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CX 5/15.2 |
CL 1999/3-FO |
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March 1999 |
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- Codex Contact Points |
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- Interested International Organizations |
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- Secretary, Codex Alimentarius Commission, Joint FAO/WHO Food
Standards Programme, FAO, 00100 Rome, Italy |
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SUBJECT: |
Distribution of the Report of the 16th Session of the
Codex Committee on Fats and Oils (ALINORM 99/17) |
Draft Standards and Code at Step 8 of the Procedure
1. Draft Standard for Named Vegetable Oils (para. 62, Appendix II)Governments wishing to propose amendments or comments on the above documents should do so in writing in conformity with the Guide to the Consideration of Standards at Step 8 (see Procedural Manual of the Codex Alimentarius Commission) to the Secretary, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, FAO, via delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy before 30 April 1999.2. Draft Standard for Named Animal Fats (para. 79, Appendix III)
3. Draft Revised Standard for Edible Fats and Oils not Covered by Individual Standards (para. 91, Appendix IV)
4. Proposed Draft Revised Code of Practice for the Storage and Transport of Fats and Oils in Bulk (para. 123, Appendix V)
B. REQUEST FOR COMMENTS AND INFORMATION
5. Proposed Draft Standard for Fat Spreads and Blended Spreads at Step 3 (para. 137, Appendix VI)Governments are invited to provide comments on the amended text, especially on the sections in square brackets (composition).
6. Proposed Draft Lists of Acceptable Previous Cargoes and of Banned Immediate Previous Cargoes (to be included in the Draft Code of Practice)Government and international organizations are invited to provide information and proposals on the substances to be included in the Lists, in order to facilitate the development of Proposed Draft Lists for consideration by the 17th Session of the Committee.
Governments and international organizations wishing to submit comments and information on points 5. and 6. should do so in writing to the Secretary, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, FAO, via delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy, for point 5., before 15 November 1999 and for point 6. before 15 September 1999.
