The Codex Trust Fund supports countries to build strong, solid and sustainable national capacity to participate effectively in Codex standard setting.

Between 2004 and 2015, the FAO/WHO Project and Fund for Enhanced Participation in Codex (Codex Trust Fund, CTF) supported countries to boost their participation in the Codex Alimentarius Commission.

Building on the success of the first Codex Trust Fund, FAO and WHO then launched a successor initiative to the Codex Trust Fund (CTF2) in January 2016, which aimed at improved effectiveness of participation in Codex standard setting.

CTF2 initiated a total of 43 projects involving 62 countries, which saw improved in-country capacities and policy-level awareness of Codex and Codex processes. This awareness translated into greater participation by low- and middle-income countries in the work of Codex committees, including in the development of work proposals, in developing and presenting national positions on standards development, and in submitting the data that is crucial to the development of standards that will work for all.

This also benefitted the wider Codex community, global trade and food safety standards for businesses and consumers around the world.

The Codex Trust Fund was fully reliant on donor funding.

The Codex Trust Fund repository

The CTF repository provides access to relevant resource material and products that have been officially shared by CTF2 beneficiary countries to serve as examples and inspiration to countries aiming to develop similar products to strengthen components of their national Codex system.

Documents included in the repository have been officially cleared by the respective governments to be shared on the Codex Trust Fund website. The repository organizes available products according to their relevance to the three core elements of national Codex systems. 

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CTF / Seminar on harmonizing Uzbekistan’s food safety legislation with international standards

Oct 7, 2025, 09:20 by System

On 18–19 September 2025, a seminar was held in Tashkent on the topic: “The importance of harmonizing the Republic of Uzbekistan’s food safety legislation with international standards for protecting human health and facilitating international trade. 

The event was organized within the framework of the FAO and WHO Codex Trust Fund project “Strengthening national capacity for the sustainable functioning of Codex Alimentarius in Uzbekistan.” Participants included representatives of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis, the Committee for Sanitary and Epidemiological Wellbeing and Public Health, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Committee for Veterinary and Livestock Development, the Agency for Plant Quarantine and Protection, the Uzbekistan Food Industry Association, as well as scientists and food business operators. The seminar was joined by Peter Sousa Højskov, food safety and zoonoses expert from the WHO Regional Office for Europe.

The discussions focused on steps taken to align national legislation with international standards, as well as future plans in this area. Particular attention was given to the new “Law on Food Safety”, adopted on 5 August 2025, and the sanitary rules, norms, and hygiene standards (SanQvaN), which establish:

  • maximum permissible levels of certain contaminants
  • limits for pesticide residues and veterinary drugs
  • microbiological criteria
  • regulations for the use of food additives.

The seminar served as a platform for constructive dialogue between food business operators and government authorities on the ongoing reforms in the food safety system.

On the second day, specialists from the regional offices of the Committee for Sanitary and Epidemiological Wellbeing and Public Health attended presentations on the newly adopted SanQvaN and worked in groups to discuss the changes and their practical significance for implementation and enforcement.

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