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Meetings are hosted by countries of a region on an ad hoc basis and in agreement with the Commission. </font> </p> <p> <strong><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Coordinating Committee for Asia (CCASIA)</font><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a name="asia"></a></font></strong><br> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><font color="#000000"> Terms of Reference</font></strong></font></p> <ul style="text-align:justify;"> <li> <div align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">to define the problems and needs of the Asian region concerning food standards and food control; </font> </div> </li> <li> <div align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">to promote within the Committee contacts for the mutual exchange of information on proposed regulatory initiatives and problems arising from food control and stimulates the strengthening of food control infrastructures;</font></div> </li> <li> <div align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">to recommend to the Commission the development of world wide standards for products of interest to the region, including products considered by the Committee to have an international market potential in the future; </font> </div> </li> <li> <div align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">to develop regional standards for food products moving exclusively or almost exclusively in intra regional trade; </font> </div> </li> <li> <div align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">to draw the attention of the Commission to any aspects of the Commission&#8217;s work of particular significance to the region;</font></div> </li> <li> <div align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">to promote coordination of all regional food standards work undertaken by international governmental and non-governmental organizations within the region; </font> </div> </li> <li> <div align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">to exercise a general coordinating role for the region and such other functions as may be entrusted to it by the Commission; and, </font> </div> </li> <li> <div align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">to promote the acceptance of Codex standards and maximum limits for residues by member countries.</font></div> </li> </ul> <p> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Host government rotates among the committee members. Presently, Japan is the host country and Coordinator for CCASIA.</font></p> <p> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><font color="#000000"> Codex Members in the Asian Region:</font></strong></font></p> <ul> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Afghanistan </font> </li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Bangladesh </font> </li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Bhutan </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Brunei Darussalam </font> </li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Cambodia </font> </li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">China</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Democratic People&#8217;s Republic of Korea </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">India </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Indonesia </font> </li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Japan</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Lao People s Democratic Republic</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Laos </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Malaysia </font> </li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Maldives </font> </li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Mongolia </font> </li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Myanmar </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Nepal </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Pakistan </font> </li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Philippines </font> </li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Republic of Korea </font> </li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Singapore </font> </li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Sri Lanka </font> </li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thailand </font> </li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Vietnam</font></li> </ul> <div align="right"> <div align="right"> </div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div align="right"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><a style="color: Navy" href="#top">TOP</a></strong></font></div> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <!--<tr> <td bgcolor="#CCCC66"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="middle"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#000000">Best viewed in 800 x 600 pixels.</font></td> </tr>--> </table> </body> <!-- Mirrored from codexindia.nic.in/rcc.htm by HTTrack Website Copier/3.x [XR&CO'2010], Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:10:49 GMT --> </html>