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Governing and Statutory Bodies Web site
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Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products |
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CX-703 |
| Next Session |
The Committee has been adjourned sine die |
| Sessions and documents |
View documents of the Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products |
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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 |
Cat. 1 |
| Purpose |
To elaborate worldwide standards, codes and related texts for milk and milk products. |
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| Membership |
Open to all Members of the Commission |
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| Languages |
English, French and Spanish |
| Document symbol |
CX/MMP |
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| Contact information/email |
[email protected] |
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| First Session |
September 1958 as the FAO/WHO Committee of Government Experts on the Code of Principles concerning Milk and Milk Products. November 1994 as CCMMP. |
| Pattern of sessions |
1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010 |
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| Remarks |
Subsidiary body of the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission |
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