Report of the Seventh Session of the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems












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Melbourne (Australia), 22 - 26 February 1999

codex alimentarius commission

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

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

Note: This document contains Codex Circular Letter CL 1/1999-FICS.

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Report of the Seventh Session of the Codex Committee on Food Import and


Export Inspection and Certification Systems

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The Report of the Seventh Session of the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems is attached. It will be considered at the Twenty-third Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, Rome, 28 June - 3 July 1999.

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List of Abbreviations Used in this Report:

Matters for Consideration by the Commission

Seventh Session of the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems

Report of the Seventh Session of the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems

Adoption of the Agenda (Agenda Item 1)

Matters Referred from Codex Committees (Agenda Item 2)

Draft Guidelines for the Development of Equivalence Agreements Regarding Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems (At Step 7)(Agenda Item 3)

Proposed Draft Guidelines/Recommendations for Food Import Control Systems (Agenda Item 4)

Proposed Draft Guidelines and Criteria for Official Certificate Formats and Rules Relating to the Production and Issuance of Certificates (Agenda Item 5)

Discussion Paper on Issues Relating to the Judgement of Equivalence (Agenda Item 6)

Discussion Paper on the Development of Guidelines for the Utilization and Promotion of Quality Assurance Systems (Agenda Item 7)

Discussion Paper on Guidelines for the Establishment of a Database on Importing Country Legislation (Agenda Item 8)

Other Business and Future Work (Agenda Item 9)

Date and Place of Next Session (Agenda Item 10)

Summary Status of Work

List of Apendices

Appendix I. List of Participants
Appendix II. Draft Guidelines for the Development of Equivalence Agreements Regarding Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems (Advanced to Step 8)