The CCEURO Region - Regional Coordinator Germany
In 1964, at its second session, the Codex Alimentarius Commission established the Coordinating Committee for Europe to succeed the 'European Council of the Codex Alimentarius' and to replace the 'Advisory Group for Europe' set up at its first session in 1963.
The first meeting of the Coordinating Committee for Europe took place in July 1965 in Berne, Switzerland and was attended by 16 countries from the region.
The current coordinator, Germany, is based in the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL).
Germany’s main priorities as coordinator are to:
- reduce barriers to active participation of Members of the region in Codex work;
- increase the awareness of the role of Codex and food safety in general in the transition towards sustainable food systems; and
- promote the use of Codex standards in priority areas such as antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
In addressing these priorities, the coordinator will use synergies from international and regional level activities of the Codex Secretariat, FAO and WHO as well as Codex Observers.
News from the region
Learning from experience and procedures: New EU delegates build confidence for future Codex work
by the European Union Codex Contact Point
From 13 to 15 January 2026, the European Union (EU) hosted a Better Training for Safer Food (BTSF) workshop entitled Supporting Effective Participation in Codex Activities for EU Member States. Designed for new and recently appointed EU Codex delegates and Contact Points, the training addressed a shared challenge across the Codex membership: how to enable newcomers to contribute effectively to Codex work from the outset?
Starting off with rules and procedures the workshop combined science-based [...]
22 January 2026
Agriculture ministers spotlight Codex water reuse guidance at GFFA
By Anne Beutling, CCUERO Coordinator
At the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA), held in Berlin from 14 to 17 January 2026 at the beginning of Green Week, agriculture ministers from 59 countries adopted a joint communiqué highlighting the need to improve water efficiency in agriculture while fully safeguarding food safety and public health. Alongside, high-level representatives from 13 International Organisations, including FAO and WTO, took part in the Agriculture Ministers’ Conference.
In this context, ministers explicitly encouraged the use of [...]
19 January 2026
Germany to host the International Training for Safer Food 2026
For the 7th time, the German Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL), will host the International Training for Safer Food (ITS Food). ITS Food is a training series on food safety risk management, designed by BVL for staff members of government agencies and public institutions responsible for food safety and public health in non-EU countries.
The upcoming ITS Food will be conducted online, focussing on “Managing Risks through Official Controls”. Various topics around official controls will be addressed – [...]
08 December 2025
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CTF / Seminar on harmonizing Uzbekistan’s food safety legislation with international standards
On 18–19 September 2025, a seminar was held in Tashkent on the topic: “The importance of harmonizing the Republic of Uzbekistan’s food safety legislation with international standards for protecting human health and facilitating international trade.
The event was organized within the framework of the FAO and WHO Codex Trust Fund project “Strengthening national capacity for the sustainable functioning of Codex Alimentarius in Uzbekistan.” Participants included representatives of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis, the Committee for Sanitary and Epidemiological Wellbeing [...]
07 October 2025
From principles to practice: Uzbekistan deepens engagement with Codex Alimentarius
Experts, policymakers, and stakeholders from across Uzbekistan and abroad gathered on 23 September 2025 in Tashkent for a workshop on harmonization of the national food safety regulatory framework with Codex Alimentarius. The event sought to strengthen Uzbekistan’s role in Codex Alimentarius and to encourage greater alignment of national regulations with international food safety standards.
The workshop opened with welcome remarks by the hosts represented respectively by Mr Nurmat Atabekov, First Deputy Chairman of the Uzbekistan Committee for Sanitary and Epidemiologic Welfare [...]
22 September 2025
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World Food Safety Day / Science in Action in Azerbaijan
Baku, Azerbaijan
In connection with World Food Safety Day on 7 June, an international conference was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, under the theme “Food Safety: Science in Action.” The event was jointly organized by the Food Safety Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (AFSA), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Partnership and Liaison Office in Azerbaijan, and Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy (ADA) University.
The conference brought together representatives of government institutions, international organizations, and experts from scientific and educational [...]
11 July 2025
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International Roundtable on World Food Safety Day in Kazakhstan
To mark World Food Safety Day, Kazakhstan held an International Round Table, bringing together national and international food safety leaders and experts.
Virtual participants took part in the opening ceremony of the International Round Table included the Vice-Chairperson of the Codex Alimentarius Commission Dr Bitul Vazgecer, FAO’s Officer on Food Safety and Consumer's Protection, Mary Kenny, from the FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia Stela Georgiza from the WHO Country Office, Policy Advisor, Mario Latini, technical expert of the [...]
03 July 2025
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Celebrating World Food Safety Day 2025 in Ukraine
To commemorate World Food Safety Day 2025, the WHO Country Office in Ukraine organized a series of public engagement activities aimed at raising awareness about food safety. Observing this day has become an annual tradition for the office, and this year’s efforts once again highlighted the importance of safe food practices.
Key activities included:
An interactive food safety quiz launched through Instagram Stories, designed to educate audiences in an engaging and accessible format.
Production of the Ukrainian language version voiceover of WHO’s “5 [...]
24 June 2025
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World Food Safety Day / Spain focuses on food safety culture
To mark World Food Safety Day, the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition held a conference titled “Food Safety Culture: From Theory to Practice.”
World Food Safety Day, celebrated every year on 7 June since 2019, serves as a key date to reflect on the importance of ensuring the availability of safe food for all consumers, and what better way to commemorate this day than by talking about a fundamental concept: food safety culture?
The conference highlighted the importance of taking [...]
22 June 2025
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World Food Safety Day / Poland leading the international dialogue on safe and sustainable food systems
In line with this year’s World Food Safety Day theme, the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the European Union in Brussels, Belgium, hosted an international event on 10 June 2025, titled “Food Safety: Science in Action.”
The meeting was organized by the Agricultural and Food Quality Inspection (AFQI), which acts as the Codex Contact Point for Poland, in collaboration with Poland’s Permanent Representation to the European Union and the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels.
The venue of the event [...]
22 June 2025
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CCEURO Coordinator
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For regional enquiries contact:
CCEURO Secretariat
German Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity
Wilhelmstrasse 54, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Tel: +49 30 18 529 4065
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