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Comments on the Agreed Position of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues on Setting Extraneous Maximum Residue Limits (EMRLs) (Agenda Item 13b)[42]

114. The 32nd Session of the CCFAC agreed[43] to circulate the “Agreed Position of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues on Setting Extraneous Maximum Residue Limits” (ALINORM 99/24A, Appendix VIII) for comment and consideration at its 33rd Session.

115. The Committee decided to inform the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR) that no contradiction was noted between the principles of setting EMRLs for certain substances by the CCPR and the principles of setting limits for contaminants in foods by the CCFAC.

116. The Committee decided that in the interest of harmonization between the two bodies, the Codex Secretariat should keep the respective Committees informed of further developments concerning this issue in the future, including principles of exposure assessment used by both bodies, to ensure that no contradictions will arise.


[42] CX/FAC 01/16, CX/FAC 01/16-Add. 1 (not issued) and comments submitted by Brazil (CRD 14)
[43] ALINORM 01/12, para. 8

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