12. The Commission agreed to the recommendation of the Executive Committee that a Working Party on the Rules of Procedure and Related Matters be set up during the session to examine certain proposed amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Commission, to draft a clearer statement of the Commission's meaning of acceptance of Codex Standards to replace paragraph 4 of the General Principles of the Codex Alimentarius, and draft an amendment to the Introduction to the Procedure for the Elaboration of Standards to permit greater flexibility in the Procedure to expedite certain matters. The Report of the Working Party is contained in Appendix V to this Report. The action taken by the Commission on the Working Party's Report is contained in the relevant parts of this Report (see paragraphs 13, 19 and 21).
