Food Law News - FAO/WHO/WTO/Codex - 2001

EU Council Press Release, 19 June 2001

EU Membership of the Codex Alimentarius

The following is an extract from report of the EU Agriculture Council Meeting:

The Commission representative reported to the Council on the progress being made in the Commission's application to join the Codex Alimentarius as a full member and emphasised to delegations the positive implications that such membership would have for European efforts on food safety in an international context.