Becoming a Codex Observer
The application process
- IGOs that have no official relations with either FAO or WHO should fill in the application form. The application will be examined by the Codex Secretariat and the legal offices of FAO and WHO. In the process further questions may be asked of the applicant.
- NGOs that have no official relations with either FAO or WHO should fill in the application form and submit related information as requested in the form. The organization should study the text on NGO participation before applying to check if it fulfils the criteria. The application will be examined by the Codex Secretariat and the legal offices of FAO and WHO as well as the Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission. The Executive Committee then makes a recommendation on the application to the Directors General of FAO and WHO.
- IGOs or NGOs that have official relations with either FAO or WHO should fill in the application form and Observer status will be granted.
The Procedural Manual of the Codex Alimentarius Commission sets out the basic Rules of Procedure, procedures for the elaboration of Codex standards and related texts, basic definitions and guidelines for the operation of Codex committees.
This edition incorporates the new layout of Codex texts. It also amends the section on commodity standards dealing with non-retail containers; introduces text on working by correspondence and presents a new annex on extrapolation of maximum residue limits of veterinary drugs.