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STANDARDISATION

• European Committee for Standardisation (CEN):  
  www.cen.eu
• International Organisation for Standardisation: 
  www.iso.org
• LIBNOR: 
  www.libnor.org
• Standards related to food: 
  http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/index_en.jsp
• CENELEC - European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization: 
  www.cenelec.org

ACCREDITATION

• International Accreditation Forum: 
  www.iaf.nu
• International Laboratory Accreditation Co-operation: 
  www.ilac.org
• European Cooperation for Accreditation : 
  www.european-accreditation.org

METROLOGY

• Metre Convention and International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM): 
  www.bipm.org
• International Organisation for Legal Metrology: 
  www.oiml.org
• European Cooperation in Legal Metrology: 
  www.welmec.org
• Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum: 
  www.aplmf.org

MARKET SURVEILLANCE

• UK Trading Standards Office : 
  www.tradingstandards.gov.uk
• European Food Safety Authority (EFSA): 
  www.efsa.europa.eu/EFSA/efsa_locale-1178620753812_home.htm
• EU Rapid Alert System on dangerous consumer products: 
  http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/dyna/rapex/rapex_archives_en.cfm

EUROPEAN UNION

• General information on the European Union: 
  www.europa.eu
• Information on the activities of the European Commission: 
  www.europa.eu/comm
• European Commission Delegation in Lebanon: 
  www.dellbn.cec.eu.int
• Full texts of all EU legislation: 
  http://eur-lex.europa.eu
• Official Journal of the European Union: 
  http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex/JOIndex.do?ihmlang=en
• EU Basic Facts:
  http://europa.eu.int/comm/publications/booklets/eu_glance/51/index_en.htm
• EU on-line Customs data base: 
  http://europa.eu.int/comm/taxation_customs/dds/en/tarhome.htm
• EU Help Desk for Developing Countries: 
  www.exporthelp.europa.eu

EUROPEAN DIRECTIVES ON PRODUCT SAFETY

• Guide to the implementation of directives based on the New Approach and Global Approach: 
  http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newapproach/legislation/guide/index.htm
• EU website on New Approach:  
  http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newapproach//index_en.htm
• Database on Notified Bodies for European New Approach directives: 
  http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newapproach/nando
• Standards related to New Approach directives: 
  www.newappraoch.org

WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION

• General information: 
  www.wto.org
• Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement (TBT): 
  http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tbt_e/tbt_e.htm

FOOD SAFETY

• EU Directorate General for Health and Consumer Protection: 
  http://ec.europa.eu/food/index_en.htm
• From Farm to Fork - Safe Food for Europe`s Consumers: 
  http://europe.eu.int/comm/publications/booklets/move/46/en.pdf
• Healthy Food for Europe`s Citizens: 
  http://ec.europa.eu/publications/booklets/move/20/txt_en.pdf
• EU General Food Law (Council Regulation 178/2002): 
  http://eur-lex.europa.eu/pri/en/oj/dat/2002/l_031/l_03120020201en00010024.pdf
• Requirements and the New Rules on Food Hygiene and Official Food Products (EU): 
  http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/international/trade/interpretationimports.pdf
• Guidelines on the Implementation of the main EU General Food Law requirements: 
  http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/food/foodlaw/guidance/indexen.htm
• RASFF - EU Rapid Alert System for Food and FEED: 
  http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/rapidalert/index_en.htm
• Food Rejected by FDA (US Food & Drugs Administration): 
  http://www.fda.gov/ora/import/default.htm
• Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) 
  http://www.fao.org/ag/magazine/GAP-V2-June02.pdf
• Codex Alimentarius Food Hygiene Text: 
  ftp://ftp.fao.org/codex/Publications/Booklets/Hygiene/FoodHygiene2003e.pdf
• United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO): 
  www.fao.org

HACCP

• Guidance Document on HACCP Principles (EU): 
  http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/biosafety/hygienelegislation/guidancedochaccpen.pdf
• BRC Standard (British Retail Consortium): 
  http://www.brc.org.uk/standards/index.htm
• International Food Standard, (France & Germany): 
  www.food-care.inf
• SQF 2000 (Safe Quality Food): 
  www.sqfi.com
• Dutch HACCP Code (The Netherlands): 
  www.foodsafetymanagment.info

INTERNATIONAL QUALITY ORGANISATIONS:

• EOQ - European Organisation for Quality: 
  www.eoq.org
• EFQM - European Foundation for Quality Management: 
  www.efqm.org
• ASQ - American Society for Quality: 
  www.asq.org

RELEVANT LEBANESE INSTITUTIONS and TRADE & INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS

• LIBNOR - Lebanese Standardization Institute 
  www.libnor.org
• Ministry of Economy & Trade, Beirut 
  www.economy.gov.lb
• Syndicate of Lebanese Food Industries 
  www.slfi.org.lb
• Association of Lebanese Industrialists 
  www.ali.org.lb
• Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Beirut 
  www.ccib.org.lb
• Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Zahle and the Bekaa 
  www.cciaz.org.lb
• Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Saida and the South 
  www.ccias.org.lb
• Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Tripoli and the North 
  www.cciat.org.lb