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MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND/OR THE COMMISSION:
- Advanced the proposed draft Guidelines for the Development of
Equivalence Agreements Regarding Food Import and Export Inspection and
Certification Systems to the Executive Committee for adoption at
Step 5 (paras. 10-33 and Appendix II);
- Proposed to the Executive Committee the elaboration of proposed draft
Guidelines/Recommendations for Food Import Control Systems (paras.
34-36);
- Proposed to the Executive Committee the elaboration of proposed draft
Guidelines Production and Issuance of Certificates (paras. 37-40),
and;
- Requested the Executive Committee to provide its opinion as to the
extent to which issues relating to the judgment of equivalence were
within the mandate of CCFICS and/or other Codex committees and how the
subject should be considered further (paras. 41-52).
OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST TO THE COMMISSION:
- Noted that the Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables was
reviewing its draft Code of Practice for the Quality Inspection and
Certification of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables in the context of CCFICS
and other international documentation in order to evaluate the need
for a Code specific to such produce (para. 5);
- Agreed not to pursue the development of a database on rejections
of foods at this time (paras. 53-58);
- Agreed that a further discussion paper on the Utilization and
Promotion of Quality Assurance Systems would be prepared for consideration
at its next meeting (paras. 59-61), and;
- Agreed that a discussion paper be prepared on Guidelines for the
Establishment of a Database on Importing Country Legislation for
consideration at its next meeting (paras. 62-65).
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