CCRVDF25

GENERAL INFORMATION

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The 25^th Session of the Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods (CCRVDF25) will take place in virtual mode from 12 – 16 July 2021 with adoption of the report on 20 July 2021 (14:00 – 17.00 CET)


INFORMATION FOR DELEGATES

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The Codex Secretariat has prepared a guidance for Members and Observers to facilitate the smooth running of Codex virtual meetings. Codex members and observers participating in the upcoming virtual meeting of the Electronic Working Groups on the Code of Practice and the Guidelines for Monitoring and Surveillance are kindly invited to consult the Information for Delegates webpage and in particular to read the Guidance to participants of virtual meetings available in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian.


TIMETABLE FOR THE PLENARY MEETING

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A tentative timetable is available here for advance notice of Codex members and observers attending the plenary meeting and adoption of the report and will be submitted for endorsement by the plenary session during the Adoption of the Provisional Agenda (Agenda Item 1). The timetable remains flexible to be adjusted according to the progress made on the different items of the Provisional Agenda and as such it remains as an advisory document to guide the discussion over the next week.










LETTER FROM THE CHAIR

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A letter from Kevin Greenlees, PH.D., DABT Chairperson, Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods is available in English, French and Spanish.
Codex members and observers are kindly invited to read the letter welcoming delegates to the forthcoming 25th Virtual Session of CCRVDF.

ONLINE PRE-REGISTRATION

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All participants should provide their information (names and addresses) through the Online Registration System (ORS) by accessing the link below, latest by 48 hours in advance of the start of the plenary meeting i.e. 10 July 14:00 CET.

Login and password for the online registration have been provided to all Codex Contact Points of Member Countries and Observer Organizations. If the login and password have not been received, please contact [email protected].


WORKING GROUP ON PRIORITIES

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The Working Group on Priority List of Veterinary Drugs for Evaluation / Re-Evaluation by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) will meet on Tuesday 6 July from 14:00 to 17:00 CET with interpretation in English, French and Spanish.

Login and password for the online registration have been provided to all Codex Contact Points of Member Countries and Observer Organizations. If the login and password have not been received, please contact [email protected]


ONLINE FORUMS

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INFORMAL ONLINE DISCUSSION FORUM ON EXTRAPOLATION OF MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS FOR VETERINARY DRUGS TO ONE OR MORE SPECIES

Background: An online informal discussion forum on extrapolation of maximum residue limits for veterinary drugs to one or more species has been established and will be managed by the European Union. The aim of the forum is to have informal discussions on technical issues arising from comments in reply to CL 2020/42-RVDF on the policy framework and related MRL proposals for the extrapolation of MRLs including other issues that may arise from the discussion in this forum with a view to facilitate discussions at CCRVDF25 and the subsequent agreement on the policy framework and MRL proposals for adoption by the CAC44.

The forum will provide for exchange of correspondence, including the possibility of virtual meetings, to consider key issues related to extrapolation of MRLs for veterinary drugs. Due to time constraints, the forum will work in English only. Codex Members and Observers having interested in this topic are encouraged to participate in this forum.

Registration: Members/Observers interested in joining this discussion group can register at:
https://forum.codex-alimentarius.net/viewforum.php?f=312.

Deadline for Registration: 7 May 2021

UserGroup Name: CCRVDF25-EXTRAPOLATION2021

Documents: CX/RVDF 21/25/8, CL 2020/42-RVDF and CX/RVDF 21/25/8-Add.1 are available from this webpage. The European Union will post further information on the forum. Request for comments and deadlines will be available on the forum.

Report: The outcomes of the informal online discussion forum will be made available as a Conference Room Document (CRD) for consideration by CCRVDF25.


WEBINARS IN PREPARATION FOR CCRVDF

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25 March 2021 12:00 - 13:30 (CET)
Carryover in feed and transfer from feed to food of unavoidable and unintended residues of approved veterinary drugs

This webinar is organized by FAO, WHO and Codex for CCRVDF participants and stakeholders to provide information on the outputs of the FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on “Carryover in feed and transfer from feed to food of unavoidable and unintended residues of approved veterinary drugs”, and specific examples through case studies. It is intended to assist delegations in their preparations for CCRVDF25 and facilitate discussions during the session.

Video recording of the webinar and all presentations are available here.

23 April 2021 12:00 - 14:00 (CET)
CCRVDF Webinar

This webinar will provide Codex Members and Observers with a review of key topics on the agenda at the next session of the committee which will take place in July 2021. With a series of interviews and discussions with experts from the working groups, participants will also be able to review where the different topics stand and gain valuable insight ahead of what should be vibrant discussions at the next session.

Webinar details and Programme are available here.

The video recording of the webinar is available here in original language only.


DOCUMENTS

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Documents listed below may be further revised based on the replies submitted to circular letters for consideration by CCRVDF25. The list of CLs relevant to CCRVDF25 is available from the “Related Circular Letters”.

CCRVDF CHAIR'S MESSAGE

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Codex Members and Observers participating in the 25th Virtual Session of CCRVDF are invited to listen to the Chair’s message in preparation for the the virtual plenary session.