OTHER BUSINESS
PROPOSED DRAFT CODE OF PRACTICE FOR PRIMARY PRODUCTION, HARVESTING AND PACKAGING OF FRESH PRODUCE
113. The Committee was informed that the 45th Session of the Executive Committee allocated work on the elaboration of a proposed draft Code of Practice for Primary Production, Harvesting and Packaging of Fresh Produce to the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene. In this regard, it was noted that the forthcoming 33rd Session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene would consider the proposed draft Code at Step 4 on the basis of a document elaborated by a drafting group led by Canada.
114. It was noted that all Codex Member governments had the opportunity to comment and participate in the elaboration of the proposed draft Code through the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene. However, in view of the potential importance of the Code of Practice to the work of the CCFFV, the Codex Secretariat agreed to provide the Committee with a detailed report on the status of CCFH deliberations at the 10th Session of the CCFFV.
FOOD LABELLING PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO CODEX STANDARDS FOR FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
115. In view of the opinion of a delegation that the Codex Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods might not be applicable in all cases to the labelling of fresh fruits and vegetables, the Committee agreed to request comments on the potential need to elaborate generic provisions for labelling specific to fresh fruits and vegetables for consideration at its 10th Session.
ACCEPTANCE OF CODEX COMMODITY STANDARDS
116. In response to the request of the 8th CCFFV to provide information on the acceptance of Codex commodity standards by Member governments, the Codex Secretariat informed the Committee that no acceptance had been notified for Codex standards for fresh fruits and vegetables. It was further noted that the current Codex Acceptance Procedure might no longer be relevant under the WTO Agreements and in this regard, the question was being further considered by the Codex Committee on General Principles.
CODEX DOCUMENTATION
117. The Committee was informed that all Codex texts adopted through the 23rd Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission would shortly be available in a revised CD-ROM and printed Codex Volume versions. It was also noted that all Codex Volumes were in the process of being uploaded on the Codex Webpage[24], and that working papers, as well as reports of Codex sessions, were distributed through the Codex-L List.
FUTURE WORK
118. In view of its heavy workload, the Committee decided not to consider additional new work at its next Session. The Committee noted its Current Status of Work as summarized in the Annex to this report.
