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Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues
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CX-718
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Legal Framework
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Rules of Procedure
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Rule IX-1 (b) (1) of the Rules of Procedure of the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
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Category
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Cat. 1
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Purpose
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- To establish maximum limits for pesticide residues in specific food items or in groups of food;
- to establish maximum limits for pesticide residues in certain animal feeding stuffs moving in international trade where this is justified for reasons of protection of human health;
- to prepare priority lists of pesticides for evaluation by the Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR);
- to consider methods of sampling and analysis for the determination of pesticide residues in food and feed;
- to consider other matters in relation to the safety of food and feed containing pesticide residues; and,
- to establish maximum limits for environmental and industrial contaminants showing chemical or other similarity to pesticides, in specific food items or groups of food.
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Membership
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Open to all Members of the Commission.
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Languages
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English, French and Spanish
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Document symbol
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CX/PR
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Frequency of Sessions
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Normally one session per year
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Previous Sessions and documents
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42nd Session - April 2010 (Xian, China)
41th Session - April 2009 (Beijing, China)
40th Session - April 2008 (Hangzhou, China)
39th Session - May 2007 (Beijing, China)
38th Session - April 2006 (Fortaleza, Brazil)
View Reports of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues
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Division
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Nutrition and Consumer Protection Division (AGN)
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Contact information/email
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Codex@fao.org
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Web site
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Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues
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First Session
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January 1966
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Pattern of sessions
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1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010
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Remarks
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Subsidiary Body of the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission
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