ISSN 1020-4091
Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme
CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION
REPORT OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH SESSION
Rome, 30 June - 7 July 2003
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Twenty-sixth Session, FAO Headquarters, Rome, 30 June - 7 July 2003
Report
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 2003
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ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA (Agenda Item 1)
REPORTS OF FAO/WHO (CODEX) REGIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEES (Agenda Item 3)
AMENDMENTS TO THE PROCEDURAL MANUAL (Agenda Item 4)
Proposed Amendments to the Rules of Procedure
Proposals to amend other sections of the Manual
CONSIDERATION OF DRAFT STANDARDS AND RELATED TEXTS (AGENDA ITEM 5)
General Considerations
Matters pending from previous sessions of the Commission
Animal Feeding
Cocoa Products and Chocolate
Food Additives and Contaminants
Foods Derived from Biotechnology
Fish And Fishery Products
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Food Hygiene
Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems
Food Labelling
Fats and Oils
Fruit and Vegetable Juices
Methods of Analysis and Sampling
Milk and Milk Products
Meat and Poultry Hygiene
Processed Fruits and Vegetables
Pesticide Residues
Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods
CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED DRAFT STANDARDS AT STEP 5 (Agenda Item 6)
General Considerations
Cereals, Pulses and Legumes
Food Additives and Contaminants
Fish and Fishery Products
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Fruit and Vegetable Juices
Food Labelling
Methods of Analysis and Sampling
Meat and Poultry Hygiene
Pesticide Residues
Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods
WITHDRAWAL OR REVOCATION OF EXISTING CODEX STANDARDS AND RELATED TEXTS (Agenda Item 7)
PROPOSALS TO ELABORATE NEW STANDARDS AND RELATED TEXTS (Agenda Item 8)
RISK ANALYSIS POLICIES OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION (Agenda Item 9)
Draft Working Principles for Risk Analysis for Application in the Framework of the Codex Alimentarius
Other Matters related to Risk Analysis
General Aspects
Review of Codex Committee Structure and Mandates of Codex Committees and Task Forces, including Regional Committees
Review of the Functions of the Executive Committee
Improved Processes for Standards Management
Review of the Rules of Procedure and Other Procedural Matters
Implementation of Other Recommendations
OTHER MATTERS ARISING FROM FAO/WHO AND FROM OIE (Agenda Item 12)
Address by the Director General of the OIE
Matters arising from FAO and WHO
MATTERS ARISING FROM REPORTS OF CODEX COMMITTEES AND TASK FORCES (Agenda Item 13)
Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants
Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues
Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods
Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables
Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems
Committee on Fats and Oils
Ad Hoc Codex Intergovernmental Task Force on Fruit and Vegetable Juices
Codex Committee on Food Labelling
Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products
Codex Committee on Food Hygiene
FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Asia
FAO/WHO (Codex) Regional Coordinating Committee for Europe
FAO/WHO Regional (Codex) Coordinating Committee for Africa
FAO/WHO Regional (Codex) Committee for the Near East
Reports from ad hoc Intergovernmental (Codex) Task Forces
PROPOSED SCHEDULE OF CODEX SESSIONS 2003 - 2005 (Agenda Item 15)
APPOINTMENT OF REGIONAL COORDINATORS (Agenda Item 17)
Appendix I. List of Participants/Liste des Participants/Lista de Participantes
Appendix II. Amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Codex Alimentarius Commission
Appendix III. Amendments to the Procedural Manual
Appendix IV. Working Principles for Risk Analysis for Application in the Framework of the Codex Alimentarius
Appendix V. List of Standards and Related Texts Adopted by the Twenty-Sixth Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission
Appendix VI. List of Draft Standards and Related Texts Adopted at Step 5 by the Twenty-Sixth Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission
Appendix VII. List of Standards and Related Texts Revoked by the Twenty-Sixth Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission
Appendix VIII. Approved New Work
Appendix IX. Countries Responsible for Appointing Chairpersons