Codex alimentarius commission procurement manual /

TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................... iii
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 1
SECTION I: BASIC TEXTS AND DEFINITIONS .......................................... 3
Statutes of the Codex Alimentarius Commission........................................ 4
Rules of Procedure of the Codex Alimentarius Commission...................... 7
General Principles of the Codex Alimentarius .......................................... 21
Definitions for the Purposes of the Codex Alimentarius ........................... 23
SECTION II: ELABORATION OF CODEX STANDARDS AND
RELATED TEXTS ....................................................................................... 27
Procedures for the Elaboration of Codex Standards
and Related Texts.................................................................................. 28
Criteria for the Establishment of Subsidiary Bodies
of the Codex Alimentarius Commission................................................. 40
Criteria for the Establishment of Work Priorities....................................... 42
Guideline on the Application of the Criteria
for the Establishment of Work Priorities................................................. 44
Relations Between Commodity Committees and General Subject
Committees............................................................................................. 47
Format for Codex Commodity Standards ................................................. 53
Guidelines for the Inclusion of Specific Provisions in Codex Standards
and Related Texts.................................................................................. 58
Procedures for Consideration of the Entry and Review of Food
Additive Provisions In the General Standard for Food Additives .......... 58
Guidelines on the Elaboration and/or Revision of Codes of Hygienic
Practice for Specific Commodities ........................................................ 66
Procedure for the Inclusion of Additional Species in Codex
Standards for Fish and Fishery Products.............................................. 67
Principles for the Establishment of Codex Methods of Analysis ........... 72
Principles for the Establishment or Selection of Codex Sampling
Procedures............................................................................................ 85
The Use of Analytical Results: Sampling Plans, Relationship
Between the Analytical Results, the Measurement Uncertainty,
Recovery Factors and Provisions in Codex Standards......................... 88
Provisions on the Use of Proprietary Methods in Codex standards ..... 90
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SECTION III: GUIDELINES FOR SUBSIDIARY BODIES ......................... 92
Guidelines to Host Governments of Codex Committees
and Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Forces ......................................... 93
Guidelines on the Conduct of Meetings of Codex Committees
and Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Forces .......................................... 99
Guidelines to Chairpersons of Codex Committees
and Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Forces ........................................ 102
Guidelines on Physical Working Groups ................................................ 106
Guidelines on Electronic Working Groups.............................................. 109
SECTION IV: RISK ANALYSIS................................................................. 112
Working Principles for Risk Analysis for Application In the Framework
of the Codex Alimentarius..................................................................... 113
Definitions of Risk Analysis Terms Related to Food Safety.................... 120
Risk Analysis Principles Applied by the Codex Committee on Food
Additives ............................................................................................... 122
Risk Analysis Principles Applied by the Codex Committee on
Contaminants in Foods……………………………………..………….…..127
Policy of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods
for Exposure Assessment of Contaminants and Toxins in Foods
or Food Groups..................................................................................... 132
Risk Analysis Principles Applied by the Codex Committee
on Residues of Veterinary Drugs In Foods........................................... 136
Risk Assessment Policy for Residues of Veterinary Drugs In Foods ..... 145
Risk Analysis Principles Applied by the Codex Committee
on Pesticide Residues .......................................................................... 148
Nutritional Risk Analysis Principles and Guidelines for Application
to the Work of the Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special
Dietary Uses ......................................................................................... 176
Risk Analysis Principles and Procedures Applied by the Codex
Committee on Food Hygiene ................................................................ 185
SECTION V: SUBSIDIARY BODIES OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS
COMMISSION ........................................................................................... 191
Table of Committees, document references and terms of reference......... 192
Commission and Executive Committee.................................................. 192
General Subject Committees.................................................................. 192
Commodity Committees (Active) ............................................................ 196
Commodity Committees (Adjourned Sine Die) ....................................... 198
Commodity Committees (Abolished) ...................................................... 199
Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Forces (Active) .................................... 200
Ad Hoc Codex Intergovernmental Task Forces (Dissolved)................... 200
FAO/WHO Coordinating Committees ..................................................... 203
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Committee Established Under Rule Xi.1(A) (Renamed
and re-established)............................................................................... 205
Joint Meetings with other Organizations (Abolished).............................. 205
SECTION VI: MEMBERSHIP.................................................................... 207
Membership of the Codex Alimentarius Commission............................. 208
Core Functions of Codex Contact Points................................................ 215
SECTION VII: RELATIONS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS................ 216
Guidelines on Cooperation between the Codex Alimentarius
Commission and International Intergovernmental Organizations
in the Elaboration of Standards and Related Texts .............................. 217
Principles Concerning the Participation of International
Non-Governmental Organizations in the Work
of the Codex Alimentarius Commission................................................ 219
APPENDIX: GENERAL DECISIONS OF THE COMMISSION ................. 227
Statements of Principle Concerning the Role of Science in the Codex
Decision-Making Process and the Extent to which other Factors
are taken into Account.......................................................................... 228
Statements of Principle Relating to the Role of Food Safety Risk
Assessment .......................................................................................... 230
Measures to Facilitate Consensus.......................................................... 231
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