The Council of the European Union has published a notice of meeting scheduling an EU coordination meeting for the 49th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC49) on 6 July 2026 in Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting, set to begin at 08:30 at the Centre International de Conférences (CICG), aims to align Member State positions before the main CAC49 session, which runs from 6 to 10 June 2026 in Geneva.
coordination of EU positions for CAC49 (item 1) and any other business (item 2). Additional coordination meetings may be announced on the spot. The meeting is restricted to EU Member State representatives, who are expected to attend to finalise a unified stance on food standards and trade issues to be discussed at CAC49. The notice, dated 25 June 2026, provides contact details for the Council's Codex team (life.codex@consilium.europa.eu) and notes that Council documents are accessible via the Delegates Portal. No prior EU coordination meetings on this topic have been recorded in recent months, making this the first formal step to prepare for the session.