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40 REP12/CAC
280. Mrs Ochieng Pernet recalled that fifty years after its first session, the CAC had remained fully
committed to protecting the health of consumers and ensuring fair practices in the food trade. She noted that
the CAC had established itself as the internationally recognised food standards-setting body and that its
membership had increased steadily from 30 members in 1963 to 185 members in 2011. She also highlighted
the increase in participation at Commission sessions from 120 Delegates in 1963 to 625 Delegates in 2011.
281. The Commission generally agreed with the conclusions of the Executive Committee and noted the
proposed objectives for marking the 50 th Anniversary i.e. (1) to celebrate the CAC’s key achievements since
its foundation; (2) to consider emerging issues and future challenges that Codex will be facing and to
envisage how the CAC could address them and (3) to increase awareness about Codex. In addition to the
proposed activities in section 3.3 of CRD 25, the Commission also noted the following proposals that had
been made at the side event that took place during the session:
follow an integrated marketing approach e.g. develop a travelling display with 12 themes
including six successes and six challenges;
hold celebrations during 12 months;
create a CAC 50 th Anniversary banner to be used at Codex Committee sessions and on other
relevant Codex occasions;
create national CAC 50 th Anniversary commemorative stamps;
hold CAC 50 th Anniversary side-events during Codex Committee sessions;
the Codex Chairperson Mr Sanjay Dave could address a special message to the broader Codex
community to mark the 50 th Anniversary;
develop and promote a Codex logo as part of a communication strategy;
raise awareness amongst policy makers and other stakeholders about the importance of Codex
food safety and quality work;
encourage National Codex Contact Points to share their success stories, lessons learned and
challenges with members from their respective regions; and
issue a Circular Letter to collect further ideas.
282. The Commission also noted that organising such activities should not result in excessive additional
costs in view of the fact that resources were already limited in essential areas such as scientific advice.
Proposal for the use of a Codex “Logo” 54
283. The Commission took note of the information provided in the discussion paper (CRD 26) and
concurred to proceed with the development of a Codex logo in line with the recommendations of the
67 th CCEXEC 55 .
Committee on Fish and Fishery Products (CCFFP)
284. The Delegation of Indonesia informed the Committee about the preparations for the next session of the
CCFFP (Bali, Indonesia, 1-5 October 2012), co-hosted by Norway and Indonesia.
Other matters
285. The Delegation of Argentina made a statement requesting the secretariat to comply with United
Nations Editorial Directive ST/CS/SER.A/42 of 3 August 1999.
54 CAC35/CRD26.
55 REP12/EXEC1, paras 98-108.