- Recommended National Regulatory Practices to Facilitate Acceptances and Use of Codex Maximum Limits for Pesticide Residues in Foods (CAC/PR 9-1985)
101. The Committee noted that Codex acceptance procedures had been discussed at the 12th Session of the CCGP, where it was stated that such procedures "were no longer appropriate in the light of the SPS and TBT Agreements". The CCGP decided to consider revised proposals for a procedure to replace the current acceptance procedures at its next session. It was therefore suggested that CAC/PR 9-1985 might now be irrelevant.
102. Several delegations stressed the usefulness of the document in the work of the CCPR, both for information and for transparency, and the Committee unanimously supported the update of the document. The Committee agreed to seek approval of the Commission to initiate work on "National Regulatory Practices to Facilitate the Use of Codex Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticide" with the understanding that sections concerning acceptances should not be included, as acceptance matters should be horizontally addressed by the Commission and/or CCGP. Once this work was completed, CAC/PR 9-1985 should be recommended for deletion. The Committee accepted the offer of the International Toxicology Information Center to perform the necessary work.
