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JOINT OFFICE: Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
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CX 4/80.2 | CL
2001/11 - FBT |
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Secretary, Codex Alimentarius Commission, FAO Viale delle Terme di Caracalla,
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Distribution of the Report of the Second Session of the Codex Ad Hoc
Intergovernmental Task Force on Foods Derived from Biotechnology (ALINORM 01/34A) |
Proposed Draft Principles and Guideline at Step 5 of the Procedure
1. Proposed Draft Principles for the Risk Analysis of Foods Derived from Modern Biotechnology (para. 49, Appendix II)
2. Proposed Draft Guideline for the Conduct of Food Safety Assessment of Foods Derived from Recombinant-DNA Plants (para 77, Appendix III)
Governments wishing to submit comments on the implications which the Proposed Draft Principles and Guideline may have for their economic interests should do so in writing in conformity with the Procedure for the Elaboration of World-wide standards at Step 5 to the Secretary, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy before 15 May 2001.