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WITHDRAWAL OR REVOCATION OF EXISTING CODEX STANDARDS AND RELATED TEXTS (Agenda Item 7)34

34 ALINORM 05/28/7; CAC/28 LIM 8 (comments of European Community); CAC/28 LIM 10 (comments of Agentina)

89. The Commission approved the revocation from the Codex Alimentarius of previously adopted texts as summarized in Appendix VII to this report. The following paragraphs provide additional information on the decisions taken on certain items.

Food Additives and Contaminants

List of Individual Codex Maximum/Guideline Levels for Contaminants and Toxins35

35 ALINORM 05/28/12, Appendix XVIII and para. 124

90. The Commission noted that Codex Maximum/Guideline Levels for Contaminants and Toxins were incorporated in Schedule I of the General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Foods (GSCTF), which had not been officially forwarded for adoption by the Commission. Therefore, the Commission agreed to postpone the revocation of individual Codex Maximum/Guideline Levels as proposed by the Committee to its next session, pending submission by CCFAC of Schedule I of the General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Foods (GSCTF) to the Commission.

General Principles for the Use of Food Additives (CAC/MISC 1-1972)36

36 ALINORM 05/28/12, para. 55 and Appendix VI

91. The Commission while approving the revocation of General Principles for the Use of Food Additives (CAC/MISC 1-1972), agreed to delete the reference to these Principles from paras 3, 4 and 6 of “Relations between Commodity Committees and General Committees - Food Additives and Contaminants”) in the Procedural Manual, as proposed by the Committee.

Pesticide Residues

Codex Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides Recommended for Revocation37

37 ALINORM 05/28/24, Appendix VIII.

92. The Commission noted that the draft MRL for deltamethrin (135) for leafy vegetables of 2 mg/kg had not been adopted at Step 8 and was returned to Step 6 for further consideration (see para. 55) and agreed to revoke the MRLs as proposed by the Committee, with the exception of the Codex MRL for deltamethrin (135) for Leafy vegetables (0.5 mg/kg).


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