Council Decision 2003/822/EC on the accession of the European Community to the Codex Alimentarius Commission. Country/Territory European Union Document type Legislation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Journal L 309, 26 November 2003, pp. 14-21. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Codex Alimentarius Food quality control/food safety Geographical area European Union Countries Abstract The European Community shall submit a request for accession to the Codex Alimentarius Commission, accompanied by a formal instrument according to which it accepts the obligations of the statutes of the Codex Alimentarius Commission as in force at the time of accession (Annex I hereto) and a single Declaration on exercise of competence (Annex II hereto). Full text English Website europa.eu