Codex to use new online commenting system for draft standards
The Codex secretariat is happy to announce that FAO has signed a contract with PleaseTech for anew Online Commenting System (OCS) following a thorough procurement process. The system, called PleaseReview, will enable Codex members and observers to share and submit comments on draft standards online at the click of a button.
A revolution in Codex work
In the words of Tom Heilandt, Secretary of Codex Alimentarius:
"This new tool will certainly revolutionise our work and communications amongst the Codex community. By saving everyone’s time, the OCS will help ensuring that the Codex Alimentarius Commission fulfils its mandate of protecting the health of consumers and ensuring fair practices in the food trade"
Improved consultation and work management
Codex contact points will find it much easier to draft, share and submit comments on Codex texts and the OCS will allow the Codex secretariat to manage consultation processes by automating notifications, compiling comments in an easy and efficient manner, and providing data for analysis.
Three sisters collaboration
The purchase of PleaseReview is the result of a long-standing collaboration between Codex and the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) secretariat. Already in 2012, the WTO-SPS Committee welcomed the development of joint activities among its “Three Sisters” (Codex Alimentarius, IPPC and The World Organization for Animal Health OIE), and noted an OCS as one possible tool for enhancing such collaboration.
Greater participation through multi-language commenting
The OCS will also guarantee better time management for the processing and gathering of comments, but this will require efforts from all members: indeed, comments that are submitted on time have the “advantage” of being translated into the other Codex languages, which in turn gives members the opportunity to share their views with the whole Codex community before the Committee sessions.
Video
See an example of how PleaseReview works:
Contact
Queries can be directed to the following email account: [email protected].
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
Codex to use new online commenting system for draft standards
The Codex secretariat is happy to announce that FAO has signed a contract with PleaseTech for anew Online Commenting System (OCS) following a thorough procurement process. The system, called PleaseReview, will enable Codex members and observers to share and submit comments on draft standards online at the click of a button.
A revolution in Codex work
In the words of Tom Heilandt, Secretary of Codex Alimentarius:
"This new tool will certainly revolutionise our work and communications amongst the Codex community. By saving everyone’s time, the OCS will help ensuring that the Codex Alimentarius Commission fulfils its mandate of protecting the health of consumers and ensuring fair practices in the food trade"
Improved consultation and work management
Codex contact points will find it much easier to draft, share and submit comments on Codex texts and the OCS will allow the Codex secretariat to manage consultation processes by automating notifications, compiling comments in an easy and efficient manner, and providing data for analysis.
Three sisters collaboration
The purchase of PleaseReview is the result of a long-standing collaboration between Codex and the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) secretariat. Already in 2012, the WTO-SPS Committee welcomed the development of joint activities among its “Three Sisters” (Codex Alimentarius, IPPC and The World Organization for Animal Health OIE), and noted an OCS as one possible tool for enhancing such collaboration.
Greater participation through multi-language commenting
The OCS will also guarantee better time management for the processing and gathering of comments, but this will require efforts from all members: indeed, comments that are submitted on time have the “advantage” of being translated into the other Codex languages, which in turn gives members the opportunity to share their views with the whole Codex community before the Committee sessions.
Video
See an example of how PleaseReview works:
Contact
Queries can be directed to the following email account: [email protected].
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