Report of the First Session of the Codex Regional Coordinating Committee for the Near East

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Cairo, Egypt, 29 January-1 February 2001

JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARD PROGRAMME

CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION

Twenty-fourth Session
Geneva, 2-7 July 2001

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

JOINT OFFICE: Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 ROME Tel.: 39 06 57051 www.codexalimentarius.net Email: [email protected] Facsimile: 39 06 5705 4593

ALINORM 01/40

Note: This report incorporates Codex Circular Letter CL 2001/3-NEA

The Report of the First Session of the Codex Regional Coordinating Committee for the Near East is attached. It will be considered by the Twenty-fourth Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Geneva, Switzerland, 2 - 7 July 2001).

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SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

INTRODUCTION

STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA (AGENDA ITEM 1)

MATTERS REFERRED BY THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION AND OTHER CODEX COMMITTEES (AGENDA ITEM 2)

REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF FAO/WHO COMPLEMENTARY TO THE WORK OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION IN THE NEAR EAST REGION (AGENDA ITEM 3)

INFORMATION AND REPORTS ON THE FOOD CONTROL INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE STATUS OF FOOD IMPORT/EXPORT INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATE IN THE NEAR EAST REGION (AGENDA ITEM 4)

REPORT ON ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE HARMONIZATION OF FOOD LEGISLATION IN THE REGION IN ORDER TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC INTEGRATION (AGENDA ITEM 5)

COUNTRY REPORTS ON THE APPLICATION OF RISK ANALYSIS IN THE REGION (AGENDA ITEM 6)

COMMUNICATION AND METHODS OF WORK
STRENGTHENING RISK ANALYSIS CAPABILITIES
CONSIDERATION OF SPECIFIC TOPICS IN FOOD CONTROL AND IN REGIONAL HARMONIZATION
REPORT OF A REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON RISK ANALYSIS - EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT, CAIRO, EGYPT, 27-28 JANUARY 2001

CONSUMERS PARTICIPATION IN FOOD STANDARDS SETTING IN CODEX AND NATIONAL LEVELS (AGENDA ITEM 7)

IMPLICATION OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION’S (WTO) AGREEMENT ON SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES (SPS) AND TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE (TBT) FOR THE REGION (AGENDA ITEM 8)

OTHER BUSINESS, FUTURE WORK AND DATE AND PLACE OF NEXT SESSION (AGENDA ITEM 9)

NOMINATION OF COORDINATING (AGENDA ITEM 10)

DATE AND PLACE OF THE NEXT SESSION (AGENDA ITEM 11)

APPENDIX I. LIST OF PARTICIPANTS/LISTE DES PARTICIPANTS

APPENDIX II. EXTRACT FROM THE REPORT OF THE FAO/WHO/ILSI REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON RISK ANALYSIS EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT