FAO Regional Training Workshop in Tokyo
Enhancing Effective Participation in Codex Activities in ASEAN Countries
Tokyo, 8-11 September 2015
The FAO Regional Training Workshop is organised within the framework of the activities of the FAO Regional project "Support to Capacity Building and Implementation of International Food Safety Standards in ASEAN Countries".
The project, funded by Japan, aims at supporting ASEAN countries to enhance their capacity for contributing to Codex standards setting and participating in Codex meetings.
The workshop is being organised by the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan and the European Commission.
The main objectives of workshop are to provide participants with:
- an enhanced knowledge of structure and functioning of Codex
- an enhanced understanding of the impact of Codex standards on international trade
- training on the development if regional/national positions
- an update on the results of the 38th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission held last July 2015 in Geneva
- simulated training through mock sessions to enhance participants capacity to contribute effectively to Codex work
The workshop is being attended by 25 participants from Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Japan.
Participants in the FAO Regional Training Workshop
At the heart of the Codex mandate are the core values of collaboration, inclusiveness, consensus building and transparency. Governmental and non-governmental, public and private organizations alike play a vital role in ensuring Codex texts are of the highest quality and based on sound science.
Codex would have little authority in the field of international standard setting if it did not welcome and acknowledge the valuable contributions made by observers. Expert technical bodies, industry and consumer associations
contribute to the standard-setting process in a spirit of openness, collaboration and transparency.
Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) can apply for observer status in Codex in order to attend and put forward their views at every stage of the standard-setting process.
Current Codex Alimentarius Commission
FAO Regional Training Workshop in Tokyo
Enhancing Effective Participation in Codex Activities in ASEAN Countries
Tokyo, 8-11 September 2015
The FAO Regional Training Workshop is organised within the framework of the activities of the FAO Regional project "Support to Capacity Building and Implementation of International Food Safety Standards in ASEAN Countries".
The project, funded by Japan, aims at supporting ASEAN countries to enhance their capacity for contributing to Codex standards setting and participating in Codex meetings.
The workshop is being organised by the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan and the European Commission.
The main objectives of workshop are to provide participants with:
- an enhanced knowledge of structure and functioning of Codex
- an enhanced understanding of the impact of Codex standards on international trade
- training on the development if regional/national positions
- an update on the results of the 38th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission held last July 2015 in Geneva
- simulated training through mock sessions to enhance participants capacity to contribute effectively to Codex work
The workshop is being attended by 25 participants from Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Japan.
Participants in the FAO Regional Training Workshop
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