602. The Commission had before it document ALINORM 85/45. The Secretariat informed the Commission that the Indonesian authorities had proposed March 1986 as a suitable period for hosting the Fifth Session of the Codex Coordinating Committee for Asia in Indonesia.
603. Concerning the date of the planned Codex ad hoc world-wide intergovernmental meeting to consider the need for international standards for tropical fresh fruits and vegetables, which would be hosted by the Government of Mexico in Mexico City, the Secretariat indicated that, on the basis of preliminary discussions with the Mexican delegation, early 1987 appeared to be convenient. The precise date would be agreed upon by the Secretariat and the Mexican authorities in due course.
604. The delegation of the USA indicated that the date 10–14 March 1986 for the Eighteenth Session of the Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables should still be regarded as tentative. The delegation of the USA also indicated that the period 27 to 31 October 1986 was a likely date for the First Session of the Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods, which would be held in Washington, D.C. Definitive information about the dates of the above two sessions would be sent to the Secretariat shortly.
605. The delegation of Cuba stated that there had been some discussions with the delegation of Canada concerning the possibility of holding the Fourth Session of the Codex Committee on Vegetable Proteins and the Fifth Session of the Codex Coordinating Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean in consecutive weeks in Havana. No dates had been worked out for these two sessions, but the first two weeks of February 1987 were a possibility. The delegation of Canada confirmed that discussions along the lines outlined above were going on.
606. The Commission noted that the period 8–16 January 1987 for the Fifteenth Session of the Codex Committee on Foods for Special Dietary Uses was firm. The delegation of the Federal Republic of Germany reiterated, as had been stated by it earlier during the Commission, that it would be in the interest of advancing the work if the specialized working groups, which normally meet immediately before the plenary session of the Codex Committee on Foods for Special Dietary Uses, were to meet some months in advance of the Committee's January 1987 session. The Commission agreed to this proposal.
607. The delegation of Canada stated that it would advise, as soon as possible, on a suitable date for the Nineteenth Session of the Codex Committee on Food Labelling (earlier in the session the delegation had indicated that April 1987 appeared to be a suitable date).
608. Concerning a date for the Thirteenth Session of the Codex Committee on Fats and Oils, it was noted that a date would be worked out by the Secretariat and the United Kingdom authorities as soon as possible.
609. The Secretariat indicated that it had been advised by the Hungarian authorities that the date 10–14 November 1986 for the Fifteenth Session of the Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling was firm, but that it might be necessary to extend the length of the session somewhat to deal satisfactorily with the expected increased workload, especially in the area of sampling.
OTHER BUSINESS
610. None.
