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FAO/WHO Regional Workshop on Codex alimentarius

“ HARMONIZATION, EQUIVALENCE AND RISK ANALYSIS IN THE ELABORATION AND USE OF

CODEX STANDARDS”

Tunis, Tunisia, May24-27, 2010

FAO/WHO REGIONAL WORKSHOP

Organized in collaboration with

The Government of Tunisia

REPORT

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health

Organization would like to express their appreciation to CODEX Tunisia and to the Ministry of

Industry and Technology of Tunisia for their organizational and logistical support to this event.

Gratitude is also extended to all members of the training team for their strong technical support and

keen interest in this training workshop to strengthen Codex activities. Finally, thanks are given to all

participants for their active role throughout the course. It is hoped that this workshop will lead to

further collaboration in the region and to enhanced participation in standard- setting activities

within the framework of the Codex alimentarius Commission.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction .................................................................................Page4

2. Opening Ceremony ......................................................................Page 4

3. Workshop Objectives ....................................................................Page 4

4. Workshop Participants and Trainers .............................................Page 5

5. Description of the Training Workshop...........................................Page 6

6. Countries’ Experiences in Harmonization, Equivalence and

Mutual Recognition Agreements……………………………….……. ……..............Page 7

6.1 Harmonization…………………………………………………………………...Page 7

6.2 Equivalence and Mutual Recognition Agreements……………Page 7

7. Round Table: Priorities for Food Standard Setting in the Region .......Page 9

8. Workshop Evaluation.........................................................................Page 11

9. Concluding Session........................................................................... Page 16

Workshop Agenda (ANNEXI)…………………………………………....……………….Page 17

List of Participants [ANNEXII] ………………………………………….……………..…. Page 21

Course Evaluation Form [ANNEX III] ………………………………….………………... Page 28

1. INTRODUCTION

The FAO/WHO Regional Workshop was held at Ramada Plaza Hotel, Cote de Carthage from

24th May–27thMay 2010. The workshop was jointly organized by the FAO, WHO and the

Government of Tunisia and partially funded by the Codex Trust Fund. The theme of the

Workshop was “Harmonization, Equivalence and Risk Analysis in the Elaboration and Use of

Codex Standards”.

2. OPENING CEREMONY

The opening ceremony was presided over by Mr. Amer Mezian, FAO Representative in

Tunisia and was attended by senior officials from the Ministry of Industry and Technology

and various personalities.

Speakers at the opening ceremony included:

Mr. Mohammed Shoucri Regeb, Director General of the Centre for Agrifoods who

emphasized the importance of the Regional Workshop and hoped this would serve as a

platform to form a stronger network among participants and to enhance their involvement

in the activities of Codex alimentarius. He thanked the contributing donors for their

financial, technical and logistical support.

The representative of the Food and Agricultural Organization underlined in his speech the

need to promote standard-setting within the framework of food safety programmes that

will help to minimize health threats. He also hoped that the training workshop will enable

the countries of the Near East Region to participate actively and more effectively in Codex

activities. He expressed appreciation for the timely organization of the workshop and

wished the participants a successful workshop and a pleasant stay in Tunisia.

3. WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES:

The training course aimed to:

• Increase understanding of the structures and procedures of the Codex Alimentarius

Commission

• Raise awareness amongst Near East member states on the significance of

participating actively and effectively in the standard-setting activities of the Codex

Alimentarius Commission

• Develop an understanding of the scientific basis of Codex work and review risk

analysis procedures

• Clarify the concept of harmonization and mutual recognition agreements

• Discuss regional strategic plans

• Address the challenges faced by countries in the region in Codex related activities

and identify future standard setting needs

• Encourage efforts to continue to strengthen national Codex programmes through

information dissemination activities

After the opening ceremony, Dr Dagher emphasized the advanced level of this workshop

and that a special focus was aimed at the topic of harmonization and allied subjects. The

introductory presentations served to remind the participants of some of the basic and

background information needed to follow the discussion. The sessions covered the

following themes:

• Introduction to Codex activities and Codex trust fund

• Codex trust fund and STDF technical assistance

• Harmonization concept and how it is applied to national standards

• Significance of harmonization in trade disputes

• The science base of Codex

• The importance of Codex in the context of the SPS agreement

• Equivalence and mutual recognition agreements

• Risk analysis and quantitative risk assessment

The course aimed at raising the awareness of the significance of country

participation in the international standard-setting activities of the Codex Alimentarius

Commission, and at exchanging information about the ongoing activities in the countries of

the region in the field oh harmonization, equivalence and mutual recognition agreements.

The course also included a discussion session on the difficulties that face standard setting

activities in the region and attempts were made to identify challenges that lie ahead and to

prioritize future activities especially in the setting of regional food standards.

The Agenda of the workshop is attached in Annex I.

4. WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS AND TRAINERS

The Training Workshop was attended by 40 delegates from Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Jordan,

Kuwait, Lebanon, Syria, Lybia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia and Yemen. Through the

joint efforts of FAO, Codex Tunisia and the FAO/WHO trust fund management a good

balance of delegates was achieved representing agriculture, health, industry and standards

sectors within the governments. Most countries nominated representatives from the

national standardization agencies as well as officials from other ministries with food safety

and standard setting responsibility.

The list of participants is attached in Annex II.

The list of trainers included:

Mr. Shawky M. Dagher, Lead Trainer

Ms Fatima, Hachem, FAO Regional Office, Cairo

Mr. Tom Heilandt, Codex Secretariat, Rome

Mr. Melvin Spreij, STDF Secretary, Geneva

Ms Catherine Mulholland, Codex Trust Fund

Mr. Mohammed Choukri Regeb, Codex Tunisia

5. DESCRIPTION OF THE TRAINING WORKSHOP

A range of training methods were used including theoretical training sessions, country

reports, round table discussion on priorities of food standard setting for the region. All the

training material was provided to each of the participants on a CD containing the

presentations and a group photo that showed all the participants and guests that were

present at the opening ceremony. Another CD was made available to participants which

was a copy of the FAO/WHO e-training course on Codex. Hard copies of supporting material

were also distributed to participants and included “the Procedural Manual”, the FAO/WHO

training package “Enhancing participation in Codex activities” and the “FAO/WHO

framework for the provision of scientific advice on food safety and nutrition”. Also a

package containing several brief notes from WTO was made available for every participant.

The titles included in the package were: "Good practice in SPS technical cooperation";

"Climate change and SPS risks and responses"; "Using economic analysis to inform SPS

decision making"; "A coordinated multi-stakeholder approach to control fruit fly in West

Africa"; "Mobilizing Aid for Trade for SPS-related technical cooperation in the Greater

Mekong Sub-Region". The pack also contained other literature material such as "SPS-

Related Capacity Evaluation Tools - An Overview of Tools Developed by International

Organizations" and "WTO Agreement Series - Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures" and

"Review of the operation and implementation of the SPS Agreement". A video film prepared

by STDF and entitled "Trading Safely - Protecting health, promoting development" was

projected during the workshop and a copy was presented to each of the participants.

Some of the material can be downloaded at:

http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/agns/capacity_tools_codex_en.asp.

The training workshop included also case studies on regional food standards, namely:

• Standard for Tehina

• Code for street foods

6. COUNTRIES EXPERIENCES IN HARMONIZATION, EQUIVALENCE AND MUTUAL

RECOGNITION AGREEMENTS

(All applicants, who were selected to participate at the workshop, received the following

instructions on how to prepare their country report on harmonization and mutual

recognition agreements):

6.1 Harmonization

Please prepare a short report about one page that describes your country’s activities

regarding international/regional harmonization of food safety measures. Try to answer the

following questions:

1) Has there been an attempt in your country to harmonize national food standards

with Codex standards, guidelines or recommendations

a. If yes , give some details and describe the progress achieved so far

b. If not, describe the procedure followed in setting food standards when it

comes to: pesticide residues, veterinary drug residues, food additives,

contaminants and microbiological hazards.

2) Is there a mechanism that allow for a periodic review or update for food standards

a. What is the time frame for revision of food standards?

b. What are the criteria followed in deciding which standards to be revised?

c. Does revision aim for harmonization with Codex

3) List any legislation that regulate the setting of limits for the above residues or

hazards with respect to international standards

From the brief reports of the participants, it can be concluded that only Jordan and Tunisia

have carried out harmonization of their food standards. Jordan did not have any details on

the process except that it was carried out in preparation for entry into the WTO in 2005

while Tunisian participants mentioned that INNORPI, which is the Tunisian standardization

body, has an ambitious plan to harmonize all national standards with international

requirements with special priority given to food standards. So far, of the 1313 food or food

related standards, 280 were harmonized with international standards.

Yemen reported that periodic revision of their standards is carried out routinely (every 5

years). Yemeni food standards are now based on Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) standards

which are in turn harmonized with Codex standards and guidelines. However Yemen has

two traditional food products for which they have drafted national standards: Yemeni

Honey and Yemeni Coffee. With respect to health and safety concerns, Codex standards,

guidelines and recommendations were consulted when drafting the national standards for

coffee and honey.

6.2 Equivalence and Mutual Recognition

Please prepare a short report about one page that describes your country’s activities

regarding equivalence arrangements or mutual recognition agreements. In your brief report

try to answer the following:

1) Does your country have an equivalence or mutual recognition agreement in force at

the present time?

a. If yes,

i. Give a brief history of the development

ii. Bilateral, multilateral, dates of the agreements etc...

iii. Did your country receive technical assistance to proceed with the

agreement

iv. Does the agreement(s) cover any food safety issues or other SPS

measures

v. What food commodities does it cover and what is the volume of trade

involved

b. If not,

i. Are there any negotiations going on for a future agreement and at

what stage of development? Include a brief description

ii. What other trade agreements for foods exist?

iii. List any difficulties encountered in food export in your country and

give a brief review of the steps taken to facilitate food trade.

1) The responses that were presented at the sessions concerning countries experiences

with respect to mutual recognition agreements revealed that few such agreements

are in existence. Although many agreements were mentioned by the participants,

few of them were concerned with food or food products:

• Tunisia reported that a TUNISO-LIBYAN agreement signed in 2001 which

covers agricultural products and processed foods. Its implementation started

in January of 2008 and covers mutual recognition of conformity certificates.

• The participants from Syria mentioned that mutual recognition agreements

were signed with Lebanon in 1994, Sudan1999, Morocco 2001, UAE 2002,

Iraq 2009 and Egypt 2009.

The absence of agreements in the reports may be due to two reasons:

2) Not many mutual recognition agreements actually exist among the countries of the

Near East or the information about such agreements is not made public. The

reluctance to reveal such information may be due to the fact that mutual

recognition agreements (MRAs) are governmental measures which fall under the

scope of the WTO rules on non-discrimination. This implies that other WTO

Members who can demonstrate that their systems meet the appropriate level of

protection of any of the parties to the arrangement, can benefit from the

agreement.

3) The short time available to collect the data before the workshop. Most of the

participants belong to the standardization organization in their country and such

organizations are not involved in drafting or ratifying such agreements. Any

information regarding MRAs had to be sought elsewhere and this may have made

the collection of data even more difficult.

7. ROUND TABLE: PRIORITIES FOR FOOD STANDARD SETTING IN THE REGION

The instructions detailed below were dispatched to all participants to prepare for the round

table:

Each country representative will prepare a short summary for the discussions at the round

table. The summary should cover the current problems and challenges facing the setting of

standards in his country taking into consideration the following points:

1. Frequent rejections of plant product exports due to high pesticide residues

2. Inadequate labeling of processed foods

3. High level of filth or contaminants in packaged foods

The second point for consideration is to list deficiencies in some standards or the absence of

standards for certain locally produced or traditional foods that are consumed frequently by

the community. Prioritize a list of foods that you believe need standards to be drafted for

them according to the following food categories:

1. Sea-foods

2. Plant products (fresh or processed)

3. Meat, Poultry and Dairy

Justify your selection if possible by citing consumption levels or production levels and

possibility of export or trade with neighbouring counties.

This session was very useful in raising the awareness on the responsibilities of countries in

the Near East region to take initiative towards setting of regional food standards and to

understand the role of Tunisia as the current coordinator. Participants were allowed to

describe the standard setting process followed in their countries and also list any difficulties

they encounter in trading of foods within the region. It was emphasized that while CODEX

may be interested in the progress of setting regional standards, the main responsibility for

driving the process remains with the countries themselves and the necessary leadership

provided by the coordinator.

o Tunis described a future project where all standards drafted by the Standardization

Organization will be voluntary. The standards will then be referred to the Ministry

concerned with enforcing the standard. The Ministry will then decide how to make

compliance with the standards mandatory or not. This may represent an advanced

step in applying the principle of separating the risk assessment activities from the

management of risks.

o Saudi Arabia reported the establishment a national food safety coordinating

committee in 1997 (1417 Hijri). Several government ministries are represented on

this committee and it aims at handling emerging food safety problems in a

polyvalent manner.

o Jordan reported that special emphasis is being placed during standard setting on

contaminants in foods particularly heavy metals such as cadmium, lead, mercury,

and arsenic. Jordan is also showing concern about “indirect food additives” such as

the migration of chemicals from the packaging materials in contact with the food.

o Sudan reported that the Sudanese Standardization Organization is conducting a

mass media campaign in cooperation with the Sudanese Consumer Protection

Society to educate the Sudanese consumer about food safety and to encourage local

food producers to follow practices recommended for the production of safe foods.

Other specific problems that face some of the countries in the region with regard to

conforming to standards are listed in the table below:

Table 1: Standard setting activities and rejection record of some of the countries in the

region

COUNTRY PROBLEMS/REJECTIONS RELATED TO

STANDARDS

DEVELOPMENT OF NEW

STANDARDS

Iran Aflatoxin in pistachio; ochratoxin in

raisins

Wet dates, semidry dates

Oman Colorants in biscuits, fungicides on

grapes

Lebanon Salmonella in Tehineh; aflatoxin in

Halawa and salted roasted nuts

Jordan Filth in dates Jemeed, labneh jarash

Yemen Pesticides on fresh vegetables

Syria Colorants in chili sauce; SO2 in dried

apricots (kamar eddine)

Arabic sweets

Lybia Pesticides on vegetables

Egypt Pesticides in fish; colorants in wheat

products

Algeria Food labeling

Sudan Pesticide(organochlorine) residues in

sesame; aflatoxins in peanuts

Karkade, gum arabic

8. WORKSHOP EVALUATION

The evaluation forms were distributed during the last afternoon of the workshop. The blank

form is included as Annex III. The number of forms that was filled was 38. Analysis of the

responses shows a normal distribution curve with a slight skew towards the good and

excellent scores. Higher scores were more evident in the evaluation results of the technical

content and overall evaluation (40 and 43 excellent scores respectively) compared to only

24 on the logistics/administrative sector. Total scores are represented in the histogram

figures while responses for each question are detailed as follows:

Please rate the following aspects of the workshop Poor Fair Good Excellent

FORMAT/ADMINISTRATION

Agenda (Sequence of topics, duration of coffee break, lunch

break…) ……………………………………………… Result: 0/5/26/7

1 2 3 4

Workshop site and facilities………………… Result 1/5/22/10 1 2 3 4

Duration of the workshop……………………Result: 0/8/24/6 1 2 3 4

How do you perceive the information and assistance you

received prior to the workshop…………….Result: 3/11/23/1

1 2 3 4

Total Score………………………………………………..4/29/95/24

PRESENTATIONS/TECHNICAL ASPECTS

The number of topics presented within this time frame

was….

Result…………………………………………….0/6/26/6

1 2 3 4

Opportunity to ask questions……………..Result 1/5/22/10 1 2 3 4

Handling of questions raised……………...Result 1/6/24/7 1 2 3 4

Slides or overheads used…………………….Result: 0/1/25/12 1 2 3 4

Technical Level of Material Presented……Result: 0/2/25/11 1 2 3 4

Total Score…………………………………….2/14/96/40

OVERALL EVALUATION

Has the workshop succeeded in giving you new insights or

viewpoints……………………………………Result: 0/5/22/11

1 2 3 4

How much this workshop helped increase your technical

knowledge about CODEX issues…….Result: 0/3/25/10

1 2 3 4

To what extent you will be able to share your acquired

knowledge with your colleagues……Result: 1/5/20/12

1 2 3 4

How satisfied are you with the training material

Result:………………………………………………………….0/5/23/10

1 2 3 4

Total Score……………………………………………………1/18/90/43

Response to questions:

A) What additional topics would you like to have seen covered in the

workshop?

Standards

1) Difference between standards and technical regulations

2) How to draft standards that provide a higher level of protection than provided for

by Codex standards

3) Foods from genetically modified organisms

4) How to set microbiological limits in food standards

5) Discussion of standard development process including traditional foods

6) Description of efforts to translate CODEX standards to Arabic

7) What are the obstacles that countries face in complying with CODEX standards

8) Handling of foods where CODEX standards are non-existent or withdrawn

9) Discussion of standards under preparation like energy drinks and foods from GMO

Technical Aid

10) How aid (financial, technical) is provided for countries that request it

11) What is required from a country (Lebanon) to satisfy requirements to join WTO

How does Codex Work?

12) General description of how does CODEX operate

13) Description of the operation of CODEX committees

14) How do CODEX contact points operate and their contact with codex secretariat

15) Experience of other regional committees

16) Understanding the code used to refer to codex documents

Miscellaneous

17) More in depth discussion of some of the topics

18) Review/test after each technical session to see if the material was understood

19) Discussion of the principles of HACCP and Code of Practice for food hygiene

20) Risk based food inspection

21) Expiry date for foods

22) Differentiating between provisions of SPS and TBT

23) Practical work on risk analysis

24) Methods of analysis and specifications for dietetic foods

B) What did you like most about this workshop?

Technical content

1. The principle of harmonization

2. regional standards

3. mutual recognition agreements

4. countries reports

5. Organization of the sequence of topics

6. In depth response to questions

7. Relation between Codex and WTO

8. Risk analysis session

9. Equivalence

10. Codex trust fund presentation

11. Information presented was up to date and organized

Organizational

12. Freedom to chose the hotel

13. Meeting other participants

14. Simultaneous translation

15. Proper attendance

16. Method of presentation

17. Organization of the event

C) What was least useful about the workshop?

(Most of the participants left this question unanswered or replied as non-

existent)

Organizational

1. Arrangements for participants to facilitate their travel and stay

2. Lack of ample time before the workshop to prepare

3. No arrangements to meet other participants

Technical

4. Risk analysis session was too difficult

5. Topics were too general

6. Country reports were not well prepared

7. Absence of special focus on developing countries

8. Lack of practical exercises

D) What would you suggest to improve the workshop?

(About half of the participants emphasized the short advance notice given and

recommended longer periods to be provided)

Organizational

1. Sessions should have been shorter (9am-1:30pm, …. 3pm)

2. Language for presentations should be in Arabic

3. Participants should have been consulted about the agenda

4. Entertainment or field trip to break the monotony

5. Travel arrangements and requests for country reports were forwarded very late

6. Participation of more speakers

7. Circulate technical material to participants before the meeting so that they can

review and be better prepared

8. Choice of workshop site should be closer to town center i.e. standardization

organization if the facilities exist

9. Longer duration for the workshop

Technical

10. Cover only one topic per day

11. Include practical sessions and more case studies

12. More focus and in depth review of risk analysis

13. Include the topic of food inspection and analysis at airports

9. CONCLUDING SESSION

The closing ceremony was started by the lead trainer who briefly reviewed the highlights of

the workshop, followed by the Codex Trust Fund Coordinator who thanked all those

involved in preparing for the workshop and those who carried out the daily tasks behind the

scenes. This was followed by the Director General of the Centre de l’Agroalimentaire who

again thanked all those involved and mentioned some of the future activities that are

scheduled to be carried out by the coordinating committee for the near east. He indicated

that there was a strong need to organize such meetings more often and to accelerate

regional activities that aim at strengthening the representation and inputs during Codex

meetings. The meeting was concluded by awarding the certificated to all the participants.

Annex I

FAO/WHO Regional Training Workshop

“Harmonization, equivalence and risk analysis in the elaboration and use of codex

standards”

Ramada Plaza Tunis, Tunisia, 24-27 May, 2010

Agenda

Monday May 24

Time Title of Session Facilitator

09:00—09:30 Registration of Participants

09:30—10:00

Opening Ceremonies, Introductions,

Outline of workshop objectives

All

10:00—10:30 Coffee break (Group Photo)

10:30—11:30 Structure of Codex alimentarius and its

function in the elaboration of

Standards

Heilandt

11:30—13:00 The Concept and Process of

Harmonization

Dagher

13:00—14:00 Lunch

14:00—15:00 Harmonization: Experiences Learnt

from the Trade Dispute Involving

Hormones in Meat

Dagher

15:00—16:00 The Science Base of Codex: The Role

and Function of JECFA

Dagher

16:00—17:00 Country Experiences with

Harmonization of National Standards

in Food Additives

Oman, Lybia,

Saudi Arabia,

Egypt

Tuesday May 25


9:00—10:00 Codex trust fund Mulholland

10:00—10:30 Coffee break

10:30—12:00 Concept of Equivalence of Sanitary

Measures

Dagher

12:00—13:00 Mutual Recognition Agreements

Dagher

13:00—14:00 Lunch

14:00—15:00

Risk Analysis in the Work of Codex Dagher

15:00—17:00 Country reports on Equivalence

Arrangements and MRA in the Region

Sudan,

Lebanon, Syria,

Yemen, Iran,

Algeria, Tunisia

Wednesday May 26


9:00—10:00 Codex Standards in the Context of SPS Spreij


10:30—11:30 STDF Technical Assistance (Standards

and Trade Development Facility)

Spreij

11:30—13:00 Quantitative Risk Assessment of

Contaminants in Foods: Aflatoxins in

Pistachio

Dagher

13:00—14:00 Lunch

14:00—17:00

Priorities for Food Standards Setting

in the Region: Round Table

Hachem

Thursday May 27


9:00—10:00 Development of Codex Regional

Standards (CCNE)

Representative of

Tunisia


10:30—11:30 Development of the “Code for Street

Foods for the Near East Region”

Representative

of Egypt

11:30—12:30 Development of the Standard for

“Tehina”

Representative of

Jordan

12:30—13:00 Recommendations All

13:00—14:00 Lunch break

14:00—15:00 Review of course achievements Dagher

15:00—1700 Evaluation and distribution of

certificates

All

FAO/WHO Regional Training Workshop

24-27 May, 2010

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

COUNTRY NAMES/POSITION/

CONTACT DETAILS

ALGERIA Mrs DOUFENE Nadia

Engineer

Ministry of Trade

Cité Mokhtar Zerhouni El Mohammadia

Algiers

Algeria

Phone: + 213 773 63 61 28

E-Mail: [email protected]

ALGERIA Dr SEDDI Nacéra

Sous-Directeur de la Normalisation

Cité Mokhtar Zerhouni El Mohammedia

Algiers

Algeria

Phone: + 213 89 07 61

+ 213 773 10 27 69

Fax: + 213 89 07 73


EGYPT Mr DARWISH Kamel

Senior Food Standard Specialist (EOS)

El-Ameria

Cairo

Egypt

Phone: + 20222845531

Fax: + 20222845504

E-mail: [email protected]

EGYPT Mr NASER Mohamed

Senior Food Standard Specialist

EOS

16 Tadreed El-Ameria

Cairo

Egypt

Phone: + 20222845531

Fax: + 20222845504


IRAQ Dr TAHA Abdulelah Mahmood

Director of CPHL

Ministry of Health

Al Karadah – Babel Alley 923

Baghdad

Iraq

Phone: + 9647901948215


IRAQ Mrs AL ZUBAIDI Eman

Manager of Research Section

Ministry of Trade- Grain Board of Iraq

Bagdad

Iraq

Phone: + 9647901859704


IRAQ Mrs AL-AMERI Itiehad Karem Zedan

Chief of Food Standard/COSQC

Ministry of Planning

Bagdad

Iraq

Phone: + 964 790 152 63 15


IRAN Mrs SAMIEI Afsaneh

Institute of Standard & Industrial Research of Iran

South of Vanak square

P.O.Box 14155-6139

Tehran

Phone: +989122569423


IRAN Mrs ZINATBAKHSH Leila

Institute of Standard & Industrial Research of Iran

South of Vanak square

P.O.Box 14155-6139 Tehran

Phone: +9821 88654059


JORDAN Dr AL-KHRAISHA Mohammad

Food Director

Jordan Food & Drug Administration

Queen Masbah Street

Amman

Jordan

Phone : + 962 799 014 806

Fax: + 962 646 18425


JORDAN Mrs ABU HAZEEM Sawsan

Engineer

Jordan Institute of Standards & Metrology

Amman

Jordan

Phone: + 962 65301225

+ 962 777474205

Fax: + 962 65301249


JORDAN Mrs ZOUBI Reema

Standardization Engineer

Jordan Institute of Standqrdization & Meteorology

Amman

Jordan

Phone: +790 031 440


KUWEIT

Ms AL KANDARY Ebtessam

Documentary Specialist

Public Authority for Industry

Kuwait

Phone: + 965 996 49896

Fax: + 965 2530 2625


LEBANON Ms MANSOUR Dahlia

Sin EL Fil-City Rama Street LIBNOR Building

Phone: + 9611485927


LEBANON Ms EID Mariam

Head of Agro-Industry Service

Ministry of Agriculture

Bir Hassan

Beirut

Lebanon

Phone: + 9611824100

Mobile : + 9613567542


LYBIA Ms EL KHABULI Sakina

Codex Contact Point

Libyan National Centre for Standardization & Metrology

Ain Zana

Tripoli Lybia

Phone : + 218 926 456 258

Fax : + 218 463 0885

E-Mail : [email protected]

LYBIA Mr ELTARKI Imad

LNCSM Branch

Lybian National Centre for Standardization & Metrology

Benghazi Melah Building

Lybia

Phone: + 218 925125939


LYBIA Mrs SARRAJ Elham

Member of Agriculture Product TC

Libyan National Centre for Standardization & Meteorology

Ain Zara

Tripoli, Lybia

Phone: + 218 91 37 84 966


OMAN Mrs ALAAMRI Jokha

P.O.Box 393

Phone: +96899415104


OMAN Mr ALAKHZAMI Haitham Khalfan

P.O.Box 461 Ruwi

Phone: + 96899414082


SAUDI ARABIA Mr ALATTAS Abdullah

Director of Laboratory

Standard Metr

SASO

Saudi Arabia

Phone: + 966 505 295638


SAUDI ARABIA Mr BOHAMAD Sameer

Specialist of Standard

P.O.Box 3437

Riyad 11417

Saudi Arabia

Phone: + 966 590 061 757


SAUDI ARABIA Mr SHUWAISH Abdulaziz

Deputy Director of Agriculture and Food Products Department

Saudi Standards, Metrology & Quality Org.

P.O.Box 3437

Riyad 11471

Saudi Arabia

Phone: + 966505406839

Fax : + 96614520167


SUDAN Mrs ABDELAZIZ MAKKAWI ABELRHMAN Ula

Quality Control Inspector

Quality Control & Standardization Unit

Codex Contact Point Sudan Coordinator

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Khartoum

Sudan

Phone: + 249183774688

Mobile : + 249918075475


SUDAN Dr MOHAMED ALI Elfadol

Director of Environmental health

P.O.Box 303

Khartoum EMOH

Sudan

Phone: + 249 915595636

E-Mail:[email protected]

SUDAN Mrs SALIM ELAWAD Ehsas

Quality Control Inspector

Quality Control & Standardization Unit

Codex Contact Point Sudan

Coordinator

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Khartoum State Aljamaa street

Sudan

Phone + 249912972918


SYRIA Mr ADRA Nedal

Technical Assistant in Syrian Codex

Syrian Arab Organization for Standardization & Metrology

Al Bustan Street

Harasta

Damascus, Syria

Phone: + 963 11 452 7157

Fax: + 963 11 452 8219

+ 963 11 452 8214


SYRIA Mr MANSOURA Abedelatif

Secretary in Syrian Codex Contact Point

Syrian Arab Organization for Standardization & Metrology (SASMO)

Aldwellaa

Damascus, Syria

Phone: + 963 11 452 71 57

Fax: + 963 11 452 82 14


TUNISIA Mr REJEB Mohamed Chokri

Director-General

Centre de l’Agro-Alimentaire

12 rue de l’usine

Zone industrielle Charguia 2

2035 Ariana

Tunisia

Phone : + 216 71 940 358


TUNISIA Mrs HERMASSI BELGACEM Mélika

Sous-Directeur chargée du Secrétariat du Comité tunisien du Codex

Centre de l’Agro-Alimentaire

12 rue de l’usine

Zone industrielle Charguia 2

2035 Ariana

Tunisia

Phone : + 216 71 940 198


TUNISIA Dr ANNABI ATTIA Thouraya

Director of Sanitary Control

ANC SEP

Tunisia

Phone: + 216 71 901 835

Fax: + 216 71 909 233


TUNISIA Mr AGREBI Noureddine

Director

Ministry of Industry & Technology

Tunisia

Phone: + 216 71 909 459

Fax: + 216 71 909 159


TUNISIA Mr BEN GUIZA Slim

Engineer in Agriculture

DGPA

Tunisia

Phone: + 216 +22285542


TUNISIA Mr DEKHIL Hamadi

Director of Environmental Control product

ANCSEP

Ministry of Public Health

N° 2, Rue Ibn Nadine

Montplaisir 1073

Tunisie

Phone : + 216 71 901 724

Fax : + 216 71 909 233


TUNISIA Mrs DOGUI épouse ANTAR Derine

Engineer IAA-Chef de service

Institut National de la Consommation

Ministère du Commerce et de l’Artisanat

5 rue Sindbad, Immeuble COMAR Avenue Habib Bourguiba

1001 Tunis

Tunisia

Phone + 216 71258093

Fax : + 216 71258103


TUNISIA Mrs GNAOUI épouse ZERAI Leila

Engineer Agro-alimentaire/Chef de service

Direction de la Qualité et de la Protection du consommateur

12 rue Royaume Arabie Saoudite, Tunis

Tunisie

Phone : + 216 71289540

+ 216 97546442

Fax : + 216 71799729


TUNISIA Dr KHALLADI Maha

Veterinary Doctor

Ministry of Public Health

DHMPE

Menzeh 9 B

Rue Tahar Ben Brahim Residence Omar Khayem B3 A2 Tunisie

Phone: + 216 98275170


TUNISIA Mrs MKACHER CHOUROU Najet

Chef de service

Ministry of Industry & Technology

Rue 8011 Immeuble Innozha

Montplaisir

Tunisia

Phone: + 216 71 909 459

Fax: + 216 71 909 159


YEMEN Mr AL KUHALI Amre

Al Zubairy Street

Sanaa

Yemen

Phone + 9671538936


YEMEN Mrs AL NAHARI Samar Ahmed

Nutrtion Department Ministry of Health

Sanaa

Yemen

Phone: + 967 1239211

+ 967 733668447

+ 967 777474744


LEAD TRAINER Dr DAGHER Shawki M.

[email protected]

FAO/HEADQUARTERS- ROME Mr Tom Heilandt

Senior Food Standards Officer

Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme

Viale delle Terme di Caracalla

00153 Rome

Italy

Phone : + 39 06 57054384

Fax : + 39 06 57054593


FAO/REGIONAL OFFICE-

CAIRO

Mrs Fatima Hachem

Food and Nutrition Officer

Regional Office for the Near East (RNE)

P.O.Box 2223

Dokki

Cairo

Phone: + 202 331 6144


WORLD TRADE

ORGANIZATION- GENEVA

Mr Melvin Spreij

Counsellor & Secretary to the Standards and Trade Development

Facility (STDF),

Agriculture and Commodities Division

Rue de Lausanne 154

CH-1211 Geneva 21

Phone : + 41 22 739 6630

Fax : + 41 22 739 5760


WHO/HEADQUARTERS-

GENEVA

Mrs Catherine Mulholland,

Administrator,

Codex Trust Fund Secretariat

Department of Food Safety and Zoonoses

The World Health Organization

20 Avenue Appia

1211 Geneva 27

Switzerland

Phone: + 41 22 791 3080

Fax: 0 41 22 791 4807


WHO/HEADQUARTERS-

GENEVA

Mrs Khadija El Rharbi

Administrative Assistant

Office of the Director

Department of Food Safety and Zoonoses

The World Health Organization

20 Avenue Appia

1211 Geneva 27

Switzerland

Phone: + 41 22 791 1067

Fax: + 41 22 791 4807


ANNEX III: EVALUATION FORMS FOR THE WORKSHOP

FAO/WHO REGIONAL TRAINING WORKSHOP

Harmonization, Equivalence and Risk Analysis in the Elaboration

and Use of Codex Standards

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Questions that require written comments (second page) can be answered in English, Arabic

or French.

Please rate the following aspects of the workshop Poor Fair Good Excellent

FORMAT/ADMINISTRATION

Agenda (Sequence of topics, duration of coffee break, lunch

break…)

1 2 3 4

Workshop site and facilities 1 2 3 4

Duration of the workshop 1 2 3 4

How do you perceive the information and assistance you

received prior to the workshop

1 2 3 4

PRESENTATIONS/TECHNICAL ASPECTS

The number of topics presented within this time frame

was….

1 2 3 4

Opportunity to ask questions 1 2 3 4

Handling of questions raised 1 2 3 4

Slides or overheads used 1 2 3 4

Technical Level of Material Presented 1 2 3 4

OVERALL EVALUATION

Has the workshop succeeded in giving you new insights or

viewpoints

1 2 3 4

How much this workshop helped increase your technical

knowledge about CODEX issues

1 2 3 4

To what extent you will be able to share your acquired

knowledge with your colleagues

1 2 3 4

How satisfied are you with the training material 1 2 3 4

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