Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems

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Terms of Reference

The Terms of Reference clearly states the objective(s) to be achieved by a subsidiary body established by the  Codex Alimentarius Commission (often simply referred to as Codex).

•  Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems (CCFICS) Terms of Reference..

Consultation Documents

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Please refer to the table below for the documents in circulation for comments. In order to assist in the development of a Canadian response to the host country and to the Codex Secretariat, comments are invited to be submitted by the due date indicated.

Your reply should be forwarded to the office of the Codex Contact Point for Canada. In your response, please include:

• the document reference number in the subject line of the email;
• your comment(s) and proposed new text, if applicable; and,
• a rationale in support of your comment(s).

Twentieth Session of the CCFICS: Location to be confirmed, 18 – 22 February, 2013

*Documents will be posted for comments as they become available.

Report of the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems

•  REP12/FICS (PDF Version - 205 K): Report of the nineteenth session (17 - 21 October 2011).
•  ALINORM 10/33/30 (PDF Version - 298 K): Report of the eighteenth session (1 - 5 March 2010).

Archives

Documentation on previous sessions is available on the  Reports page of the Codex Alimentarius Commission website.