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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.

Tunisia will host the FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for the Near East tentatively scheduled for January 26-29, 2009 in Tunisia.
Codex members in the Near East Region include:
  • Algeria
  • Bahrain
  • Egypt
  • Iraq
  • Islamic Republic of Iran
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
  • Oman
  • Qatar, Sultanate of
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Tunisia
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Yemen

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 CCNE Documents Requesting Comments
CX or CL
(PDF)
Subject Comments Due Send comments to:
CL 2008/20-CCNEA Request for comments and information on multiple issues Nov 1, 2008 paulo.almeida@
fsis.usda.gov
 
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Last Modified: October 20, 2008

 

 

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