CCPR53

GENERAL INFORMATION

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The 53rd Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR53) will take place in virtual mode from 4 – 8 July 2022 with adoption of the report on 13 July 2022 (13:00 – 16: 00 CEST).

INFORMATION FOR DELEGATES

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The Codex Secretariat has prepared guidance for Members and Observers to facilitate the smooth running of Codex virtual meetings. Codex members and observers participating in the upcoming virtual meeting 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.

ONLINE PRE-REGISTRATION

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All participants should provide their information (names and addresses) through the Online Registration System by accessing the link below, latest by 48 hours in advance of the start of the plenary meeting i.e. 2 July 13:00 CEST.
Login and password for the online registration to the plenary meeting and the adoption of the report will be 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].

TIMETABLE FOR THE PLENARY MEETING

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A tentative timetable will be available for advance notice of Codex members and observers attending the plenary session 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.

VIRTUAL MEETINGS OF WORKING GROUPS

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Pre-meetings of the following WGs will be held as indicated below to facilitate the consideration and resolution of the matters raised in the relevant working papers by CCPR. Interpretation services will be available in English, French and Spanish. The program is available in English only.

Monday 27 June (13:00 – 16:00 CEST)

• Revision of the Classification of Food and Feed
• Coordination of work between CCPR and CCRVDF

Tuesday 28 June (13:00 – 16:00 CEST)

• Guidelines for compounds of low public health concern that may be exempted from the establishment of Codex MRLs or do not give rise to residues.
• Engagement of JMPR in parallel reviews of new compounds - Criteria for selecting the global project manager for the parallel review process.
• Management of unsupported compounds without public health concern scheduled for periodic review

Click here to register to the pre-meeting webinars

LETTER FROM THE CHAIR

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A letter from the Chair of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues, Dr. Guibiao YE, addressing all Codex members and observers participating in the 53rd Session of CCPR and related activities, can be found here in English, French and Spanish.

Interview with the Chair of CCPR:

Guibiao YE introduces the 53rd session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues – Available |here|.

DOCUMENTS

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Circular Letters

The list of CLs relevant to CCPR53 is available from "Related Circular Letters”.

JMPR Reports

The reports of the Extra and Regular meetings of JMPR that took place in May/June and September 2021 in virtual mode are available from the FAO and WHO websites to inform comments on CL 2022/20/REV1-PR concerning MRL recommendations arising from these meetings (Agenda Item 6) and as background information for matters for consideration under Agenda Items 5(a) and 5(b). JMPR reports are available in English only.

Documents issued for CCPR53

Documents for consideration by CCPR53 will be published on this page as soon as they become available.

Cooperation of work between CCPR/CCRVDF (Agenda Item 7d)

Codex members and observers participating in the plenary session are kindly invited to consult the report of the Joint JECFA/JMPR Working Group on the Revision of the Guidance Document for Residue Definition: Harmonization of MEAT MAMMALIAN MRLs to support the consideration of harmonization of terms/definitions between CCPR and CCRVDF for edible animal tissues i.e. fat, meat and muscle to facilitate the establishment of single MRLs for compounds with dual uses for food of animal origin. The report is available in English only. Click here to download the document submitted at CCPR51 (2019) (CX/PR 19/51/3-Add.1).

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LETTER FROM THE CHAIR
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