Codex Alimentarius Commission. Report of the Twenty-Second Session, Geneva, 23-28 June 1997













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Issued by the Secretariat of the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, FAO, Rome

Ref. No. ALINORM 97/37 1997

ALINORM 97/37

REPORT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND SESSION OF THE JOINT FAO/WHO CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION

Geneva, 23-28 June 1997

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

Rome, 1997

Reprinted 1998

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Summary and Conclusions

INTRODUCTION

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA (Agenda Item 1)

ELECTION OF OFFICERS OF THE COMMISSION AND APPOINTMENT OF REGIONAL COORDINATORS (Agenda Item 2)

REPORT BY THE CHAIRPERSON ON THE FORTY-THIRD AND FORTY-FOURTH SESSIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (Agenda Item 3)

REPORTS BY COORDINATORS ON REGIONAL ACTIVITIES (Agenda Item 4)

CODEX COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR ASIA
CODEX COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR EUROPE
CODEX COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR AFRICA
CODEX COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
CODEX COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR NORTH AMERICA AND THE SOUTH WEST PACIFIC

REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL SITUATION OF THE JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME FOR 1996/1997 AND 1998/1999 (Agenda Item 5)

CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE PROCEDURAL MANUAL OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION (Agenda Item 6)

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURE (RULES II AND IX)
GUIDELINES FOR CODEX COMMITTEES

CONSIDERATION OF DRAFT STANDARDS AND RELATED TEXTS (Agenda Item 7)

FOOD HYGIENE
FOOD IMPORT AND EXPORT INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION SYSTEMS
FOOD LABELLING/NUTRITION AND FOODS FOR SPECIAL DIETARY USES
NUTRITION AND FOODS FOR SPECIAL DIETARY USES
FOOD LABELLING
FOOD ADDITIVES AND CONTAMINANTS
METHODS OF ANALYSIS AND SAMPLING
PESTICIDE RESIDUES
RESIDUES OF VETERINARY DRUGS IN FOODS
COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR AFRICA
FATS AND OILS
FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
NATURAL MINERAL WATERS
MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS
SUGARS (AND HONEY)

PROPOSED DRAFT STANDARDS AND RELATED TEXTS AT STEP 5

FISH AND FISHERY PRODUCTS
MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS
NUTRITION AND FOODS FOR SPECIAL DIETARY USES
RESIDUES OF VETERINARY DRUGS IN FOODS
FOOD ADDITIVES AND CONTAMINANTS
PESTICIDE RESIDUES
FOOD LABELLING

CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSALS TO ELABORATE STANDARDS AND/OR RELATED TEXTS AND OTHER MATTERS ARISING FROM REPORTS OF CODEX COMMITTEES (Agenda Item 8)

PROPOSALS TO ELABORATE NEW STANDARDS AND RELATED TEXTS
REVOCATION OF EXISTING STANDARDS AND PROPOSALS FOR DELETION OF WORK ITEMS

OTHER MATTERS ARISING FROM REPORTS OF CODEX COMMITTEES

CODEX COMMITTEE ON GENERAL PRINCIPLES
CODEX COMMITTEE ON FOOD HYGIENE
CODEX COMMITTEE ON FOOD IMPORT AND EXPORT INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION SYSTEMS
CODEX COMMITTEE ON FOOD LABELLING
CODEX COMMITTEE ON METHODS OF ANALYSIS AND SAMPLING
CODEX COMMITTEE ON PESTICIDE RESIDUES
CODEX COMMITTEE ON RESIDUES OF VETERINARY DRUGS IN FOODS
NUTRITION AND FOODS FOR SPECIAL DIETARY USES
FATS AND OILS
FOOD INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION SYSTEMS

INVOLVEMENT OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WORK OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION (Agenda Item 9)

THE APPLICATION OF RISK ANALYSIS PRINCIPLES IN CODEX (Agenda Item 10)

ACTION PLAN FOR CODEX-WIDE DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF RISK ANALYSIS PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES

MATTERS RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WTO AGREEMENTS ON THE APPLICATION OF SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES AND THE AGREEMENT ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE (Agenda Item 11)

REVIEW OF THE STATUS OF CODEX TEXTS UNDER THE WTO AGREEMENTS
ACCEPTANCE PROCEDURE FOR CODEX STANDARDS IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE WTO SPS AND TBT AGREEMENTS
IDENTIFICATION OF THOSE STANDARDS, GUIDELINES AND RECOMMENDATIONS HAVING A MAJOR TRADE IMPACT AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH THESE STANDARDS ARE USED BY MEMBER COUNTRIES

CONSIDERATION OF THE DRAFT MEDIUM-TERM PLAN FOR 1998 TO 2002 (Agenda Item 12)

DESIGNATION OF HOST GOVERNMENTS FOR CODEX COMMITTEES (Agenda Item 13)

CONFIRMATION OF CHAIRMANSHIP OF CODEX COMMITTEES

OTHER BUSINESS (Agenda Item 14)

REVIEW OF CODEX SUBSIDIARY BODIES
DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS
OTHER MATTERS

APPENDIX I

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS - LISTE DES PARTICIPANTS - LISTA DE PARTICIPANTES

APPENDIX II

AMENDMENTS TO THE PROCEDURAL MANUAL OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION
DEFINITIONS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS DEFINITIONS OF RISK ANALYSIS TERMS RELATED TO FOOD SAFETY
APPENDIX TO THE PROCEDURAL MANUAL: GENERAL DECISIONS OF THE COMMISSION

APPENDIX III

LIST OF STANDARDS AND RELATED TEXTS ADOPTED BY THE 22ND SESSION OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION

APPENDIX IV

APPROVED NEW WORK

APPENDIX V

CONFIRMATION OF CHAIRMANSHIP OF CODEX COMMITTEES