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Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products
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Code
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CX-703
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Legal Framework
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Origin
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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 XI.1(a). Re-named “Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products” in 1993 and re-established as a subsidiary body under Rule XI.1(b)(i) of the Rules of Procedure of the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
Host Government: New Zealand.
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Category
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Cat. 1
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Purpose
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To elaborate worldwide standards, codes and related texts for milk and milk products.
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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/MMP
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Frequency of Sessions
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Normally one session per biennium
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Previous Sessions and documents
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9th Session - February 2010 (Auckland, New Zealand)
8th Session - February 2008 (Queenstown, New Zealand)
7th Session - March 2006 (Queenstown, New Zealand)
6th Session - April 2004 (Auckland, New Zealand)
View reports of the Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products
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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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First Session
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September 1958 as the FAO/WHO Committee of Government Experts on the Code of Principles concerning Milk and Milk Products. November 1994 as CCMMP.
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Pattern of sessions
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1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010
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Remarks
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Subsidiary body of the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission
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