Report of the Forty-Fifth Session of the Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission

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FAO Headquarters, Rome, 3-5 June 1998

codex alimentarius commission

FOOD ANDAGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

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ALINORM 99/3
June 98

JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME

CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION
23^rd Session, FAO Headquarters, Rome, 28 June – 3 July 1999

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SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

INTRODUCTION

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA (AGENDA ITEM 1)

FINANCIAL AND BUDGETARY MATTERS (AGENDA ITEM 2)

REVIEW OF CODEX SUBSIDIARY BODIES (AGENDA ITEM 3)

CONSIDERATION OF THE DRAFT MEDIUM-TERM PLAN 1998-2002 (AGENDA ITEM 4)

MANAGEMENT OF THE COMMISION’S PROGRAMME OF WORK (AGENDA ITEM 5)

(A) IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISIONS TAKEN BY THE 22ND SESSION OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION
(B) CONSIDERATION OF NEW WORK PROPOSALS
(C) CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED DRAFT STANDARDS AND RELATED TEXTS AT STEP 5
(D) MATTERS ARISING FROM CODEX COMMITTEES

REPORT ON MATTERS RELATING TO THE APPLICATION OF THE WTO SPS AND TBT AGREEMENTS (AGENDA ITEM 6)

DRAFT PROVISIONAL AGENDA FOR THE 23^RD SESSION OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION (AGENDA ITEM 7)

OTHER BUSINESS (AGENDA ITEM 8)

APPENDIX 1: LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

APPENDIX 2: MEDIUM-TERM PLAN FOR 1998 TO 2002

APPENDIX 3: APPROVED NEW WORK (STEP 1)

APPENDIX 4: PROPOSED DRAFT STANDARDS AND RELATED TEXTS AT STEP 5