Paris, France, 23-27 April 2001
codex alimentarius commission
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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED
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WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION |
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JOINT OFFICE: Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 ROME Tel: 39 06 57051 www.codexalimentarius.net Email:[email protected] Facsimile: 39 06 5705 4593
ALINORM 01/33A
JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME
CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION
Twenty-fourth Session
Geneva, 2 - 7 July 2001
Note: This document incorporates Circular Letter CL 2001/17-GP
CX 4/10 |
CL 2001/17-GP |
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May 2001 |
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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 General Principles (ALINORM 01/33A) |
Matters for Adoption by the 24th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission
Adoption of the Agenda (Agenda Item 1)
Matters Referred by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and other Codex Committees (Agenda Item 2)
a) Proposed Draft Working Principles for Risk Analysis (Item 3.A)
Working Principles for Risk Analysis (except the Aplication of Precaution in Risk Management - paras. 34 - 35)
16. The Committee recalled that the elaboration of the Working Principles had been undertaken following the recommendations of the 22nd Session of the Commission concerning the use of risk analysis in Codex. The Committee recalled that its 15th session had returned the Proposed Draft Principles to Step 3 for further comments and consideration by the 16th Session, with the exception of the section on "precaution in risk management" (see paras. 49 to , below).
Working Principles for Risk Analysis of Precaution in Risk Management - paras. 34 - 35)b) The Application of Risk Analysis in the Elaboration of Codex Standards (Agenda Item 3.b)
The Executive Committee and Related Matters (Agenda Item 5)
Proposed Draft Revised Code of Ethics for International Trade in Foods (Agenda Item 6)
Other Business, Future Work and Date and Place of the Next Session (Agenda Item 7.b)
Appendix I: List of Participants - Liste des Participants - Lista de Participantes