Article 13

Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety · European Union

International standards Without prejudice to their rights and obligations, the Community and the Member States shall: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF FOOD LAW contribute to the development of international technical standards for food and feed and sanitary and phytosanitary standards; promote the coordination of work on food and feed standards undertaken by international governmental and non-governmental organisations; contribute, where relevant and appropriate, to the development of agreements on recognition of the equivalence of specific food and feed-related measures; give particular attention to the special development, financial and trade needs of developing countries, with a view to ensuring that international standards do not create unnecessary obstacles to exports from developing countries; promote consistency between international technical standards and food law while ensuring that the high level of protection adopted in the Community is not reduced. SECTION 4

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-28 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.