Paris, France, 19 - 23 April 1999
JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME
CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION
Twenty-third Session
Rome, 28 June - 3 July 1999
codex alimentarius commission |
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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE |
WORLD HEALTH |
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ALINORM 99/33A |
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CX 4/10 |
CL 1999/8-GP |
Note: This document incorporates Circular Letter CL 1999/8-GP
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- Codex Contact Points |
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- Secretary, Codex Alimentarius Commission, Joint FAO/WHO Food
Standards Programme, FAO, 00100 Rome, Italy |
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Distribution of the Report of the 14th Session of the
Codex Committee on General Principles (ALINORM 99/33A) |
Amendments to the Rules of Procedure
1. Amendment to Rule X to extend its scope to the adoption of standards and stress the importance of adopting standards by consensus (para. 46, Appendix II)
Amendments to the Procedural Manual
Definitions of Risk Analysis Terms Related to Food Safety
2. Revised Definitions for Risk Communication and Risk Management (para. 15, Appendix III)
Additional Sections
3. Draft Principles Concerning the Participation of INGOs in the Work of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (para. 90, Appendix IV)
4. Core Functions of Codex Contact Points (para. 95, Appendix V)
Governments and international organizations wishing to submit comments on the above documents should do so in writing to the Secretary, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, FAO, via delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy before 30 May 1999.
Adoption of the Agenda (Agenda Item 1)
Matters referred by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and other Codex Committees (AGENDA ITEM 2)
Definitions (Agenda Item 3.1)
Working Principles for Risk Analysis (Agenda Item 3.2)
Measures Intended to Facilitate Consensus (Agenda Item 4)
Review of the Status of Codex Texts (Agenda Item 6)
Status of Codex Texts Within the Framework of the TBT Agreement
Discussion Paper on the Application of Codex Advisory Texts
Role of Science and Other Factors in Relation to Risk Analysis (Agenda Item 7.1)
Application in the Case of BST (Agenda Item 7.2)
Revision of the Procedural Manual (Agenda Item 8)
Draft Principles Concerning the Participation of International Non-Governmental Organizations (Agenda Item 8.1)
Core Functions of Codex Contact Points (Agenda Item 8.2)
Other Business, Future Work and Date and Place of Next Session (Item 10)
Appendix I: List of Participants - Liste des Participants - Lista de Participantes
Appendix II: Draft Amendment to the Rules of Procedure
Appendix III: Definitions of Risk Analysis Terms Related to Food Safety
1 Purpose
2 Types of Relationship
3 Organizations Eligible for Observer Status
4 Procedure for Obtaining Observer Status
5 Privileges and Obligations
6 Review of Observer Status