USEFULL LINKS

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European and international food legislation

EUR-LEX
EU Official Journal on-line
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex/en/index.htm
EUR-Lex - Search the EU legislation library
Direct access to the Commission's legislation database (original texts, consolidated versions and legislation in preparation)
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex/RECH_legislation.do
Codex Alimentarius
Joint FAO and WHO Commission establishing food standards
http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/index_en.jsp

EU institutions

EUROPA
Europa homepage gives access to all EU Institutions, European Commission, European Parliament, Council of Ministers, Economic and Social Committee.
http://europa.eu.int
Commission services
Direct access to all Directorates-General and services of the Commission
http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs_en.htm
IDEA
The Electronic Directory of the European Institutions. Names, title and responsibilities up to the level of heads of unit
http://europa.eu.int/idea/en/
EU Council of Ministers
Presentation of the Council of the European Union, including press releases
http://ue.eu.int/cms3_fo/showPage.ASP?id=1&lang=en&mode=g
European Parliament
Access to the European Parliament official website
http://www.europarl.eu.int/news/public/default_en.htm?redirection
EESC
European Economic and Social Committee
http://www.esc.eu.int/index_en.asp

Trade statistics and rules

Eurostat - External trade
All import and export data available free of charge
http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/portal/page?_pageid=1996,45323734&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&screen=welcomeref&open=/external&language=en&product=EU_MAIN_TREE&root=EU_MAIN_TREE&scrollto=0
Eurostat
The EU statistical office
http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/portal/page?_pageid=1090,30070682,1090_33076576&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
Market Access Database
European Commission Database on Trade for a quick access to trade statistics, trade barriers and applied tariffs in exporting countries
http://mkaccdb.eu.int/
EU Export helpdesk
Relevant information required by developing country exporters interested in supplying the EU market
http://export-help.cec.eu.int

European food safety

EFSA
European Food Safety Authority
http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/efsa_en.htm
RASFF
Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed
http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/food/rapidalert/index_en.htm
Scientific Committees
Consumer Policy and Consumer Health Protection; Information from DG Health and Consumer Protection
http://europa.eu.int/comm/dg24/health/sc/index_en.html

Press

RAPID
The Spokesman's Service of the European Commission
http://europa.eu.int/en/comm/spp/rapid.html
Press room of the EU Commission
Daily news on the EU Commission's activities
http://www.europa.eu.int./comm/press_room/index_en.htm

EU and international organisations

CIAA
Homepage of the official mouthpiece of the food and drink industry in the European Union on issues common to the whole food & drink industry
http://www.ciaa.be/pages_en/homepage.asp
EUFIC
European Food Information Council
http://www.eufic.org
ISO
Organisation Internationale de Normalisation
http://www.iso.org
CEN
European Committee for Standardization
http://www.cenorm.be/cenorm/index.htm
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
http://www.fao.org
OECD
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
http://www.oecd.org
WTO
World Trade Organization
http://www.wto.org
WHO
World Health Organisation
http://www.who.org