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Overview of the project -Objectives, Outputs and Activities- Support to Capacity Building and Implementation of International Food Safety Standards in ASEAN Countries (GCP/RAS/280/JPN) Start date: December 2011 Duration: 5 years


  1. Overview of the project -Objectives, Outputs and Activities- “Support to Capacity Building and Implementation of International Food Safety Standards in ASEAN Countries” (GCP/RAS/280/JPN) • Start date: December 2011 • Duration: 5 years • Countries: ASEAN • Donor: Government of Japan Atsuhiro Meno Regional Project Coordinator, FAO RAP

  2. Project Objectives • Strengthening capacities of countries to participate in Codex standards setting as well as to adopt and implement international food safety standards. • Protecting consumers and promoting the production and trade of safe and quality foods.

  3. Beneficiaries and Benefits Immediate beneficiaries • ASEAN country governments - strengthening participation in Codex, and understanding and implementing international standards • Trade is increased and flow of agricultural commodity across the border is smoothened Final beneficiaries • Consumers - availability of good quality and safe products

  4. Outcomes and Outputs 1: Increased contribution of ASEAN Countries in Codex Activities  Strengthened capacity for standard setting  Strengthened National Codex structure 2: Refined Implementation of Codex standards in ASEAN countries  Strengthened Codex implementation at various stages of food chain  Developed guidance documents, case studies, training modules & other materials/ websites (as needed) 3: Improving ability for quality assurance of data  Strengthened capacity of data collecting & assurance  Developed guidelines for data collecting & assurance

  5. Activities • 5 Regional Workshops (including Inception workshop) • 5 Regional Training courses • 3 National Training courses • Case studies, Study tours, Developments of guidance documents, web sites (as needed) etc Subjects, agenda or topics of each activity will be identified through questionnaire, needs assessment visits, Inception workshop & other opportunities.

  6. Operated Activities of the Project  Establishment of National focal points  Discussion with National focal points and relevant agencies • Discussion with Thai national focal point (7 June 2012) • Country visits - Vietnam (30 July to1 August 2012) - Lao PDR(8-10 August 2012) - Cambodia(22-24 August 2012)  Participation to the relevant meeting • 12 th ASEAN task force on Codex meeting (Bangkok, 11 May 2012) •Final Workshop on “Capacity Building for Food Inspection System in Vietnam”(UNJP/VIE/042/UNJ) (Hanoi, 30 July 2012 )  Questionnaire

  7. Questionnaire • Status/Capacity for Codex Activities  National standards in the area of food  National Codex Committee  National Codex website  Codex country manual  Data collection system for national/international standard setting  Data provision for international standard setting  Capacity of data analysis • National priorities Clarify national priorities of subject/topics in workshop, training course, case studies and guidance documents.  Workshops- subjects  Training programme-area  Case studies-subjects  Guidance documents-subjects  Others

  8. Inception Workshop -Principles and further activities for Codex implementation- • Objectives  To enhance understanding of implication of SPS agreement, its relationship with International standard and the current activities in the area of Codex standard setting  To enhance understanding about implementation of International food safety standards  To share information of national scenarios in relation to implementing International food safety standards  To discuss and identify capacity building needs and identified on subjects for workshop, training courses, case studies and guidance documents under the project

  9. Activities of near future  Setting up Web-site  Issue a regular newsletter  Attend 18 th CCASIA conference (5-9 November 2012, Tokyo Japan)

  10. Thank you

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