9. The Committee recalled that while considering acceptance of Codex standards in relation to the SPS and TBT Agreements at its 21st Session, the Commission had agreed to refer to the Codex Coordinating Committees the question of which Codex standards and related texts on sanitary matters had major trade impact. An ad hoc working group[7] was formed to select a number of Codex standards and related texts based on the information contained in the document on the major commodities exported from and imported in the Region and causes of detention or rejection. Using the following criteria, the group proposed 16 Codex standards: (1) value of trade; (2) staple food; (3) potential for health concerns; (4) frequency of rejection; (5) standards rather than codes of practice; and (6) relatively new or newly revised texts.
10. The Committee agreed to advise the Commission that the following Codex standards were identified as having major trade impact in the Region:
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Quick Frozen Shrimps or Prawns Quick Frozen Lobsters Quick Frozen Raw Squid Quick Frozen Finfish, Eviscerated and Uneviscerated Quick Frozen Blocks of Fish Fillets, Minced Fish Flesh and Mixtures of Fillets and Minced Fish Flesh Quick Frozen Fish Sticks (Fish Fingers), Fish Portions and Fish Fillet - Breaded or in Batter Quick Frozen Fish Fillets Maize (Corn) Whole Maize (Corn) Meal |
Quick Frozen Blocks of Fish Fillets, Minced Fish Quick Frozen Fish Sticks (Fish Fingers), Fish Portions and Fish Fillet - Breaded or in Batter Degermed Maize (Corn) Meal and Maize (Corn) Grits Rice Wheat Flour Durum Wheat Semolina and Durum Wheat Flour Wheat and DurumWheat Whey Powders Edible Casein Products |
