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Codex Committee on General Principles
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Code
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CX-716
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Legal Framework
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Category
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Cat. 1
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Purpose
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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.
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Membership
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Open to all Members of the Commission.
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Languages
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English, French and Spanish
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Document symbol
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CX/GP
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Frequency of Sessions
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The Committee meets when there are problems referred to it by the Commission.
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Previous Sessions and documents
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27th Session - April 2012 (Paris, France)
26th Session - April 2010 (Paris, France)
25th Session - April 2009 (Paris, France)
24th Session - April 2007 (Paris, France)
23rd Session - April 2006 (Paris, France)
22nd Session - April 2005 (Paris, France)
View Reports of the Codex Committee on General Principles
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Division
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Nutrition and Consumer Protection Division (AGN)
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Contact information/email
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Codex@fao.org
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Web site
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CODEX Alimentarius
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First Session
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October 1965
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Pattern of sessions
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1965, 1967, 1968, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1986, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, twice in 2003, twice in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2012
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Remarks
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Statutory Body of the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission
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