) promotes the acceptance of Codex standards and maximum limits for residues by member countries.

1st	New Delhi, 10-16 January 1977
2nd	Manila, 20-26 March 1979
3rd	Colombo, 2-8 February 1982
4th	Phetchburi, 28 February - 5 March 1984
5th	Yogyakarta, 8-14 April 1986
6th	Denpasar, 26 January - 1 February 1988
7th	Chiang-Mai, 5-12 February 1990
8th	Kuala Lumpur, 27-31 January 1992
9th	Beijing, 24-27 May 1994
10th	Tokyo, 5-8 March 1996
11th	Chiang Rai, 16-19 December 1997
12th	Chaing-Mai, 23-26 November 1999

FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Europe (CX-706)

Membership:

This Committee is open to all Member Governments of FAO and/or WHO within the geographic area of Europe, including Israel, Turkey and the Russian Federation and its Chairperson is, ex officio, the Coordinator for Europe.

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;

(h) promotes the acceptance of Codex standards and maximum limits for residues by member countries.

1st	Berne, 1-2 July 1965
2nd	Rome, 20 October 1965
3rd	Vienna, 24-27 May 1966
4th	Rome, 8 November 1966
5th	Vienna, 6-8 September 1967
6th	Vienna, 4-8 November 1968
7th	Vienna, 7-10 October 1969
8th	Vienna, 27-29 October 1971
9th	Vienna, 14-16 June 1972
10th	Vienna, 13-17 June 1977
11th	Innsbruck, 28 May - 1 June 1979
12th	Innsbruck, 16-20 March 1981
13th	Innsbruck, 27 September - 1 October 1982
14th	Thun, 4-8 June 1984
15th	Thun, 16-20 June 1986
16th	Vienna, 27 June - 1 July 1988
17th	Vienna, 28 May - 1 June 1990
18th	Stockholm, 11-15 May 1992
19th	Stockholm, 16-20 May 1994
20th	Uppsala, 23-26 April 1996
21st	Madrid, 5-8 May 1998
22nd	Madrid, 3-6 October 2000

FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean (CX-725)

Membership:

Membership of the Committee is open to all Member Nations and Associate Members of FAO and/or WHO which are members of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, within the geographic location of Latin America and the Caribbean.

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;

(h) promotes the acceptance of Codex standards and maximum limits for residues by member countries.

1st	Rome, 25-26 March 1976
2nd	Montevideo, 9-15 December 1980
3rd	Havana, 27 March - 2 April 1984
4th	Havana, 17-22 April 1985
5th	Havana, 11-16 February 1987
6th	San José, 20-24 February 1989
7th	San José, 1-10 July 1991
8th	Brasília, 16-20 March 1993
9th	Brasília, 3-7 April 1995
10th	Montevideo, 25-28 February 1997
11th	Montevideo, 8-11 December 1998
12th	Santo Domingo, 13-16 February 2001

FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for the Near East (CX-734)

Membership:

Membership of the Committee is open to all Member Nations and Associate Members of FAO and/or WHO that are members of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, within the geographic locations of the Near East as defined by FAO or the Eastern Mediterranean by WHO.

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;

(h) promotes the acceptance of Codex standards and maximum limits for residues by member countries.

1st	Cairo, 29 January - 1 February 2001

FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for North America and the South West Pacific (CX-732)

Membership:

Membership of the Committee is open to all Member Nations and Associate Members of FAO and/or WHO which are members of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, with the geographic locations of North America and the South West Pacific.

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;

(h) promotes the acceptance of Codex standards and maximum limits for residues by member countries.

1st	Honolulu, 30 April - 4 May 1990
2nd	Canberra, 2-6 December 1991
3rd	Vancouver, 31 May - 3 June 1994
4th	Rotorua, 30 April - 3 May 1996
5th	Seattle, 6-9 October 1998
6th	Perth, 5-8 December 2000

Joint ECE/Codex Alimentarius Groups of Experts on Standardization[18]

Quick Frozen Foods (CX-705)

Sessions:

1st	Geneva, 6-10 September 1965
2nd	Geneva, 5-9 September 1966
3rd	Rome, 18-22 September 1967
4th	Geneva, 2-6 September 1968
5th	Rome, 22-26 September 1969
6th	Rome, 27-31 July 1970
7th	Geneva, 6-10 December 1971
8th	Geneva, 30 April - 4 May 1973
9th	Rome, 7-11 October 1974
10th	Geneva, 6-10 October 1975
11th	Geneva, 14-18 March 1977
12th	Rome, 30 October - 6 November 1978
13th	Rome, 15-19 September 1980

Abolished by the 23^rd Session of the Commission (1999). The work of the Joint Group of Experts was transferred to the Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables.

Terms of reference:

The Joint ECE/Codex Alimentarius Group of Experts on the Standardization of Quick Frozen Foods will be responsible for the development of standards for quick frozen foods in accordance with the General Principles of the Codex Alimentarius. The Joint Group will be responsible for general considerations, definitions, a framework of individual standards for quick frozen food products and for the actual elaboration of standards for quick frozen food products not specifically allotted by the Commission to another Codex Committee, such as Fish and Fishery Products, Meat, Processed Meat and Poultry Products. Standards drawn up by Codex commodity committees for quick frozen foods should be in accordance with the general standard laid down by the Joint ECE/Codex Alimentarius Group of Experts on the Standardization of Quick Frozen Foods and should, at an appropriate stage, be referred to it for coordination purposes.

Fruit Juices (CX-704)

Sessions:

1st	Geneva, 6-10 April 1964
2nd	Geneva, 29 March - 2 April 1965
3rd	Geneva, 21-25 February 1966
4th	Geneva, 10-14 April 1967
5th	Rome, 25-29 March 1968
6th	Geneva, 27-31 October 1969
7th	Rome, 20-24 July 1970
8th	Geneva, 8-12 March 1971
9th	Rome, 20-24 March 1972
10th	Geneva, 16-20 July 1973
11th	Rome, 14-18 October 1974
12th	Geneva, 19-23 July 1976
13th	Geneva, 26-30 June 1978
14th	Geneva, 9-13 June 1980
15th	Rome, 8-12 February 1982
16th	Geneva, 30 April - 4 May 1984
17th	Rome, 26-30 May 1986
18th	Geneva, 16-20 May 1988
19th	Rome 12-16 November 1990

Abolished by the 23^rd Session of the Commission (1999). The work of the Joint Group was transferred to the Codex ad hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Fruit Juices.

Terms of reference:

To elaborate world wide standards for fruit juices, concentrated fruit juices and nectars.

1. may recommend that a world wide Codex standard for fresh fruits and vegetables should be elaborated and submit its recommendation either to the Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables for consideration or to the Commission for approval;

2. may prepare “proposed draft standards” for fresh fruits or vegetables at the request of the Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables or of the Commission for distribution by the Codex Secretariat at Step 3 of the Codex Procedure, and for further action by the Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables;

3. may wish to consider “proposed draft standards” and “draft standards” for fresh fruits and vegetables and transmit comments on them to the Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables at Steps 3 and 6 of the Codex Procedure; and
4. may perform specific tasks in relation to the elaboration of standards for fresh fruits and vegetables at the request of the Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables.

Codex “proposed draft standards” and “draft standards” for fresh fruits and vegetables at Steps 3 and 6 of the Codex Procedure should be submitted to the UN/ECE Secretariat for obtaining comments.
[18] These Joint ECE/Codex Alimentarius committees were not subsidiary bodies under any specific rule of the Codex Alimentarius Commission but follow the same procedure as Codex Commodity Committees for the elaboration of Codex standards.