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Codex Alimentarius
Committees & Task Forces
Coordinating Committee for Europe
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.

Switzerland will host the FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Europe tentatively scheduled for October 7-10, 2008 in Poland.
Codex members in the European Region:
  • Albania
  • Armenia
  • Austria
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • European Community
  • Finland
  • France
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Malta
  • Moldova
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Serbia
  • Slovak Republic
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom
  • Uzbekistan

U.S. Contact
Paulo Almeida
Associate Manager for Codex
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: paulo.almeida@fsis.usda.gov

Current Coordinating Committee Documents Requesting Comments
CX or CL
(PDF)		 Subject Comments Due Send comments to:
CL 2008/4-EURO (PDF Only) Request for comments and information on: National Food Control Systems, Consumer Participation in Food Standard Setting;
the Use of Codex Standards at National and Regional Level, Nutritional Issues in the Region; and
issues related to participation in Codex meetings and FAO/WHO expert meetings		 Aug 15, 2008 Paulo Almeida at above address
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Last Modified: July 29, 2008

 

 
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