According to the Government of India Resolution GSR 762 http://www.mohfw.nic.in/noti.html issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,

'' the National Codex (Food Products Standards) Committee* shall meet as and when necessary to consider the various issues that may be discussed at the annual meetings of the Codex Alimentarius Commission and to prepare necessary material thereof. The work of the Committee will include standards for all the Principal foods whether processed, semi-processed or raw for the distribution to the consumer. It will include provisions in respect of food hygiene, food additives, pesticide residues, contaminants, labeling and preservation, methods of analysis and sampling."

* commonly referred to as National Codex Committee (NCC)

Terms of Reference of NCC-INDIA

• To advise government on the implications of various food standardization, food quality and safety issues which have arisen and related to the work undertaken by the CAC so that national economic interest is taken into account, or at least considered, when international standards are discussed;
  
  
• To provide important inputs to the government so as to assist in ensuring quality and safety of food to the consumers, while at the same time maximizing the opportunities for development of industry and expansion of international trade;
  
  
• To appoint sub-committees (shadow committees) on subject matters related to the corresponding Codex Committees to assist in the study or consideration of technical matters; and
  
  
• To meet as and when necessary to formulate national position.

• To cooperate with the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme and to nominate delegates to attend Codex meetings;
  
  

• To formulate national position in consultation with the members of NCC in the matters of Codex;

• To study Codex documents, collect and revise all relevant information relating to technology, economics, health and control system, so as to give supporting reasons to the government in the acceptance of Codex Standards or otherwise;

• To identify organizations to take action for generation of data base or preparation of base paper projecting the country's interest for interacting with the CAC; and

• To cooperate with other local/regional or foreign organizations dealing with activities relating to food standardization.

The membership of the NCC which was reconstituted in 1999 has been gazetted in the Government of India Resolution GSR 762, issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.