What can applicants apply for?

For a fuller description of eligible activities, please refer to the complete document, Scope of Activities when Planning a CTF Application, available in the below ‘Resources’ section.

Activities that are within CTF scope: 

  • National workshops involving policy and decision-makers from key sectors and stakeholder groups aimed at securing political and economic support for Codex activities.
  • Twinning between a country with well-functioning national Codex structures, and a less-experienced country.
  • A Codex expert could work to assist in the establishment of a national plan of action for strengthening Codex engagement.
  • Building capacity on how to participate effectively in Codex work using different delivery methods e.g. experienced trainers, e-learning, blended learning, training focused on specific technical areas.
  • Capacity building activities on basic understanding of the risk analysis process in Codex and understanding certain committees, the role of JECFA, JEMRA, JMPR, JEMNU or ad hoc expert meetings, and how to contribute to the process.
  • Codex “coaching”. Working with a recognized expert in a specific Codex area before, during and after a session of a specific Codex committee, to help build understanding of and improve capacity to participate effectively in both the committee in question, and in any future standard setting process.
  • Elaboration of documents e.g. working procedures to enhance Codex work at country level.
  • Physical participation of maximum two (2) delegates at Codex meetings.
  • Time-limited technical support to assist in how to prepare a technical piece of work.
  • Communication activities that target key stakeholder groups; translation of key Codex documents into a local language is allowed, where justified and when cost is reasonable.
  • The development of basic national Codex websites.
  • Specific and targeted technical and/or financial support to the collection and/or generation of data.
  • Activities aimed at understanding priority Codex texts

 

Activities that are not within CTF scope: 

  • Strengthening laboratories
  • The drafting of food law reviews, developing food policy.
  • Training on Good Agriculture Practices (GAPs) or Good Hygiene Practices (GHPs).
  • Rapid alert system/food safety emergency response. 
  • Data generation that is not directly linked to Codex standard-setting work of priority interest. 
  • Physical participation/delegations to Codex meetings that are not aligned with other planned CTF activities or that do not target committees related to national priority sectors.
  • Budget support that cannot be sustained after CTF e.g. office space, hiring of staff.
  • Incentives for participation in national meetings (e.g. meetings of the National Codex Committee).
  • General communication activities that do not target key stakeholders who have the ability to influence food safety at a national level, e.g. communication activities aimed at schools or the general public.

 

The application process