PREFACE

CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION
	FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS	WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
JOINT OFFICE: Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 ROME Tel: 39 06 57051 www.codexalimentarius.net Email: [email protected] Facsimile: 39 06 5705 4593
CX 4/80.2		CL 2000/9-FBT April 2000

To:	Codex Contact Point
	Interested International Organizations
From:	Secretary, Codex Alimentarius Commission, FAO Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy
Subject:	Distribution of the Report of the First Session of the Codex Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Foods Derived from Biotechnology (ALINORM 01/34)

The Report of the First Session of the Codex Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Foods Derived from Biotechnology is attached. It will be considered by the Twenty-fourth Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Geneva, Switzerland, 2 - 7 July 2001).