Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
The OECD brings together the governments of countries committed to democracy and the
market economy from around the world to:
• Support sustainable economic growth
• Boost employment
• Raise living standards
• Maintain financial stability
• Assist other countries' economic development
• Contribute to growth in world trade
Codex Alimentarius Commission
The Codex Alimentarius Commission was created in 1963 by FAO and WHO to develop food standards, guidelines and related texts such as codes of practice under the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme. The main purposes of this Programme are protecting health of the consumers and ensuring fair trade practices in the food trade, and promoting coordination of all food standards work undertaken by international governmental and non-governmental organizations. http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/index_en.jsp
JMPR
While not officially part of the Codex Alimentarius Commission structure, the Joint FAO/WHO Meetings on Pesticide Residues provide independent scientific expert advice to the Commission and its specialist Committee on Pesticide Residues. http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/AGPP/Pesticid/JMPR/PM_JMPR.htm
European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO)
EPPO promotes the exchange and synthesis of information and facilitates collaboration in support of the role of National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPOs) concerning:
- Technical justification of phytosanitary measures
- Sustainable and effective plant protection practices
- Scientifically-based harmonization of methods and procedures