WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/GEN/565 
8 June 2005 
 (05-2343) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English/ 
 French/  Spanish 
 
   
FAO/WHO PROJECT AND FUND FOR ENHANCED PARTICIPATION IN CODEX 
 
Twenty-eighth Session, FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy, 4 – 9 July 2005
 
 
Fifth Progress Report (January - June 2005) 
 
 
 The following communication, received on 1 June 2005, is being circulated at the request of 
the secretariat of the Codex Alimentarius Commission.   This document has been prepared for the Tw enty-eighth Session of the Codex Alimentatius 
Commission as CAC/28 INF/12.  
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 JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME 
 
CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION 
 
FAO/WHO PROJECT AND FUND FOR ENHANCED PARTICIPATION IN CODEX 
 
Twenty-eighth Session, FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy, 4 – 9 July 2005
 
 
Fifth Progress Report (January - June 2005) 
  
A. 
INTRODUCTION  
1. This is the fifth progress report on the FAO/WHO Project and Fund for Enhanced 
Participation in Codex.  It covers activities fo r the first half of 2005 and follows on from the 
information contained in the Annual Report for 2004 (ALINORM 05/28/9F). 
B. TECHNICAL SECTION  
2005 Applications and participation 
 
2. Applications for support in 2005 from the Code x Trust Fund closed on 31 December 20041.  
Ninety-one countries applied for support to send nearly  300 participants to Codex meetings in 2005.  
These applications were considered by the F AO/WHO Consultative Group on the Trust Fund (CGTF) 
for the FAO/WHO Project and Fund for Enhanced Participation in Codex.  As the CCAFRICA 
session held in January 2005 had been postpon ed from December 2004, for the purposes of 
processing 2005 applications CCAFRICA was counted as a 2004 session, thus not penalizing the right 
of eligible countries that had participated. 
3. For the period January to June 2005, 150 de legates2 from 78 countries were supported to 
attend 12 Codex meetings.  All of  these delegates were funded entirely by the Codex Trust Fund and 
most were from Least Developed Countries (LDCs) .  The breakdown of participants was: 61% from 
LDCs and other lower income countries; 28% fro m lower middle income countries; and 11% from 
upper middle income countries.  Annex A provides deta ils of the countries supported.  Total costs to 
the Codex Trust Fund for this support was US$ 948,120 (including administrative and management 
costs).  The total average cost, in cluding all administrative functions related to the trust fund, was 
therefore US$ 6,320 per participant. 
4. For the period July to December 2005, 97 delegates from 66 countries are expected to be 
supported to attend five Codex me etings (including the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) 
Twenty-eighth Session in Rome in July 2005).  The expected breakdown of participants from July to 
December 2005 is: 62% from LDCs and other lower income countries; 29% from lower middle 
income countries; and 9% from upper middle income countries.  Annex B provides details of this 
proposed support.  This will bring the total figur es for 2005 to 61% fro m LDCs and other lower 
income countries; 28% from lower middle income countries; and 11% from upper middle income countries. 
5. The majority of 2005 applications sought fi nancial support to a ttend Codex meetings; 
however, two countries specifically sought to strengthen their capacity through support by way of 
                                                     
 
1 In future years the closing date will be 31 October, but 2004 was considered a special case since it 
was the first operational year of the Trust Fund 
2 Not all applicants were able to be supported due to ineligibility and inadequacy of time before the meeting.  G/SPS/GEN/565 
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 training.  In January 2004, Switzerland contributed  US$20,000 and Canada contributed US$25,057 to 
develop the Codex Training Package and conduct  trai ning courses/workshops using this Package.  In 
March 2004, the Codex Training Package was field test ed in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.  It was also 
used, in draft form, in relevant FAO training ac tivities in Burkina-Faso and Syria.  The Codex 
Training Manual is now finalized and will shortly be available in six languages (Arabic, Chinese, 
English, French, Russian and Spanish).  A prelimin ary edition in English and possibly other languages 
will be available at the CAC in July 2005.  Th e CGTF had decided that the remaining amount (from 
the above funds) will be used to conduct regional training courses on Codex during the second half of 
2005.   Details of this training are expected to be announced in July 2005. 
2006 Applications 
 6. Application forms for support by way of C odex meeting attendance, training and other 
activities in 2006 are expected to be available on these websites from July 2005 together with full 
details of eligibility and application procedure: 
 WHO website (www.who.int/foodsafety/codex/trustfund), 
 FAO website (www.fao.org/es/ESN/food/capacity_en.stm), and 
 Codex website (www.codexalimen tarius.net/web/index_en.jsp).  
 A note advising of these application forms will be sent to countries through the Codex Email lists 
(Codex-L and Codex-Direct-L) and other channels.  Applications for support from the Trust Fund for 
the year 2006 are required to be received by the W HO Secretariat for the Trust Fund no later than 31 
October 2005.  A prerequisite for the positive consid eration of countries' 2006 a pplications will be the 
provision of any outstanding reports from the part icipants supported from the Trust Fund up to 31 
July 2005.  C. 
FINANCIAL SECTION  
7. In 2003-2004, a total of US$ 1,543,090 was contributed to the fund.  During the period 
January to June 2005, a total of US$ 579,926 w as received in contributions from Canada, the 
European Commission, and Germany.  Table 1 provides the breakdown. 
 
Table 1. Codex Trust Fund - Contributions received January to June 2005 
 
 
Donor  
Amount Received (in contribution currency)  
Amount Received (in US$)  
Date Received 
 
Canada  
Cdn$ 200,000  
US$ 163,586  
March 2005 
 European 
Commission  
EUR 280,250  
US$ 366,340  
February 2005 
 
Germany  
US$ 50,000  
US$ 50,000  
January 2005 
 Total amount received   
US$ 579,926  
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 8. Three additional contributions to the Trust Fund are expected in 2005.  These are: 
European Commission
:  The final payment of EUR 14,750 for the EC's first annual contribution 
(approximately US$ 19,000).  Sweden
:  A 3-year Agreement for the 2005-2007 period is  expected to be finalized, which will entail 
a Swedish Government contribution of SEK 3.0 million per year (approximately US$ 425,000 per 
year), thereby resulting in the contribution of US$ 425,000 for 2005.  Netherlands
:  According to the 4-year Agreement (2003-2006), the Netherlands will contribute US$ 
50,000 in 2005. 
 
This will result in a total amount of approximately  US$ 1,074,000 flowing into the fund in 2005.  
Including the US $745,711 contributions from 2004 defined for use in 2005 and which have all been allocated, there will be a total of approximately US  $1,820,000 available for use in 2005.  Further 
contributions and pledges received in 2005 will be transferred to the 2006 budget.  
 
D. 
OTHER ISSUES  
Eligibility 
 
9. As of 17 May 2005, 134 of the 171 Codex memb er countries were eligible to apply for 
support from the Trust Fund.  Eligibility is revi ewed annually by the CGTF and is based on UN and 
World Bank classifications of Least Developed,  Low Income, Lower Middle Income and Upper 
Middle Income Countries. 
10. It is worth noting that of the 21 countries which are not currently members of Codex, 18 
would probably be eligible to apply for support from the Codex Trust Fund.  Table 2 provides a list of 
these potential and possibly eligible countries.  If a pplications for the Trust Fund are received from 
these countries, such applications will be held at bay.  Once applicant countries become Codex 
members, their applications will be considered. 
 
Table 2: Potential Codex members as at 17 May 2005 
 
Potential Codex  member Possible Trust Fund eligibility status * 
Afghanistan Yes  LIC LDC 
Andorra No 
Azerbaijan Yes LMC 
Belarus Yes LMC 
Bosnia and Herzegovina Yes LMC 
Comoros Yes LIC LDC 
Djibouti Yes LMC LDC 
Maldives Yes LMC LDC 
Marshall Islands Yes LMC 
Monaco No 
Nauru Possible+ 
Niue Possible+ 
Palau Yes UMC 
San Marino No  G/SPS/GEN/565 
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 Potential Codex  member Possible Trust Fund eligibility status * 
Sao Tome and Principe Yes LIC LDC 
Somalia Yes LIC LDC 
Tajikistan Yes LIC 
Timor-Leste Yes LIC 
Turkmenistan Yes LMC 
Tuvalu Yes LDC 
Uzbekistan Yes LIC 
 
* LIC: Low Income Country (World Bank Classification)  LMC: Lower Middle Income Country (World Bank Classification)  UMC: Upper Middle Income Country (World Bank Classification) 
 LDC: Least Developed Countries (UN General Assembly Classification) 
+ Economy not currently within World Bank income classifications  
Information meeting 
 11. An information meeting on the FAO/WHO Projec t and Fund for Enhanced Participation in 
Codex is to be held on 8 July 2005 in Rome duri ng the 28th Session of the CAC.  The meeting will be 
open to all delegates attending the CAC.  The mee ting is to provide a forum for an exchange of 
information and ideas among representatives of dono r countries, beneficiary countries and members 
of the CGTF leading to improved support through the Codex Trust Fund. 
Annex A - Countries supported by the Codex Trust Fund, Jan.-June 2005 
Annex B - Countries proposed to be supported by the Codex Trust Fund, July-Dec. 2005 G/SPS/GEN/565 
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 Annex A – Countries supported by th e Codex Trust Fund, January-June 2005 
  
Commission/Committee Country Region 
1.Benin* Africa
2.Ethio pia* Africa
3.Guinea* Africa
4.Guinea-Bissau* Africa
5.Lesotho* Africa
6.Mauritania* Africa
7.Mozambi que* Africa
8.Sierra Leone* Africa
9.Swaziland Africa
10.Togo* Africa
11.Tanzania* AfricaFAO/WHO Coordinating Committee  
for Africa* 
Rome, Italy,  25-28 January 2005 
 * Postponed from December 2004  
12.Zambia* Africa
1.Botswana Africa 
2.Tanzania* Africa 
3.Lithuania Euro pe Codex Committee on Meat and Poultry 
Hygiene 
Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand, 
14-18 February 2005 
4.Vanuatu* South-West Pacific 
1.Niger* Africa 
2.Bhutan* Asia 
3.Indonesia Asia
4.Nepal* Asia 
5.Phili ppines Asia Codex Committee on Fats and Oils 
London, UK,  21-25 February 2005 
6.El Salvado r Latin America & The Caribbean
1.Angola* Africa
2.Burundi* Africa 
3.Eritrea* Africa 
4.Niger* Africa 
5.Seychelles Africa 
6.Cambodia* Asia 
7.Indonesia Asia 
8.Mala ysia Asia 
9.Phili ppines Asia 
10.Cuba Latin America & The Caribbean
11.Guyana Latin America & The Caribbean
12.Nicara gua Latin America & The Caribbean
13.Peru Latin America & The CaribbeanCodex Committee on Fish and Fishery 
Products 
Cape Town, South Africa,  
24 Feb - 4 March 2005 
14.Suriname Latin America & The Caribbean G/SPS/GEN/565 
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 Commission/Committee Country Region 
15.Cook Islands South-West Pacific  
16.Papua New Guinea South-West Pacific 
FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee 
for Near East 
Amman, Jordan, 7-10 March 2005 1. Lebanon 
 Near East 
 
1.Eritrea* Africa 
2.Ethio pia Africa 
3.Gambia* Africa 
4.Kenya Africa 
5.Lesotho* Africa 
6.Nigeria Africa 
7.Bhutan* Asia 
8.Cambodia* Asia 
9.Romania Euro pe 
10.Bolivia Latin America & The Caribbean
11.Cuba Latin America & The Caribbean
12.Ecuado r Latin America & The Caribbean
13.El Salvado r Latin America & The Caribbean
14.Guatemala Latin America & The Caribbean
15.Haiti* Latin America & The Caribbean
16.Honduras Latin America & The Caribbean
17.Nicara gua Latin America & The Caribbean
18.Peru Latin America & The Caribbean
19.Venezuela Latin America & The Caribbean
20.Tunisia Near East  Codex Committee on Food Hygiene 
Buenos Aires, Argentina,  
14-19 March 2005  
21.Cook Islands South-West Pacific 
1.Eritrea* Africa 
2.Gambia* Africa 
3.Mali* Africa 
4.Dominican Re p. Latin America & The CaribbeanCodex Committee on Methods of 
Analysis and Sampling 
Budapest, Hungary, 4-8 April 2005 
5.Honduras Latin America & The Caribbean
1.Angola* Africa 
2.Gambia* Africa 
3.Guinea Bissau* Africa 
4.Mada gascar* Africa 
5.Mali* Africa 
6.Morocco Africa Codex Committee on General 
Principles 
Paris, France, 11-15 April 2005 
 
7.Sene gal* Africa G/SPS/GEN/565 
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 Commission/Committee Country Region 
8.Sudan* Africa 
9.Tanzania* Africa 
10.Uganda* Africa 
11.Zimbabwe Africa 
12.Indonesia Asia 
13.Lao* Asia 
14.Mon golia Asia 
15.Nepal* Asia 
16.Albania Euro pe
17.Colombia Latin America & The Caribbean
18.Haiti* Latin America & The Caribbean
19.Mexico Latin America & The Caribbean
20.Panama Latin America & The Caribbean
21.Surina m Latin America & The Caribbean
22.Kiribati* South-West Pacific 
23.Samoa* South-West Pacific 
24.Solomon Islands* South-West Pacific  
25.Tonga South-West Pacific 
1.Burundi* Africa
2.Gambia* Africa
3.Ghana Africa
4.Guinea-Bissau* Africa
5.Kenya Africa 
6.Lesotho* Africa 
7.Mali* Africa 
8.Niger* Africa 
9.India Asia
10.Lao* Asia 
11.Mon golia Asia 
12.Nepal* Asia 
13.Romania Euro pe 
14.Argentina Latin America & The Caribbean
15.Iran Near Eas t Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues 
The Hague, Netherlands, 18-23 April 
2005 
16.Kiribati* South-West Pacific 
1.Burkina Faso* Africa 
2.Ethio pia* Africa 
3.Niger* Africa Codex Committee on Food Additives 
and Contaminants 
The Hague, Netherlands, 25-29 April 
2005 
4.Nigeria Africa  G/SPS/GEN/565 
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 Commission/Committee Country Region 
5.Seychelles Africa 
6.Uganda* Africa 
7.China Asia 
8.Lao* Asia 
9.Albania Euro pe
10.Poland Euro pe 
11.Venezuela Latin America & The Ca ribbean 
12.Iran Near East  
1.Botswana Africa 
2.Burkina Faso* Africa 
3.Ghana Africa 
4.Kenya Africa 
5.Lesotho* Africa 
6.Morocco Africa 
7.Sene gal* Africa 
8.Cambodia* Asia 
9.India Asia 
10.Turke y Euro pe 
11.Dominica Latin America & The Caribbean
12.Guatemala Latin America & The Caribbean
13.Guyana Latin America & The Caribbean
14.Haiti* Latin America & The Caribbean
15.Nicara gua Latin America & The Caribbean
16.Panama Latin America & The Caribbean
17.Paraguay Latin America & The Caribbean
18.Trinidad & Toba go Latin America & The Caribbean
19.Tunisia Near East  
20.Papua New Guinea South-West Pacific 
21.Samoa* South-West Pacific Codex Committee on Food Labelling 
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, 9-13 May 2005 
 
22.Solomon Islands* South-West Pacific 
1.Sene gal* Africa 
2.Tanzania* Africa 
3.Uganda* Africa 
4.Mala ysia Asia 
5.Viet Na m Asia 
6.Albania Euro pe 
7.Honduras Latin America & The CaribbeanCodex Committee on Fresh Fruits and 
Vegetables   
Mexico City, Mexico, 16-20 May 2005 
 
8.Peru Latin America & The CaribbeanG/SPS/GEN/565 
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 Commission/Committee Country Region 
9.Fiji South-West Pacific  
10.Tonga South-West Pacific 
 
 
* UN Least Developed Country 
 
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 Annex B – Countries proposed to be supported  by the Codex Trust Fund, July-December 2005 
 
Commission/Committee Country Region 
Angola* Africa  
Burundi* Africa  
Eritrea* Africa 
Ethiopia* Africa 
Ghana  Africa 
Guinea Bissau* Africa 
Kenya  Africa 
Lesotho* Africa 
Mali* Africa 
Mauritius  Africa 
Morocco  Africa 
Niger* Africa  
Nigeria Africa  
Rwanda* Africa  
Sudan* Africa  
Tanzania* Africa  
Uganda* Africa  
Zimbabwe Africa  
Bhutan* Asia  
China Asia  
Viet Nam Asia  
Georgia  Europe 
Kazakhstan  Europe 
Antigua & Barbadus Latin America & The Caribbean 
Colombia Latin America & The Caribbean 
Dominican Rep Latin America & The Caribbean 
El Salvador Latin America & The Caribbean 
Nicaragua  Latin America & The Caribbean 
Paraguay Latin America & The Caribbean 
Surinam Latin America & The Caribbean 
Trinidad & Tobago Latin America & The Caribbean 
Egypt Near East  
Samoa* South-West Pacific 
Solomon Islands* South-West Pacific Codex Alimentarius Commission 
Rome, Italy, 4-9 July 2005 
 
Vanuatu* South-West Pacific 
Lesotho* Africa Ad Hoc Intergovern mental Task Force 
on Food Derived from Biotechnology 
Chiba , Japan, 19-23 Se ptemberr 2005 Madagascar* Africa G/SPS/GEN/565 
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 Commission/Committee Country Region 
Mali* Africa 
Nigeria Africa 
Sudan* Africa 
Uganda* Africa 
Bhutan* Asia 
Cambodia* Asia 
Mongolia Asia 
Nepal* Asia 
Haiti* Latin America & The Caribbean 
Egypt Near East  
Papua New Guinea South-West Pacific 
Ghana Africa 
Madagascar* Africa 
Zimbabwe Africa 
Indonesia Asia 
Argentina Latin America & The Caribbean 
Bolivia Latin America & The Caribbean 
Chile Latin America & The Caribbean 
Venezuela Latin America & The Caribbean 
Egypt Near East Codex Committee on Nutrition and 
Foods for Special Dietary Uses 
Bonn, Germany, 21-25 November 2005 
Kyrgyzstan Near East 
Burundi* Africa 
Eriterea* Africa 
Ethiopia* Africa 
Gambia* Africa 
Madagascar* Africa 
Rwanda* Africa 
Sudan* Africa 
Zimbabwe Africa 
Cambodia* Asia 
Myanamar* Asia 
Nepal* Asia 
Philippines Asia 
Kazakhstan Europe 
Kyrgyzstan Europe 
Romania Europe 
Turkey Europe Codex Committee on Food Import and 
Export Inspection and Certification 
Systems 
(TBA) 28 November-02 December 2005 
Antigua & Barbauda Latin America & The Caribbean  G/SPS/GEN/565 
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 Commission/Committee Country Region 
Belize Latin America & The Caribbean 
Bolivia Latin America & The Caribbean 
Colombia Latin America & The Caribbean 
Cuba Latin America & The Caribbean 
Dominica Latin America & The Caribbean 
Ecuador Latin America & The Caribbean 
Guatemala Latin America & The Caribbean 
Guyana Latin America & The Caribbean 
Haiti* Latin America & The Caribbean 
Iran Near East 
Jordan Near East 
Lebanon Near East 
Cook Islands South-West Pacific 
Fiji South-West Pacific 
Kiribati* South-West Pacific 
Microniesia South-West Pacific 
Papua New Guinea South-West Pacific 
Samoa* South-West Pacific 
Solomon Islands* South-West Pacific 
Tonga South-West Pacific  
Vanuatu* South-West Pacific 
 
* UN Least Developed Country 
 
 
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