Codex Alimentarius definition

Codex Alimentarius means the collection of internationally adopted food standards compiled by the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme;

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Codex Alimentarius. , means the internationally adopted food standards published by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and Codex, has a corresponding meaning.

Codex Alimentarius means the international food standards adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission;’ [Ins. P.U. (A) 227/2016]

Examples of Codex Alimentarius in a sentence

• The Committee shall maintain close contact with the relevant international organizations in the field of sanitary and phytosanitary protection, especially with the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the International Office of Epizootics, and the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention, with the objective of securing the best available scientific and technical advice for the administration of this Agreement and in order to ensure that unnecessary duplication of effort is avoided.

• The Parties shall cooperate in relevant international bodies engaged in work on SPS related issues, including the WTO SPS Committee, the various Codex Committees (including the Codex Alimentarius Commission), the International Plant Protection Convention, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and other international and regional fora on food safety and human, animal and plant life or health.

• For the purposes of this Chapter, definitions used in the SPS Agreement and international standard-setting bodies, namely the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) shall apply.

• An employee must physically work in the month to be entitled to the sick day for that month.

• For the purposes of this Chapter, definitions used in the WTO SPS Agreement and international standard-setting bodies, namely the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the IPPC and the OIE shall apply.

• The relevant definitions developed by the international organisations International Office of Epizootics (OIE), International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), and Codex Alimentarius Commission apply in the implementation of this Chapter.

• The import requirements set out in certificates are based on the principles of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (“Codex”), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), unless the import requirements are supported by a science-based risk assessment conducted in accordance with the applicable international rules as provided for in the WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (“the SPS Agreement”).

• In the implementation of their sanitary or phytosanitary measures, Member States agree to be guided, where applicable, by relevant international standards, guidelines and recommendations developed by international organisations such as, the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and ASEAN.

• For the purposes of this Chapter, "international standards" means the standards, guidelines and recommendations of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the relevant international and regional Organisations operating within the framework of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC).

• For the purpose of this Chapter, standards issued, in particular, by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) shall be considered as relevant international standards in the sense of Article 2.4 of the TBT Agreement.

More Definitions of Codex Alimentarius

Codex Alimentarius means the international food standards adopted by the Codex Alimentarius

Codex Alimentarius. This is an international organization that brings together all the interested parties, scientists, technical experts, governments, consumers and industry representatives. The standards set by codex are becoming increasingly acceptable world over, and thus are used as a benchmark by the domestic organizations. They even play a vital role in trade negotiations and settling of disputes. Export Inspection Council (EIC): This is an apex agency that facilitates exports of SPS compliant commodities. It also gives advice to the government regarding measures to be taken for enforcement of quality control an inspection. Further, it also makes arrangement for pre-shipment inspection of commodities to ensure compliance of all specified standards. EIC provides three kinds of inspection and certification: Main Points of Papers Submitted by India in the WTO committee on Issue of Harmonization and Transparency in the SPS Agreement12 Harmonization: Transparency:

Codex Alimentarius means prescribed or accepted standard, usage, directives and other recommendations related to food, food production and safe food prescribed by the Codex Alimentarius Commission of Food & Agriculture Organization and World Health Organization of League of Nations;