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Food and Associated Industries (FAI) Represent South Africa at
certain Regional and International Forums including:
Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC)-FAI participates as part
of the South African delegation. Codex Committee for Fish and Fishery Products (CCFFP)-FAI
attends and acts as the leader of the South African delegation at these
sessions and also participates in various physical and electronic working
groups arranged by CCFFP CCFICS (Codex Committee for Food Import and Export
Inspection and Certification Systems)-FAI attends and participates as part of
the South African delegation and also participates in certain Work Groups of CCFICS Codex Committee for Africa (CCAFRICA): FAI attends and
participates which are annually hosted
in alternating African countries IAFI (International Association for Fish Inspectors- Some
FAI-inspection staff are members of this organization and attend and
participate in meetings hosted in alternating countries National SPS-Committee to satisfy WTO (World Trade
Organization) requirements: FAI
participates in this Committee and has a commitment to comply with the TBT and
SPS agreements of the WTO
Food and Associated Industries endeavour to establish close
co-operation with Competent Authorities responsible for food control in various
countries and have agreements with Fish Inspection Authorities in the following
countries:
Thailand (Technical Co-operation Agreement with Department
of Fisheries) Namibia (Technical Co-operation Agreement with the Namibian
Standards Institute) Mozambique (Technical Co-operation Agreement with Fisheries
Department) Mauritius(Technical Co-operation Agreement with Fisheries
Department) Tristan Da Cunha (Technical Co-operation Agreement with
Fisheries Department)
Close co-operation is maintained with
the following countries and trade groups to assist FAI in its role as the
Competent Authority for the inspection and issuing of health guarantees for
fishery products:
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