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The summary and conclusions of the 16th Session of the Codex Committee on General Principles are as follows: Matters for adoption by the Commission: The Committee - Endorsed the amendment to the Terms of Reference of the Committee on Food Hygiene proposed by the CCFH with editorial changes (para. 8, Appendix II) and the amendments to the Guidelines for the Inclusion of Specific Provisions in Codex Standards and Related Texts and to the Relations between Commodity Committees and General Committees as proposed by the Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling (para. 10, Appendix II); - Recommended that the Commission adopt Proposed Criteria for the Consideration of Other Factors as an explanation of the Statements of Principles on the Role of Science in the Codex Decision Making Process and the Extent to which Other Factors are Taken into Account, and asked the advice of the Commission on the two sections remaining in square brackets (para. 102, Appendix III). Matters for consideration by the Commission: The Committee - agreed to ask the advice of the Commission on the Scope of the Working Principles for Risk Analysis and on the application of precaution in risk management in Codex (paras. 71-72, Appendix V); - agreed to inform the Commission of its discussions on the membership of regional economic integration organizations and attached the relevant Proposed Amendments to the Rules of Procedures (para. 135, Appendix IV); - Could not come to a consensus on the proposals to revise the Rules of Procedure concerning the Executive Committee and/or to hold annual meetings of the Commission (para. 113 ). Other matters of interest to the Commission The Committee - agreed to return the Proposed Draft Revised Code of Ethics for International Trade in Foods for redrafting and further comments (para. 124); - did not endorse the new Guidelines and Working Instructions
proposed by the Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling for inclusion in
the Principles for the Establishment of Codex Methods of Analysis (para. 11).
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