CODEX-RELATED ACTIVITIES IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

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CODEX-RELATED ACTIVITIES IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

• Prepared by Ivan Stankovic and Mary Puškarica

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National Codex contact point

• In the Institute for Standardization of Serbia

National Codex Committee

• Not established

National Codex website

• Not exist

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Activities on Codex at a national level

• National food legislation is harmonized, or in
  the procedure of harmonization with Codex
  standards and EU regulation.
• October 2006. - Joint meeting of the
  representatives of Ministry of Health and
  Ministry of Agriculture, Fishery and Water
  Management organized by the Institute for
  Standardization (Serbian Codex contact point)
  aimed to enhance participation in Codex
  activities
• determined Serbian list of priority Codex
  meetings expecting the partially support from
  Codex Trust Fund.
• decision for establishing National Codex Committee

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Attendance at Codex meetings

• 26th Session of the Codex Alimentarius
  Commission, Rome, Italy, 2-7 July 2003 one
  participant Permanent Representative to FAO
• 37th Session of the Codex Committee on Food
  Additives and Contaminants, The Hague, The
  Netherlands, 25-29 April 2005 one participant
  prof. dr Ivan Stankovic
• 28th Session of the Codex Alimentarius
  Commission, Rome, Italy, 4-9 July 2005 two
  participants Institution for Standardization of
  Serbia and Montenegro and Ministry of Internal
  Economic Relations Phytosanitary Office, Serbia
  and Montenegro
• 38th Session of the Codex Committee on Food
  Additives and Contaminants, The Hague, The
  Netherlands, 24-28 April 2006 one participant
  Prof. Ivan Stankovic

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• 29th Session of the Codex Alimentarius
  Commission, Rome, Italy, 2-7 July 2006, one
  participant Permanent Mission of the Republic of
  Serbia to United Nations
• 25th Session of the FAO/WHO Coordinating
  Committee for Europe, Vilnius, Lithuania, 15-18
  January 2007 two participants Ministry of
  Health of the Republic of Serbia (funded by CODEX
  TRUST FUND) and Ministry of Agriculture of the
  Republic of Serbia
• 24th Session of the Codex Committee On General
  Principles, Paris, France, 2-6 April 2007 one
  participant Ministry of Agriculture of the
  Republic of Serbia
• 39th Session of the Codex Committee on Food
  Additives, Beijing, China, 22-29 April 2007 one
  participant Prof. Ivan Stankovic (funded by
  CODEX TRUST FUND)
• 30th Session of the Codex Alimentarius
  Commission, Rome, Italy, 2-7 July 2007 one
  participant Ministry of Agriculture of the
  Republic of Serbia

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Other Codex-related meetings

• FAO Sub-Regional Training Course Enhancing
  Participation in Codex Alimentarius, Zagreb,
  Croatia, 21-23 March 2006 two participants
  Institution for Standardization of Serbia and
  Montenegro and Ministry of Health of the Republic
  of Serbia (funded by FAO)
• FAO/WHO Seminar Strengthening Knowledge of
  Codex Procedures and Risk Analysis, Vilnius,
  Lithuania, 14 January 2007 one participant
  Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Serbia
• Joint FAO/WHO meeting Enhancing Developing
  Country Participation in FAO/WHO Scientific
  Advice Activities to Codex Alimentarius,
  Belgrade, 12-15 December 2005, hosted by
  Institute of Bromatology, Faculty of Pharmacy,
  University of Belgrade

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National Codex contact point

• Mr. Ivan Krstic
• Acting Director
• Institute for Standardization of Serbia
• Codex Contact Point for Serbia
• Stevana Brakusa 2
• 11030 Belgrade
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• Tel. [phone]
• Fax  [phone]
• E-mail jus_at_jus.org.yu