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The joint electronic working group (EWG) will:
i. review work already done cooperatively between the Codex Committees on Veterinary Drugs in Foods (CCRVDF) and Pesticide Residues (CCPR) and will identify, and if possible, prioritize areas of possible further collaboration between CCRVDF and CCPR and how this could be carried out (e.g. jointly, in parallel, etc.) to facilitate the consideration of compounds with dual uses by both committees and the possible harmonization of maximum residue limits (MRLs). This may include reflections on improved synchronization of work between CCPR and CCRVDF as well as collaboration between CCPR/CCRVDF and the Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR)/Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA);
ii. provide an update on their preliminary findings to CCRVDF and CCPR;
iii. develop a list of compounds with dual use as a pesticide and veterinary drug for which no or only one Codex MRL has been established and that member countries will provide the information to populate this list;
iv. identify dual-use compounds that have different Codex MRLs for a similar edible commodity of animal origin and recommend on a case-by-case basis, a single, harmonized MRL(s) for the compound(s) and affected commodity(ies). The EWG might recommend that CCRVDF/CCPR consider selecting the higher MRL value; and
v. consider the matter related to harmonized food descriptors to be used by JECFA/JMPR.
vi. prepare a draft agenda for the joint virtual session of CCPR and CCRVDF, to be submitted to CAC for endorsement.
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