15. The Commission considered a document which had been prepared by the Secretariat containing information on the 1970/71 budget of the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme and on the programme of work and budget for 1972/73. The Commission noted that the budget for 1970/71 had been approved by the 15th Session of the FAO Conference, that the contribution of WHO to the joint costs of the Programme in respect of 1970 had been approved by the 22nd World Health Assembly and that the WHO contribution in respect of 1971 would be considered by the 23rd World Health Assembly meeting in May 1970. The attention of the Commission was drawn to the fact that Trust Fund 40 was exhausted at the end of 1969 and that commitments under the Trust Fund were being financed under the Regular Programme in 1970/71. The Commission was informed that the governing bodies had been pleased to note that effect had been given by the Commission to the recommendations of the 14th Session of the FAO Conference that the Commission should carefully examine its work priorities and endeavour to complete some of the work in hand before embarking on new subjects or proposing the establishment of any further subsidiary bodies. The Commission also noted that it had been found possible to effect certain economies in the costs of Codex meetings and also in the costs of external translation and printing of Codex documents, through improved printing and reproduction techniques. The Commission also noted that FAO would continue to furnish internal translation and printing of documents, over and above the joint budget ($515, 000), of the order of $371,000. The Commission was informed that the DirectorsGeneral of FAO and WHO would examine the 1972/73 budget requirements of the Joint Programme in the light of the Commission's consideration of the proposed programme of work for the next ten years and such priorities as the Commission might establish for new work. It was indicated to the Commission that it was hoped to present the joint budget, in the future, in such a way that the technical support to the Programme by the Technical Divisions of the two Organizations would be shown in a comprehensive manner.
