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Codex Alimentarius Commission
The Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) is an intergovernmental body with over 170 members, within the framework of the Joint Food Standards Programme established by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), with the purpose of protecting the health of consumers and ensuring fair practices in the food trade. The Commission also promotes coordination of all food standards work undertaken by international governmental and non governmental organizations.

The Codex Alimentarius (Latin, meaning Food Law or Code) is the result of the Commission's work: a collection of internationally adopted food standards, guidelines, codes of practice and other recommendations.


Meetings
The 32nd Session of the CAC will be held in Rome, Italy from June 29-July 4, 2009.

Documents for Reference
Reference Documents, 32nd Session
Document Number Subject Matter Agenda Item
ALINORM 09/32/1 (PDF Only) Provisional Agenda 1
ALINORM 09/32/1B (PDF Only) Arrangements for the Session 1
ALINORM 09/32/2 (PDF Only) Election of Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons, Election of Members of the Executive Committee and Appointment of Regional Coordinators 16, 17
ALINORM 09/32/3 (PDF Only) Report of the Sixty-Second Session of the Executive Committee 2
ALINORM 09/32/4 (PDF Only) Amendments to the Procedural Manual 4
ALINORM 09/32/4A (PDF Only) Comments on Proposed Amendments to the Procedural Manual 4
ALINORM 09/32/5 (PDF Only) List of Draft Standards and Related Texts Submitted to the Commission for Adoption 5
ALINORM 09/32/5-Add. 1 (PDF Only) Addendum to Part 2 – Other standards and related texts submitted for adoption
ALINORM 09/32/5A (PDF Only, 711k) Comments on Draft Standards and Related Texts Submitted to the Commission for Adoption 5
ALINORM 09/32/6 (PDF Only) List of Proposed Draft Standards and Related Texts submitted at Step 5 6
ALINORM 09/32/7 (PDF Only) List of Existing Codex Standards and Related Texts Whose Revocation is Recommended 7
ALINORM 09/32/8 (PDF Only) Amendments to Codex Standards and Related Texts 8
ALINORM 09/32/9 (PDF Only; 581k) Proposals for the Elaboration of new Standards and Related Texts and for the Discontinuation of Work 9
ALINORM 09/32/9-Add. 1 (PDF Only)
ALINORM 09/32/9A (PDF Only) Financial and Budgetary Matters 10
ALINORM 09/32/9B Part I (PDF Only) Strategic Planning of the Codex Alimentarius Commission - General Implementation Status 11(a)
ALINORM 09/32/9B Part II (PDF Only) Strategic Planning of the Codex Alimentarius Commission - Evaluation of the Capacity of the Codex Secretariat to Perform its Function Effectively 11
ALINORM 09/32/9B Part III (PDF Only) Strategic Planning of the Codex Alimentarius Commission - Evaluation of Codex Sessions Held in Developing Countries 11
09/32/9C (PDF Only) Matters Arising from the Reports of the Commission, Codex Committees and Task Forces - General Matters 12
09/32/9C-Add. 1 (PDF Only)
ALINORM 09/32/9D Part I (PDF Only) Relations Between the Codex Alimentarius Commission and Other International Organizations 13
ALINORM 09/32/9D Part II (PDF Only) The Impacts of Private Food Safety Standards on the Food Chain and on Public Standard-Setting Processes 13 (b)
ALINORM 09/32/9E (PDF Only) FAO/WHO Project and Trust Fund for Enhanced Participation in Codex 14
ALINORM 09/32/9F (PDF Only) Other Matters Arising from FAO and WHO 15
ALINORM 09/32/9F-Add. 1 (PDF Only; 709k) Other Matters Arising from FAO and WHO (Capacity Building)
ALINORM 09/32/9F-Add. 2 (PDF Only)
ALINORM 09/32/9G (PDF Only) Designation of Countries Responsible for Appointing Chairpersons of the Codex Committees and Task Forces 18
Documents for Information
Informational Leaflet (PDF Only) Information Guide for First-Time Delegates to a Codex Alimentarius Commission Session --
CAC/32 INF/2 (PDF Only) International Non-Government Organization in Observer Status with the Codex Alimentarius Commission --
CAC/32 INF/3 (PDF Only) Report of FAO/WHO Budgets for Codex-related Activities 2008/09 and 2010/11 - FAO/WHO Scientific Support to Codex --
CAC/32 INF/4 (PDF Only) Communication from OIE (OIE Contribution to the 32nd Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission) --
CAC/32 INF/5 (PDF Only) Activities of the SPS Committee and other Relevant WTO Activities from January 2008 until April 2009 --
CAC/32 INF/6 (PDF Only) Report on Activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Relevant to Codex Work --
CAC/32 INF/7 (PDF Only) Communication from OIML --
CAC/32 INF/9 (PDF Only) Codex Document Distribution --
CAC/32 INF/10 (PDF Only) Proposed Schedule of Codex Meetings, 2009-2011 --
CAC/32 INF/11 (PDF Only) Codex Advocacy Material—User's Guide --
CAC/32 INF/12 (PDF Only) The International Portal on Food Safety, Animal and Plant Health (IPFSAPH) --
CAC/32 INF/13 (PDF Only) Side Events During the Commission --
CAC/32 INF/14 (PDF Only) International Seminar on Setting Food Safety Standards, Effects on International Trade, Particularly for Developing Countries --
CAC/32 INF/15 (PDF Only) Explanatory Note on the Use of the Electronic Voting System --
Related Information: U.S. Positions for the 32nd Session (PDF Only; 955k) --


Documents for Comment
Current CAC Documents Requesting Comments
CX or CL Subject Comments Due Send comments to:
CL 2008/40-CAC (PDF Only)

ADDENDUM (PDF Only; 1.2mb)
Scope and Terms of Reference of Future Work on Animal Feeding and Suitable Mechanisms for Codex to carry out this Work Mar 1, 2009 Barbara.McNiff@ fsis.usda.gov 
CL 2009/2-CAC (PDF Only) Use and Validity of certain old Codex standards and related texts Mar 15, 2009 Barbara.McNiff@ fsis.usda.gov 

Delegate's Report of the 32st Session of the Commission, held Jun 29-Jul 4, 2009, Rome, Italy

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