CCFICS28 - Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems

GENERAL INFORMATION

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The 28th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems (CCFICS28) will be held in Perth, Australia from 12 to 17 October 2026. Remote participation (verbal interventions via Zoom) will be possible for all plenary sessions as well as the Physical Working Group (PWG) that will take place on 11 October 2026. Members may wish to plan to have at least one in-person delegate attend the session in order to guarantee their participation in potential in-session working groups, for which remote participation will not be possible. Sessions will take place from Monday 12 to Thursday 15 October 2026, and the adoption of the Report will take place on Saturday 17 October 2026. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in English, French and Spanish during the plenary sessions and report adoption. WORKING DOCUMENTS

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Documents for consideration by CCICS28 will be published in English, French and Spanish on this page as soon as they become available. CRDs are published in the original language but may be translated. No printed copies of working documents, including the draft report, will be made available for the plenary session. ON-SITE REGISTRATIONS

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On-site registration (to collect your badges and other materials) will be available on:

• Sunday 11 October 2026 from 08:00 – 11:00 (UTC +8)
• Monday 12 October 2026 from 08:00 – 09:00 (UTC+8) at the registration desk at the venue as indicated in the information to the delegates.

INFORMATION FOR DELEGATES

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Practical information for delegates planning to attend CCFICS28 is available here English, French, Spanish. GUIDANCE FOR REMOTE PARTICIPATION

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A guidance to facilitate the participation of Members and Observers in virtual meetings is available here in English, French, and Spanish. CCFICS PUBLISHED DOCUMENTS

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CCFICS related texts including guidelines and codes of practices can be accessed here. INTERSESSIONAL WORKING GROUPS

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The following intersessional working groups were held in 2025 and 2026:

1. Emerging Global Issues
The Virtual Intersessional Workshop on CCFICS Emerging Global Issues has been held on Monday 22 June 2026, time 12:00 – 13:30 CEST. The tentative programme is available here as well as Comments in reply to CL 2024/85-FICS - here

2. Guidance on the standardization of the representation of sanitary requirements
The Chair and Co-chairs of the CCFICS electronic working group (EWG) on Guidance on the standardization of the representation of sanitary requirements presented a webinar on this work. The webinar has been conducted in English, and will facilitate consideration and discussion of this work at CCFICS28. The webinar was held on Tuesday 9 June 2026, time 14:00 – 15:00 CEST Please click this link https://youtu.be/qV_55mE5r0A to see an AI video realized by the Chair of the EWG (Brazil) providing supplementary information on this matter.

3. Guidelines on the prevention and control of food fraud, Thursday 21 May 2026
The Intersessional Virtual Working Group (VWG) on the draft guidelines on the prevention and control of food fraud has taken place on Thursday 21 May 2026, Time 14:00 CEST. The VWG has worked to address some of the outstanding issues in the draft guidelines – particularly regarding animal feed. Please find the tentative programme here and the EWG document for discussion here.
4. Establishment listing guidance and Consolidation of Codex guidelines related to equivalence, 17-19th March 2026 in Oslo, Norway (see here)
5. Revision of the Principles for Traceability/Product Tracing as a Tool Within a Food Inspection and Certification System (CXG 60-2006), 13 June 2025, Vienna, Austria

INFORMATION FOR DELEGATESEnglish, French, Spanish