Report of the Fifteenth Session of the Codex Committee on General Principles













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Paris, France, 10-14 April 2000
codex alimentarius commission


FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION


JOINT OFFICE: Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 ROME Tel.:57051 Telex: 625825-625853 FAO I Email:[email protected] Facsimile:3906.5705.4593

ALINORM 01/33

JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME

CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION
Twenty-fourth Session
Geneva, 2 - 7 July 2001

Note: This document incorporates Circular Letter CL 2000/12-GP

CX 4/10

CL 2000/12-GP


April 2000


TO:

- Codex Contact Points - Interested International Organizations



FROM:

- Secretary, Codex Alimentarius Commission, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, FAO, 00100 Rome, Italy



SUBJECT:

Distribution of the Report of the 15th Session of the Codex Committee on General Principles (ALINORM 01/33)


Table of Contents


A. Matters for Adoption by the 24th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission

B. Request for Comments and Information

Summary and Conclusions

Introduction

Adoption of the Agenda (Agenda Item 1)

Matters Referred by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and Other Codex Committees (Agenda Item 2)

Risk Analysis:

Working Principles for Risk Analysis (Agenda Item 3)
Risk Analysis: Food Safety Objectives (Agenda Item 3.2)

Improvement of Procedures for the Adoption of Codex Standards and Measures to Facilitate Consensus (Agenda Item 4)

Composition of the Executive Committee and Related Matters (Agenda Item 5)

Review of the Statements of Principle on the Role of Science and the Extent to which Other Factors are Taken into Account: Role of Science and Other Factors in Relation to Risk Analysis (Agenda Item 6)

Proposed Draft Revised Code of Ethics for International Trade in Food (Agenda Item 7)

Consumer Participation in Codex Work and Related Matters (Agenda Item 8)

Other Business, Future Work and the Date and Place of Next Session (Agenda Item 9)

Appendix I: List of Participants - Liste des Participants - Lista de Participantes

Appendix II: Proposed Amendment to the Rules of Procedure of the Codex Alimentarius Commission

Appendix III: Proposed Draft Codex Working Principles for Risk Analysis