New Chair and Vice-Chairs to focus on strengthening participation in Codex
Rome
Tuesday 29th August 2017
In a letter to all member countries sent via the six Regional Coordinators, the Chair and Vice Chairs of the Codex Alimentarius Commission have outlined their goals and aspirations as officers of the Commission.
Below is the complete text of the letter.
A NOTE FROM CODEX CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIRS
It is an honour to have been elected to be at your disposal as Codex Alimentarius Chair and Vice-Chairs. Let us take this moment to express our sincere gratitude and appreciation for this opportunity. We are seized by the tremendous responsibility and trust you have placed in us. We see ourselves as a resource to serve the needs and interest of the Codex family.
Our focus will be on strengthening participation in Codex and consensus-building, and advocating externally for Codex. In serving you as Chair and Vice-Chairs we will be transparent and impartial, and the four of us will work together closely, collaboratively and collegiately.
Most importantly, we want to ensure that as Codex Chair and Vice-Chairs we are close to you as Codex Member Countries, to the secretariat, to our parent organisations and to the Chairs of all subsidiary bodies as they are key to the advancement of standards. One of the most visible signs of this commitment will be that at least one of us will aim to attend each meeting of the Codex committees and task forces, to provide this support to Chairs and Members, to put ourselves at your disposal to help facilitate progress in committee sessions and to agree on our goals together.
We want to achieve impactful results for Codex and for safer food and we are sure that together we have the power to do so. To help us achieve this, we will need to set out our priorities and together build a smart, practical and relevant Strategic Plan for 2020 to 2025.
Guilherme da Costa – Chair
Mariam Eid, Purwiyatno Hariyadi, Steve Wearne – Vice-Chairs
Other language versions
This letter is also available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish,
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
New Chair and Vice-Chairs to focus on strengthening participation in Codex
Rome
Tuesday 29th August 2017
In a letter to all member countries sent via the six Regional Coordinators, the Chair and Vice Chairs of the Codex Alimentarius Commission have outlined their goals and aspirations as officers of the Commission.
Below is the complete text of the letter.
A NOTE FROM CODEX CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIRS
It is an honour to have been elected to be at your disposal as Codex Alimentarius Chair and Vice-Chairs. Let us take this moment to express our sincere gratitude and appreciation for this opportunity. We are seized by the tremendous responsibility and trust you have placed in us. We see ourselves as a resource to serve the needs and interest of the Codex family.
Our focus will be on strengthening participation in Codex and consensus-building, and advocating externally for Codex. In serving you as Chair and Vice-Chairs we will be transparent and impartial, and the four of us will work together closely, collaboratively and collegiately.
Most importantly, we want to ensure that as Codex Chair and Vice-Chairs we are close to you as Codex Member Countries, to the secretariat, to our parent organisations and to the Chairs of all subsidiary bodies as they are key to the advancement of standards. One of the most visible signs of this commitment will be that at least one of us will aim to attend each meeting of the Codex committees and task forces, to provide this support to Chairs and Members, to put ourselves at your disposal to help facilitate progress in committee sessions and to agree on our goals together.
We want to achieve impactful results for Codex and for safer food and we are sure that together we have the power to do so. To help us achieve this, we will need to set out our priorities and together build a smart, practical and relevant Strategic Plan for 2020 to 2025.
Guilherme da Costa – Chair
Mariam Eid, Purwiyatno Hariyadi, Steve Wearne – Vice-Chairs
Other language versions
This letter is also available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish,
Codex and Observer
around the world since ancient times.
We might not always know where it comes from,
but we expect it to be available, safe and of good quality.
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