Consultations

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The  Codex Alimentarius Commission (often simply referred to as Codex) under its Rules of Procedure is empowered to establish four kinds of subsidiary bodies, indicated below, to do its work. A feature of the Committee system is that, with few exceptions, each Committee is hosted by a member country, which is chiefly responsible for the cost of the Committee's maintenance and administration and for providing its chair.

Canada hosts the Codex Committee on Food Labelling (CCFL) and the Codex Committee on Vegetable Proteins (CCVP, currently adjourned sine die).

Please select the Committee or Task Force of interest from the list below to access the consultation documents in circulation for comments.

Codex Intergovernmental Structure

• Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC)
• Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CCEXEC)

General Subject Committees:

• Codex Committee on Contaminants in Food (CCCF)
• Codex Committee on Food Additives (CCFA)
• Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH)
• Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems (CCFICS)
• Codex Committee on Food Labelling (CCFL)
• Codex Committee on General Principles (CCGP)
• Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling (CCMAS)
• Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU)
• Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR)
• Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods (CCRVDF)

Commodity Committees:

• Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products (CCFFP)
• Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (CCFFV)
• Codex Committee on Fats and Oils (CCFO)
• Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables (CCPFV)
• Codex Committee on Cocoa Products and Chocolate (CCCPC, adjourned sine die)
• Codex Committee on Cereals, Pulses and Legumes (CCCPL, adjourned sine die)
• Codex Committee on Meat Hygiene (CCMH, adjourned sine die)
• Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products (CCMMP, adjourned sine die)
• Codex Committee on Natural Mineral Waters (CCNMW, adjourned sine die)
• Codex Committee on Sugars (CCS, adjourned sine die)
• Codex Committee on Vegetable Protein (CCVP, adjourned sine die)

Ad hoc Intergovernmental Task Forces:

• Ad hoc Codex Intergovernmental Task Force on Animal Feeding (TFAF)

FAO/WHO Coordinating Committees:

• FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Africa (CCAFRICA)
• FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Asia (CCASIA)
• FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Europe (CCEURO)
• FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean (CCLAC)
• FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for the Near East (CCNEA)
• FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for North America and the South-West Pacific (CCNASWP)