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Regional Coordination in Strengthening Countries' Participation and Implementation of International Food Safety Standards

Year of publication 2004

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Product type Meeting

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Food safety issues have become a main issue for international food trade since the establishment of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1995. The WTO's Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures has completely changed the situation of international food trade and resulted in the high importance of international food standards. Under the SPS Agreement, members have the right to take sanitary and phytosanitary measures necessary for the protection of human, animal or plant life or health. The Agreement also accepts sanitary or phytosanitary measures which conform to international standards, guidelines or recommendations to be necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health. In the scope of food safety, the Agreement recognizes the standards, guidelines and recommendations established by the Codex Alimentarius Commission (known as Codex) as international standards. Furthermore, the Agreement emphasizes that members shall play a full part, w ithin the limits of their resources, in the relevant international organizations and their subsidiary bodies, in particular the Codex Alimentarius Commission and other organizations to promote within these organizations the development and periodic review of standards, guidelines and recommendations with respect to all aspects of sanitary and phytosanitary measures.

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Language English

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