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Coordinating Committee for the Near East
The Coordinating Committee is responsible for defining problems and needs concerning food standards and food control of all Codex member countries of the region. Host government rotates among the committee members.

The next meeting of the FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for the Near East will take place January 21-25, 2013, in Beirut, Lebanon.
Codex members in the Near East Region include:
  • Algeria
  • Bahrain
  • Egypt
  • Iraq
  • Islamic Republic of Iran
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sudan
  • Sultanate of Oman
  • Syria
  • Tunisia
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Yemen

U.S. Contact
U.S. Codex Office, Room 4861
Food Safety and Inspection Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20250
Phone: (202) 205-7760
Fax: (202) 720-3157
Email: uscodex@fsis.usda.gov

Current CCNE Documents Requesting Comments
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Subject Comments Due Send comments to:
CX/NEA 13/7/6 Request for comments on the Proposed Draft Regional Standard for Doogh Dec 10, 2012 USCODEX@
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