6. The reports of the 47th and 48th Sessions of the Executive Committee were provided in accordance with Rule III.5 of the Commission's Rules of Procedure. The Commission noted that many matters had been resolved in both sessions or were included for discussion under the present Agenda.
7. The 47th Session of the Executive Committee welcomed the decision of the World Health Assembly concerning increased involvement and support of WHO in the work of the Codex Alimentarius Commission and its committees. The Commission was informed that many of the recommendations of the FAO Conference on World Food Trade Beyond 2000:Science-based Decisions, Harmonization, Equivalence and Mutual Recognition had been incorporated into the draft Medium-Term Plan; prepared by a small group consisting of the Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons convened at the request of the Executive Committee.
8. The Commission noted that the 48th Session of the Executive Committee had had an extensive discussion on the Financial Situation of the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme for 2000/01 and 2002/03. It also noted that the Executive Committee had modified the Draft Strategic Framework based on comments received and agreed to submit the Revised Draft Strategic Framework[2] to the Commission for adoption.
9. The Commission endorsed reactivation of the Codex Committee on Meat Hygiene and agreed that the mandate of the Committee should be extended to include poultry. It agreed to amend the Committee's terms of reference accordingly, and renamed the Committee the Codex Committee on Meat and Poultry Hygiene.
