143. The Delegations of Chile and Costa Rica expressed their concern at the delays in the progress in the work of the Committee, especially in view of the importance of Codex MRLs for regulatory authorities, in order to establish science-based legislation and inspection systems to protect the health of consumers. They proposed that the Committee should consider mechanisms which would facilitate progress in the decision process.
144. Although the importance of this question was recognized, due to time constraints the Committee was unable to consider it further. Therefore, the Committee agreed to discuss it further at the next session.
