CCMAS41

Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling / meeting rescheduled

Due to the COVID19 pandemic, CCMAS has been postponed to 17 -21 May 2021 in Budapest, Hungary.

To benefit from the additional time due to the postponement of the CCMAS41:

• all work on the review of CXS 234: dairy package and fats and oils package; and the guidelines on sampling (CXG50) will continue through EWGs within the mandate given by CCMAS40 in 2019.
  EWGs will report on their progress to CCMAS41 in 2021.
  Additional registrations are allowed at the discretion of the Chairs of the EWG. Instructions how to join the different EWG online platforms can be found in the invitations available at:
  http://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/committees/ewg/en/
  


• Comments requested through circular letters on revision of the Guidelines on Measurement Uncertainty (CXG 54-2004), the accompanying information document and the discussion paper on criteria to select Type II methods from multiple Type III methods will be taken up by the lead countries in preparation of proposals for consideration by CCMAS41.
  Additional comments are being requested on the INFORMATION DOCUMENT: MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY through CL 2020/31/0CS-MAS. The deadline has been extended to 15 January 2021.
  


• An online discussion group on method’s endorsement has been established and will be managed by the USA and Australia. The aim of the discussion group is to facilitate preparation for the PWG on endorsement which is scheduled to meet immediately prior to CCMAS41 in May 2021. Members/observers interested in joining this discussion group can register at: https://forum.codex-alimentarius.net/index.php
  
  Usergroup name: CCMAS-endorsement-discussion
  
  The outcomes of the discussion group will be made available as a CRD for consideration by the PWG on endorsement.
  

WEBINAR

The webinar on the work of CCMAS was held on 23–25 November 2020. Recordings and presentations are available here.

DOCUMENTS

Documents listed below may be further revised based on the replies submitted to CLs and further consideration in EWGs throughout 2020 with a view to their submission to the Codex Secretariat in early 2021 for consideration by CCMAS41.