5. The Committee was informed of the decisions of the 21st Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission of importance to the work of the Committee: the four statements of principles concerning the role of science in Codex decision-making; amendments to the Rules of Procedure, Guidelines for Codex Committees and General Principles of the Codex Alimentarius; amendments to the provisions of food additives and pesticide residues and the leading statement for standards with Appendix containing trade-related quality provisions. The Committee received the oral report on the outcome of the recently concluded 6th Session of the Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables[3] (Mexico City, 29 January - 2 February) and 4th Session of the Codex Committee Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems[4] (Sydney, 19-23 February). The Committee noted that the CCFFV had decided to discontinue the work on fresh coconut.
6. The Delegation of Indonesia stated in relation to the draft code of practice for the storage and transport of edible oils and fats in bulk adopted by the Commission at Step 5 that the containers used for transport and storage of oil and fats could be also used for other foodstuffs provided that cleaning and sanitary practices had been properly applied to these containers and they met food safety standards. The Delegation would send the comments to the forthcoming session of the Codex Committee on Fats and Oils.
