Report of the Sixth Session of the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems












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Melbourne, Australia, 23-27 February 1998

JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME

CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION

Twenty-third Session
Rome, 28 June - 3 July 1999

CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION


JOINT OFFICE: Via delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 ROME Tel.: 57051 Telex: 625825-625853 FAO I E-mail [email protected] Rome Facsimile: (6)5705.4593

ALINORM 99/30

NOTE: This report includes Codex Circular Letter CL 1998/6-FICS.

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List of Abbreviations Used in this Report

Summary and Conclusions

Introduction and Opening of the Session (Agenda Item 1)

Adoption of the Agenda (Agenda Item 2)

Matters Referred from Codex Committees (Agenda Item 3)

Proposed Draft Guidelines for the Development of Equivalence Agreements Regarding Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems (Agenda Item 4)

Discussion Paper on the Development of Codex Guidelines for Food Import Control Systems (Agenda Item 5)

Discussion Paper on the Development of Guidelines and Criteria for a Generic Official Certificate Format (Agenda Item 6) and Discussion Paper on Rules Relating to the Production and Issuance of Certificates (Agenda Item 7)

Discussion Paper on Issues Relating to the Judgment of Equivalence (Agenda Item 8)

Discussion Paper on the Development of a Database on Rejections of Foods (Agenda Item 9)

Discussion Paper on the Development of Guidelines for the Utilization and Promotion of Quality Assurance Systems (Agenda Item 10)

Other Business and Future Work (Agenda Item 11)

Date and Place of Next Session (Agenda Item 12)

APPENDIX I. List of Participants/Liste des Participants/Lista de Participantes

APPENDIX II. Proposed Draft Guidelines for the Development of Equivalence Agreements Regarding Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems (Advanced to Step 5)