2 ALINORM 97/2 and ALINORM 97/2, Addendum 1
5. During the Session the Commission re-elected Prof. P. Pothisiri (Thailand) as its Chairperson to serve from the end of the Twenty-second to the end of the Session. The Commission also elected Mrs María E. Chacón (Costa Rica)3, Mr. Thomas Billy (USA), and re-elected Mr. S. van Hoogstraten (The Netherlands), as Vice-Chairpersons of the Commission for the same period.
3 The Delegation of Uruguay noted that a candidate from Africa, Dr. J.A. Abalaka (Nigeria), had withdrawn in favour of the candidate from Latin America and the Caribbean, in the spirit of facilitating consensus in Codex.
6. The following persons were appointed as Regional Coordinators:
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Africa: |
Mr. David Nhari (Zimbabwe) |
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Asia: |
Ms. Kanya Sinsakul (Thailand) |
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Latin America and the Caribbean: |
Dr. Galdós Ugarte (Uruguay) |
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Europe: |
Mr. Felipe Mittelbrunn García (Spain) |
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North America and South-West Pacific: |
Mr. Thomas Billy (USA) |
7. In view of the election of Mr. Thomas Billy as Vice-Chairperson, the USA resigned as Regional Representative for North America and the Commission elected Canada to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the current term of office.
