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| |Biocide or biocidal product=Active substance (or preparations containing one or more active | | |+Glossary |
| substances) intended to destroy, deter or exert a controlling effect on | | |- |
| harmful organisms by chemical or biological means. The term biocide | | |Biocide or biocidal product |
| (or biocidal product) implies that the active substance(s) are present in a | | |Active substance (or preparations containing one or more active substances) intended to destroy, deter or exert a controlling effect on harmful organisms by chemical or biological means. The term biocide (or biocidal product) implies that the active substance(s) are present in a form or product which can be supplied to the user (cp. Directive 98/8/EC). |
| form or product which can be supplied to the user (cp. Directive 98/8/EC). | | |- |
| |Acronym=BfR | | |Codex Alimentarius |
| |Activities=Risikobewertung, Risikokommunikation, EFSA-Kontaktstelle, Forschung | | |(Latin for “food code”) Collection of internationally adopted food standards, guidelines and codes of practice. Although the standards described in the “Codex Alimentarius” are not binding, they serve as a guideline for national food-law regulations. Codex Alimentarius follows the principle that consumers have a right to expect their food to be safe, of good quality and suitable for consumption. The Codex Alimentarius is prepared by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, a working group of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), consisting of 188 Codex Members and 219 Codex Observers. |
| |Responsibilities=[[File:Futtermittel.jpg|Feed|25px]] [[File:Pflanzenschutz.jpg|Plant protection products|25px]] [[File:Mineralwasser.jpg|Mineral water|25px]] [[File:Nahrungsmittelerg.jpg|Food supplements|25px]] [[File:NovelFood.jpg|Novel foods|25px]] [[File:Gentechnik.jpg|Genetic engineering|25px]] [[File:Tierarznei.jpg|Residues of veterinary medicinal products|25px]] [[File:Zoonosen.jpg|Zoonoses|25px]]
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| |Seat=Bonn und Berlin | | |Codex Contact Point |
| |URL=http://www.bmub.bund.de/ | | |Codex Contact Points act as the link between the Codex Alimentarius Secretariat and member countries. Codex Contact Points receive all Codex final texts (standards, codes of practice, guidelines and other advisory texts) and working documents of Codex sessions and ensure that they are circulated to those concerned within their own countries. |
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