SUBSIDIARY BODY UNDER RULE IX.1(A)
SUBSIDIARY BODIES UNDER RULE IX.1(B)(I)
SUBSIDIARY BODIES UNDER RULE IX.1(B)(II)
JOINT ECE/CODEX ALIMENTARIUS GROUPS OF EXPERTS ON STANDARDIZATION
JOINT FAO/WHO COMMITTEE OF GOVERNMENT EXPERTS ON THE CODE OF PRINCIPLES CONCERNING MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS
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) see page 104.
Sessions
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1st, |
Rome, Italy, 8-12 September 1958 |
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2nd, |
Rome, Italy, 13-17 April 1959 |
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3rd, |
Rome, Italy, 22-26 February 1960 |
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4th, |
Rome, Italy, 6-10 March 1961 |
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5th, |
Rome, Italy, 2-6 April 1962 |
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6th, |
Rome, Italy, 17-21 June 1963 |
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7th, |
Rome, Italy, 4-8 May 1964 |
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8th, |
Rome, Italy, 24-29 May 1965 |
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9th, |
Rome, Italy, 20-25 June 1966 |
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10th, |
Rome, Italy, 25-31 August 1967 |
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11th, |
Rome, Italy, 10-15 June 1968 |
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12th, |
Rome, Italy, 7-12 July 1969 |
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13th, |
Rome, Italy, 15-20 June 1970 |
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14th, |
Rome, Italy, 6-11 September 1971 |
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15th, |
Rome, Italy, 25-30 September 1972 |
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16th, |
Rome, Italy, 10-15 September 1973 |
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17th, |
Rome, Italy, 14-19 April 1975 |
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18th, |
Rome, Italy, 13-18 September 1976 |
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19th, |
Rome, Italy, 12-17 June 1978 |
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20th, |
Rome, Italy, 26-30 April 1982 |
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21st, |
Rome, Italy, 2-6 June 1986 |
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22nd, |
Rome, Italy, 5-9 November 1990 |
Terms of Reference:
To establish international codes and standards concerning milk and milk products.
CODEX COMMITTEE ON GENERAL PRINCIPLES
Host Government: France
Sessions:
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1st, |
Paris, 4-8 October 1965 |
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2nd, |
Paris, 16-19 October 1967 |
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3rd, |
Paris, 9-13 December 1968 |
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4th, |
Paris, 4-8 March 1974 |
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5th, |
Paris, 19-23 January 1976 |
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6th, |
Paris, 15-19 October 1979 |
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7th, |
Paris, 6-10 April 1981 |
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8th, |
Paris, 24-28 November 1986 |
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9th, |
Paris, 24-28 April 1989 |
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10th, |
Paris, 7-11 September 1992 |
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11th, |
Paris, 25-29 April 1994 |
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12th, |
Paris, 25-28 November 1996 |
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
Host Government: Netherlands
Sessions:
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1st, |
The Hague, 19-22 May 1964 |
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2nd, |
The Hague, 10-14 May 1965 |
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3rd, |
The Hague, 9-13 May 1966 |
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4th, |
The Hague, 11-15 September 1967 |
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5th, |
Arnhem, 18-22 March 1968 |
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6th, |
Arnhem, 15-22 October 1969 |
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7th, |
The Hague, 12-16 October, 1970 |
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8th, |
Wageningen, 29 May - 2 June 1972 |
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9th, |
Wageningen, 10-14 December 1973 |
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10th, |
The Hague, 2-7 June 1975 |
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11th, |
The Hague, 31 May - 6 June 1977 |
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12th, |
The Hague, 10-16 October 1978 |
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13th, |
The Hague, 11-17 September 1979 |
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14th, |
The Hague, 25 Nov. -1 Dec. 1980 |
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15th, |
The Hague, 16-22 March 1982 |
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16th, |
The Hague, 22-28 March 1983 |
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17th, |
The Hague, 10-16 April 1984 |
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18th, |
The Hague, 5-11 November 1985 |
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19th, |
The Hague, 17-23 March 1987 |
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20th, |
The Hague, 7-12 March 1988 |
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21st, |
The Hague, 13-18 March 1989 |
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22nd, |
The Hague, 19-24 March 1990 |
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23rd, |
The Hague, 4-9 March 1991 |
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24th, |
The Hague, 23-28 March 1992 |
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25th, |
The Hague, 22-26 March 1993 |
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26th, |
The Hague, 7-11 March 1994 |
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27th, |
The Hague, 20-24 March 1995 |
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28th, |
Manila, 18-22 March 1996 |
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29th, |
The Hague, 17-21 March 1997 |
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.
CODEX COMMITTEE ON FOOD HYGIENE
Host Government: U.S.A.
Sessions:
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1st, |
Washington D.C., 27-28 May 1964 |
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2nd, |
Rome, 14-16 June 1965 |
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3rd, |
Rome, 31 May - 3 June 1966 |
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4th, |
Washington D.C., 12-16 June 1967 |
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5th, |
Washington D.C., 6-10 May 1968 |
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6th, |
Washington D.C., 5-9 May 1969 |
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7th, |
Washington D.C., 25-29 May 1970 |
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8th, |
Washington D.C., 14-18 June 1971 |
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9th, |
Washington D.C., 19-23 June 1972 |
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10th, |
Washington D.C., 14-18 May 1973 |
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11th, |
Washington D.C., 10-14 June 1974 |
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12th, |
Washington D.C., 12-16 May 1975 |
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13th, |
Rome, 10-14 May 1976 |
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14th, |
Washington D.C., 29 August - 2 September 1977 |
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15th, |
Washington D.C., 18-22 September 1978 |
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16th, |
Washington D.C., 23-27 July 1979 |
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17th, |
Washington D.C., 17-21 November 1980 |
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18th, |
Washington D.C., 22-26 February 1982 |
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19th, |
Washington D.C., 26-30 September 1983 |
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20th, |
Washington D.C., 1-5 October 1984 |
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21st, |
Washington D.C., 23-27 September 1985 |
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22nd, |
Washington D.C., 20-24 October 1986 |
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23rd, |
Washington D.C., 21-25 March 1988 |
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24th, |
Washington D.C., 16-20 October 1989 |
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25th, |
Washington D.C., 28 October - 1 November 1991 |
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26th, |
Washington D.C., 1-5 March 1993 |
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27th, |
Washington D.C, 17-21 October 1994 |
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28th, |
Washington D.C., 27 November -1 December 1995 |
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29th, |
Washington D.C., 21-25 October 1996 |
Terms of reference:
(a) to draft basic provisions on food hygiene applicable to all food1;
1 The term "hygiene" includes, where necessary, microbiological specifications for food and associated methodology.
(b) (i) to consider, amend if necessary and endorse provisions on hygiene prepared by Codex commodity committees and contained in Codex commodity standards, and
(ii) 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
(iii) 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;
(c) to consider specific hygiene problems assigned to it by the Commission.
CODEX COMMITTEE ON FOOD LABELLING
Host Government: Canada
Sessions:
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1st, |
Ottawa, 21-25 June 1965 |
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2nd, |
Ottawa, 25-29 July 1966 |
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3rd, |
Ottawa, 26-30 June 1967 |
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4th, |
Ottawa, 23-28 September 1968 |
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5th, |
Rome, 6 April 1970 |
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6th, |
Geneva, 28-29 June 1971 |
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7th, |
Ottawa, 5-10 June 1972 |
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8th, |
Ottawa, 28 May - 1 June 1973 |
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9th, |
Rome, 26-27 June 1974 |
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10th, |
Ottawa, 26-30 May 1975 |
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11th, |
Rome, 25-26 March 1976 |
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12th, |
Ottawa, 16-20 May 1977 |
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13th, |
Ottawa, 16-20 July 1979 |
|
14th, |
Rome, 28-30 November 1979 |
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15th, |
Ottawa, 10-14 November 1980 |
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16th, |
Ottawa, 17-21 May 1982 |
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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 |
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22nd, |
Ottawa, 26-30 April 1993 |
|
23rd, |
Ottawa, 24-28 October 1994 |
|
24th, |
Ottawa, 14-17 May 1996 |
|
25th, |
Ottawa, 15-18 April 1997 |
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.
CODEX COMMITTEE ON METHODS OF ANALYSIS AND SAMPLING
Host Government: Federal Republic of Germany (1st to 6th sessions), Hungary
Sessions:
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1st, |
Berlin, 23-24 September 1965 |
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2nd, |
Berlin, 20-23 September 1966 |
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3rd, |
Berlin, 24-27 October 1967 |
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4th, |
Berlin, 11-15 November 1968 |
|
5th, |
Cologne, 1-6 December 1969 |
|
6th, |
Bonn Bad Godesberg, 24-28 January 1971 |
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7th, |
Budapest, 12-18 September 1972 |
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8th, |
Budapest, 3-7 September 1973 |
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9th, |
Budapest, 27-31 October 1975 |
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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 |
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.
CODEX COMMITTEE ON PESTICIDE RESIDUES
Host Government: Netherlands
Sessions:
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.
|
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 |
CODEX COMMITTEE ON RESIDUES OF VETERINARY DRUGS IN FOODS
Host Government: United States of America
Sessions:
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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 Jose, 29 October - 1 November 1996 |
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 determine criteria for analytical methods used for the control of veterinary drug residues in foods.
CODEX COMMITTEE ON FOOD IMPORT AND EXPORT CERTIFICATION AND INSPECTION SYSTEMS
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 |
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 systems1 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;
1 Quality assurance means all those planned and systematic actions necessary to provide adequate confidence that a product or service will satisfy given requirements for quality (ISO-8402 Quality - Vocabulary)
(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.
CODEX COMMITTEE ON NUTRITION AND FOODS FOR SPECIAL DIETARY USES
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 |
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 developed 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.
CODEX COMMITTEE ON COCOA PRODUCTS AND CHOCOLATE
Host Government: Switzerland
Sessions:
|
1st, |
Neuchâtel, 5-6 November 1963 |
|
2nd, |
Montreux, 22-24 April 1964 |
|
3rd, |
Zurich, 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, |
Zurich, 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 |
Adjourned sine die
Terms of reference:
To elaborate world wide standards for cocoa products and chocolate.
CODEX COMMITTEE ON SUGARS
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 |
Terms of reference:
To elaborate world wide standards for all types of sugars and sugar products.
CODEX COMMITTEE ON PROCESSED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
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 |
Adjourned sine die.
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.
CODEX COMMITTEE ON FATS AND OILS
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 |
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
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 16th 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 HYGIENE
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 |
Adjourned sine die.
Terms of reference:
To elaborate world wide standards and/or codes of practice as may seem appropriate for meat hygiene, excluding poultry meat.
CODEX COMMITTEE ON PROCESSED MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS
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 |
Adjourned sine die.
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
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 |
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
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 22nd 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
Host Government: Switzerland
Sessions:
|
1st, |
Berne, 3-7 November 1975 |
|
2nd, |
St. Gallen, 7-11 November 1977 |
Adjourned sine die.
Terms of reference:
To elaborate world wide standards for soups, broths, bouillons and consommés
CODEX COMMITTEE ON CEREALS, PULSES AND LEGUMES
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
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
Established by the 17fh 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 21st 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 |
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 format1;
1 The Working Party on Standardization of Perishable Produce of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe: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.
(c) to consult, as necessary, with other international organizations which are active in the area of standardization of fresh fruits and vegetables.
CODEX COMMITTEE ON MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS
Host Government: New Zealand
Sessions:
|
1st, |
Rome, 28 November - 2 December 1994 |
|
2nd, |
Rome, 27-31 May 1996 |
Terms of reference:
To elaborate international codes and standards for milk and milk products within the framework of the Codex Alimentarius and the Code of Principles concerning Milk and Milk Products.
CODEX COMMITTEE ON NATURAL MINERAL WATERS
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 |
Adjourned sine die.
Terms of reference:
To elaborate regional standards for natural mineral waters.
Note: 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.
FAO/WHO COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR AFRICA
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.
Sessions:
|
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 |
FAO/WHO COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR ASIA
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.
Sessions:
|
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 |
FAO/WHO COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR EUROPE
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, and
(h) promotes the acceptance of Codex standards and maximum limits for residues by member countries.
Sessions:
|
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 |
FAO/WHO COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
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, and
(h) promotes the acceptance of Codex standards and maximum limits for residues by member countries.
Sessions:
|
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 Jose, 20-24 February 1989 |
|
7th, |
San Jose, 1-10 July 1991 |
|
8th, |
Brasilia, 16-20 March 1993 |
|
9th, |
Brasilia, 3-7 April 1995 |
|
10th, |
Montevideo, 25-28 February 1997 |
FAO/WHO COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR NORTH AMERICA AND THE SOUTH WEST PACIFIC
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 regions 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 regions, 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 regions;
(f) promotes coordination of all regional food standards work undertaken by international governmental and non-governmental organizations within the regions;
(g) exercises a general coordinating role for the regions 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.
Sessions:
|
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 |
1 These Joint ECE/Codex Alimentarius committees are 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.
QUICK FROZEN FOODS
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 |
Adjourned sine die.
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
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 |
Adjourned sine die.
Terms of reference:
To elaborate world wide standards for fruit juices, concentrated fruit juices and nectars.
