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PART A: MATTERS FOR ADOPTION BY THE 23RD SESSION OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION

The following matters will be brought to the attention of the 23rd Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission for adoption:

1. DRAFT MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS AND DRAFT REVISED MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS AT STEP 8 (APPENDIX II OF ALINORM 99/24 AND ALINORM 99/24A); AND

2. PROPOSED DRAFT MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS AND PROPOSED REVISED DRAFT MAXIMUM RESIDUE AT STEP 5/8 (APPENDIX IV OF ALINORM 99/24 AND ALINORM 99/24A)

Governments wishing to propose amendments or to comment on the Draft MRLs and Proposed Draft MRLs, including revised MRLs, should do so in writing in conformity with the Guide to the Consideration of Standards at Step 8 of the Procedure for the Elaboration of Codex Standards Including Consideration of Any Statements Relating to Economic Impact (Codex Alimentarius Procedural Manual, Tenth Edition, pp. 24-25) to the Secretary, Codex Alimentarius Commission, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy (fax, +39 06 57054593; e-mail, [email protected]), not later than 31 May 1999.

3. DRAFT REVISED RECOMMENDED METHODS OF SAMPLING FOR THE DETERMINATION OF PESTICIDE RESIDUES FOR COMPLIANCE WITH MRLS (ALINORM 99/24A, APPENDIX III)[1]

Governments wishing to propose amendments or to comment on the above Draft Revised Recommended Methods of Sampling should do so in writing in conformity with the Guide to the Consideration of Standards at Step 8 of the Procedure for the Elaboration of Codex Standards Including Consideration of Any Statements Relating to Economic Impact (Codex Alimentarius Commission Procedural Manual, Tenth Edition, pp. 24-25) to the Secretary, Codex Alimentarius Commission, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy (fax, +39 06 57054593; e-mail, [email protected]), not later than 31 May 1999.

4. PROPOSED DRAFT MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS AT STEP 5 (APPENDIX V OF ALINORM 99/24 AND ALINORM 99/24A)

Governments wishing to propose amendments or to submit comments regarding the implications which the Proposed Draft Maximum Residue Limits may have for their economic interest should do so in writing in conformity with the Procedures for the Elaboration of Codex Standards and Related Texts (at Step 5) (Codex Alimentarius Procedural Manual, Tenth Edition, pp. 20-21) to the Secretary, Codex Alimentarius Commission, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy (fax, +39 06 57054593; e-mail, [email protected]), not later than 31 May 1999.

5. REVOCATION OF CODEX MRLS (APPENDIX VI OF ALINORM 99/24 AND ALINORM 99/24A)

Governments wishing to comment on the proposed revocation (not including that of Codex MRLs replaced by the revised MRLs) should do so in writing to the Secretary, Codex Alimentarius Commission, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy (fax, +39 06 57054593; e-mail, [email protected]), not later than 31 May 1999.


[1] The Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues at its 31st Session considered the text of the Draft Revised Recommended Methods of Sampling for the Determination of Pesticide Residues for Compliance with MRLs contained in Appendix III of ALINORM 99/24 at Step 7. It amended the text and advanced it to Step 8 for adoption by the Commission at its 23rd Session. The text contained in Appendix III of ALINORM 99/24A supersedes the one in Appendix III of ALINORM 99/24.

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