European and international food legislation
EUR-LEX
EU Official Journal on-line
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex/en/index.htm
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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
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Codex Alimentarius
Joint FAO and WHO Commission establishing food standards
http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/index_en.jsp
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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
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Commission services
Direct access to all Directorates-General and services of the Commission
http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs_en.htm
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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/
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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
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European Parliament
Access to the European Parliament official website
http://www.europarl.eu.int/news/public/default_en.htm?redirection
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EESC
European Economic and Social Committee
http://www.esc.eu.int/index_en.asp
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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
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Eurostat
The EU statistical office
http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/portal/page?_pageid=1090,30070682,1090_33076576&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
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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/
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EU Export helpdesk
Relevant information required by developing country exporters interested in supplying the EU market
http://export-help.cec.eu.int
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European food safety
EFSA
European Food Safety Authority
http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/efsa_en.htm
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RASFF
Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed
http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/food/rapidalert/index_en.htm
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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
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Press
RAPID
The Spokesman's Service of the European Commission
http://europa.eu.int/en/comm/spp/rapid.html
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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
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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
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EUFIC
European Food Information Council
http://www.eufic.org
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ISO
Organisation Internationale de Normalisation
http://www.iso.org
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CEN
European Committee for Standardization
http://www.cenorm.be/cenorm/index.htm
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FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
http://www.fao.org
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OECD
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
http://www.oecd.org
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WTO
World Trade Organization
http://www.wto.org
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WHO
World Health Organisation
http://www.who.org
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